This data collection will be conducted
annually to obtain program and performance information from
grantees funded under the Assistive Technology Act, Title III,
Alternative Financing Mechanism Program. The AT Act requires that
not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary submit a
report to the Congress describing the progress of each alternative
financing program funded under Title III toward achieving the
objectives of this title. The information collected will assist
NIDRR to comply with a statutory requirement and to respond to the
GPRA require- ment to provide outcomes data. Data will primarily
be...........
PL:
Pub.L. 105 - 394 3 Name of Law: Assistive Techology Act of
1998
US Code: 29
USC 2201 Name of Law: Assistive Technology Act 1998
First, title III AFPs will
switch from reporting data on each individual loan application to
reporting aggregate, year-end data. A title III grantee will no
longer report an initial applicant survey for each loan applicant.
The burden estimate of the expiring instrument included 0.50 hours
to complete each initial applicant survey. This revised instrument
does not include this survey. Instead, grantees will only enter the
information in aggregate at the conclusion of the reporting cycle,
and most of this information applies only to those who receive
loans as opposed to all who apply for loans. As a result, less
information is required about fewer individuals. Second, the
revised data collection instrument no longer requires follow-up
surveys. AFPs will no longer submit either a follow-up approval
survey or a follow-up denial survey for each loan applicant. The
current instrument estimates 0.50 hours to complete each survey for
approved applicants and 0.33 hours to complete each survey for
denied applicants. Instead, AFPs will have the opportunity to
submit an anecdote of an individual obtaining a loan to purchase
needed AT for use at home, in the community, or at the workplace.
Another significant reduction in reporting burden is the
elimination of an additional annual survey that AFP grantees submit
to the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society
of North America (RESNA), the entity responsible for the currently
approved AFP data collection instrument. Previously, AFP grantees
were required to submit a separate data collection survey on top of
the 4 surveys entered into the web-based data collection system
housed at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) under a
subcontract with RESNA. Grantees will no longer be required to
submit a survey directly to RESNA as well as all 4 surveys into the
UIC web-based system. Grantees also will update program changes
directly into the revised data collection instrument in the MIS
housed at RSA rather than submitting them to RESNA as was past
practice.
$72,900
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Robert Groenendaal
2022457393
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Annual Performance Report for the Title III Alternative Financing Program
4-10 Appendix B.doc
Data Collection Instrument for the Assistive Technology Act Title III Alternative Financing Mechanism Program (SC)