[Federal Register: July 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 135)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension of Existing Information Collection;
Certification of Maintenance of Effort Form Title III of the Older
Americans Act, Grants for State and Community Program on Aging
AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the
proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
August 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
fax 202.395.6974 or 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: Brenda Aguilar, Desk Officer for AoA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Tolson, telephone: (202) 357-
3440; e-mail: margaret.tolson@aoa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, AoA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. With respect to the following collection of
information, AoA invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
AoA's functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of AoA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (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.
Title III of the Older Americans Act, section 309(c), requires that
a state's allotment be reduced by the percentage by which its state
expenditures for a given fiscal year are less than its average annual
expenditures from state sources for the period of three consecutive
fiscal years preceding such fiscal year. Since information collected on
the SF-269 report combines the funds from state and local sources, the
Administration on Aging is unable to identify funds solely from State
sources. The information contained on the Certification of Maintenance
of Effort form will be used by the Administration on Aging to verify
the amount of state expenditures and make comparisons with the average
annual expenditures for the period of three consecutive fiscal years
preceding the given year to assure that a state is in compliance with
45 CFR 1321.49.
AoA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows: Approximately one-half hour per respondent with 52 State
Agencies on Aging responding annually, thus producing a burden of 26
hours per year.
In the Federal Register of March 29, 2005 (Vol. 70, No. 59, Page
15862), the agency requested comments on the proposed collection of
information.
No comments on the content of the collection were received.
Dated: July 12, 2005.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 05-13938 Filed 7-14-05; 8:45 am]
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