[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 50661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21766]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Uniform Project Description (UPD) Program Narrative Format 
for Discretionary Grant Application Forms.
    OMB No.: 0970-0139.
    Description: The proposed information collection would renew the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Uniform Project 
Description (UPD). The UPD provides a uniform grant application format 
for applicants to submit project information in response to ACF 
discretionary funding opportunity announcements. ACF uses this 
information, along with other OMB-approved information collections 
(Standard Forms), to evaluate and rank applications. Use of the UPD 
helps to protect the integrity of ACF's award selection process. All 
ACF discretionary grant programs are required to use this application 
format. The application consists of general information and 
instructions; the Standard Form 424 series, which requests basic 
information, budget information, and assurances; the Project 
Description that requests the applicant to describe how program 
objectives will be achieved; and other assurances and certifications. 
Guidance for the content of information requested in the Uniform 
Project Description is based in 45 CFR 75.203, 75.204, and 45 CFR part 
75, Appendix I.
    Respondents: Applicants to ACF Discretionary Funding Opportunity 
Announcements.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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ACF Uniform Project Description (UPD)...........           4,168               1              60         250,080
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 202,505.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email 
address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-21766 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
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