[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 35679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15731]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Assets For Independence (AFI) 
Performance Progress Report (PPR) (OMB #0970-0483)

AGENCY: Office of Community Services; Administration for Children and 
Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) is requesting approval of a three-year 
extension of the Assets for Independence (AFI) Performance Progress 
Report (PPR) Long Form and AFI PPR Short Form (OMB #0970-0483, 
expiration 8/31/2019). There are no changes requested to the forms.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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 Assets for Independence (AFI) Act (Title IV of the 
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and Educational 
Services Act of 1998, Public Law 105-285, [42 U.S.C. 604]) requires 
that organizations operating AFI projects submit semi-annual progress 
reports.
    OCS will continue collecting key information about projects funded 
through the AFI program. The AFI PPR will continue to collect data on 
project activities and attributes, where OCS will use the data to 
critically review the overall design and effectiveness of the program. 
OCS will use the data collected in the AFI PPR to prepare the annual 
AFI Report to Congress, to evaluate and monitor the performance of the 
AFI Program overall and of individual projects, and to inform and 
support technical assistance efforts. The AFI PPR will continue to 
fulfill AFI Act reporting requirements and program purposes.
    AFI program grantees are required to submit Standard Form 
Performance Progress Reports (SF-PPR) semiannually: One time per year 
using an abbreviated short form and one time using a long form. Both 
data collection instruments are available for review online at:

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/resource/afi-ppr-long-form,
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/resource/afi-ppr-short-form.

    Note: This request does not affect financial reporting 
requirements for AFI grantees. The SF-425 will still be required 
semiannually throughout the grant project period with a final report 
due 90 days after the grant project period ends.

    Respondents: Assets for Independence (AFI) program grantees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Annual  number
                                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average     Annual  burden
                   Instrument                           of              per        burden  hours       hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
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AFI PPR Short Form..............................             145               1             0.5            72.5
AFI PPR Long Form...............................             145               1             3.8             551
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 623.5.

    Authority: Pub. L. 105-285, [42 U.S.C. 604].

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15731 Filed 7-23-19; 8:45 am]
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