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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 36 / Thursday, February 25, 2021 / Notices PPR serves as the primary basis for ACLs monitoring activities in fulfillment of its responsibilities under sections 706 and 722 of the Act. ACL
also uses the PPR to identify training and technical assistance needs for SILCs and centers for independent living.
To view the data collection activity for this information collection request, please visit the ACL public input website: https www.acl.gov/about-acl/
public-input.

Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice ACL published a 60-day Federal Register Notice in the Federal Register soliciting public comments on this request. The 60-day FRN published on December 17, 2020, Volume 85, pages 8192481925; ACL received no comments.
Estimated Program Burden ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows:
Fifty-six jurisdictionsspecifically, the fifty states, Puerto Rico, the District of
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Columbia, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the US Virgin Islandswill each complete ILS PPRs annually, and it will take an estimated thirty-five hours per jurisdiction per ILS
PPR. Each jurisdictions SILC and DSE
will collaborate to complete the ILS
PPR. The fifty-six jurisdictions, combined, will take an estimated 1,960
hours per year to complete ILS PPRs.
This burden estimate is based on what DSEs and SILCs have told ACL about how long filling out ILS PPRs took in previous reporting years.

Respondent/data collection activity
Number of respondents
Responses per respondent
Hours per response
Total annual burden hours
SILCs and DSEs

56

1

35

1,960

Dated: February 19, 2021.
Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
electronically by 11:59 p.m. EST or postmarked by April 26, 2021.
Submit electronic comments on the collection of information to: Robert Groenendaal, Robert.Groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the collection of information to the Administration for Community Living 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201. Attention: Robert Groenendaal.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

OMB N0. 09850048

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; State Grants for Assistive Technology Program State Plan for Assistive Technology Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Administration for Community Living ACL is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the PRA, Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed renewal of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the Proposed Extension without Change on the information collection requirements related to the State Grants for Assistive Technology Program State Plan for AT.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted SUMMARY:

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Robert Groenendaal, Assistive Technology Program Manager, Center for Innovation and Partnership in the Office of Interagency Innovation Administration for Community Living 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Phone: 2027957356, Email:
Robert.Groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov.
Under the PRA, Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget OMB for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
Collection of information, is defined as and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party.
The PRA requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, ACL invites comments on our burden estimates or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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any other aspect of this collection of information, including:
1 Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of ACLs functions, including whether the information will have practical utility;
2 the accuracy of ACLs estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to determine burden estimates;
3 ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4 ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
The information collected through this data collection instrument is necessary for ACL and states to comply with Sections 4 and 7 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended AT Act. ACL is requesting a revision of the state plan data collection instrument OMB No. 09850048.
Approval of 09850048 expires March 31, 2021.
Section 4 of the AT Act authorizes grants to public agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas states and outlying areas.
With these funds, the 56 states and outlying areas operate Statewide AT
Programs that conduct activities to increase access to and acquisition of assistive technology AT for individuals with disabilities and older Americans.

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