Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Public Comment Request; Development Disabilities State Plan Information Collection [OMB# 0985-0029]
| Published date | 30 January 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 5443 |
| Record Number | 2020-01664 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Community Living Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 5443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01664]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; Development Disabilities State Plan
Information Collection [OMB# 0985-0029]
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing
that the proposed collection of information listed above has been
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
30-Day notice collects comments on the information collection
requirements related to the proposed collection of information;
Development Disabilities State Plan Information Collection.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
March 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
by:
(a) Email to: [email protected], Attn: OMB Desk Officer
for ACL;
(b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL; or
(c) by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Newell-Perez, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202-795-7413 [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act, ACL has submitted the following proposed extension information
collection to OMB for review and clearance.
The State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (Councils) are
authorized in Subtitle B, of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act), as amended, [42 U.S.C. 15001
et seq.] (The DD Act). They are required to submit a five-year State
plan. Section 124(a) [42 U.S.C. 15024(a)], states any State desiring to
receive assistance under this subtitle shall submit to the Secretary,
and obtain approval of, a 5-year strategic State plan under this
section. The requirement for a State plan is also further emphasized in
the regulations in 45 CFR part 1326.30: (a) In order to receive Federal
financial assistance under this subpart, each State Developmental
Disabilities Council must prepare and submit to the Secretary, and have
in effect, a State Plan which meets the requirements of sections 122
and 124 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 6022 and 6024) and these regulations.
Additionally, data is collected in the State Plan and submitted to
Office on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD) for
compliance with the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA). In the
State Plans, the Councils provide to OIDD future year targets for
outcome performance measures. These targets are reported to Congress
under GPRAMA.
As required by the statute, the Council is responsible for the
development and submission of the State plan, and is then responsible
for implementation of the activities described in the plan. Further,
the Council updates the Plan annually during the five years. The State
plan provides information on individuals with developmental
disabilities in the State, and a description of the services available
to them and their families. The plan further sets forth the goals and
specific objectives to be achieved by the State in pursuing systems
change and capacity building in order to more effectively meet the
service needs of this population. It describes State priorities,
strategies, and actions, and the allocation of funds to meet these
goals and objectives.
The State Plan is used in three ways. First, it is used by the
individual Council as a planning document to guide its planning and
execution processes. Secondly, it provides a mechanism in the State
whereby individual citizens, as well as the State government, are made
aware of the goals and objectives of the Council and have an
opportunity to provide comments on them during its development.
Finally, the State plan provides to the Department a stewardship tool;
the staff of the Department provides some technical assistance to
Councils and monitor compliance with Subtitle B of the DD Act, as an
adjunct to on-site monitoring. The stewardship role of the State plan
is useful both for providing technical assistance during the planning
process, during the execution process, and also during program site
visits.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
ACL received 18 comments in response to the 60-day Federal Register
Notice. Comments received were not germane to the State Plan template.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows:
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Number of Average burden
Number of states responses per hours per Total hours
state state
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56........................................................... 1 367 20,522
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Dated: January 21, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-01664 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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