[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 17168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08249]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Native Employment Works 
(NEW) Program Plan Guidance and Report Requirements, (OMB No.: 0970-
0174)

AGENCY: Division of Tribal TANF Management, Office of Family 
Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a three-year extension of the form OFA-0086, NEW Plan 
Guidance and NEW Program Report (OMB #0970-0174, expiration 7/31/2019). 
There are changes requested to these forms, including the deletion of 
guidance for NEW programs included in Public Law 102-477 programs.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting 
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection 
described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also 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: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The NEW program plan guidance documents specify the 
information needed to complete a NEW program plan and explains the 
process for plan submission every third year and to complete the annual 
program report. The program plan is the application for NEW program 
funding and documents how the grantee will carry out its NEW program. 
The program report provides HHS, Congress, and grantees information to 
document and assess the activities and accomplishments of the NEW 
program.
    Respondents: Indian tribes and tribal coalitions that run NEW 
programs.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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NEW program plan guidance for             \1\ 15              15               1              29             435
 non-477 Tribes.................
NEW program report..............          \2\ 44              44               1              15             660
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\1\ We estimate that 44 of the 78 NEW grantees will not include their NEW programs in Public Law 102-477
  projects. 44 grantees divided by 3 (because grantees submit the NEW plan once every 3 years) = 15.
\2\ We estimate that 44 of the 78 NEW grantees will not include their NEW programs in Public Law 102-477
  projects and therefore will submit the NEW program report to HHS.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1095.
    Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a) 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 612.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08249 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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