[Federal Register: October 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 200)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of 
Collection; Comment Request; Title III and VII State Program Report

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing an opportunity 
for public comment on the extension of collection of certain 
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, 
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of 
information, and to allow 60 days of public comment in response to the 
notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection 
requirements relating to Title III and VII State Program Report.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by December 18, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: saadia.greenberg@aoa.hhs.gov. Submit written comments on the 
collection of information to Administration on Aging, Office of 
Evaluation, Washington, DC 20201 Attention: SPR Comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Saadia Greenberg at 202-357-3554 or e-
mail: saadia.greenberg@aoa.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 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 in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 
CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency request or requirements that members 
of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
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, AoA is publishing notice of the extension of 
collection of information set forth in this document. With respect to 
the following collection of information, AoA invites comments on: (1) 
Whether the 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 collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the

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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 Older Americans Act (OAA) requires annual program performance 
reports from States. In compliance with this OAA provision, AoA 
developed a new State Program Report (SPR) in 1996 as part of its 
National Aging Program Information System (NAPIS). The SPR collects 
information about how State Agencies on Aging expend their OAA funds as 
well as funding from other sources for OAA authorized supportive 
services. The SPR also collects information on the demographic and 
functional status of the recipients. This collection was revised in 
November 2004 (OMB Approval Number 0985-0008). The proposed data 
collection continuation format remains unchanged from the November 2004 
document. It may be found on the AoA Web site at http://www.aoa.gov/prof/agingnet/NAPIS/docs/SPR-Modified-Form-11.08.04.pdf.
 AoA estimates 

the burden of this collection of information as follows: 2,606 hours.

    Dated: October 12, 2006.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
 [FR Doc. E6-17251 Filed 10-16-06; 8:45 am]

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