[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 55969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22741]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Community 
Services (OCS) Community Economic Development (CED) Standard Reporting 
Format (OMB #0970-0386)

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) is requesting a three-
year extension of the semi-annual reporting format for Community 
Economic Development (CED) grantees, the Performance Progress Report 
(PPR), which collects information concerning the outcomes and 
management of CED projects (OMB #0970-0386, expiration 6/30/2020). 
There are no changes requested to the form.

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: OCS will continue collecting key information about 
projects funded through the CED program. The legislative requirement 
for this program is in Title IV of the Community Opportunities, 
Accountability and Training and Educational Services Act (COATS Human 
Services Reauthorization Act) of October 27, 1998, Public Law 105-285, 
section 680(b) as amended. The PPR collects information concerning the 
outcomes and management of CED projects. OCS will use the data to 
critically review the overall design and effectiveness of the program.
    The PPR will continue to be administered to all active grantees of 
the CED program. Grantees will be required to use this reporting tool 
for their semi-annual reports to be submitted twice a year. The current 
PPR replaced both the annual questionnaire and other semi-annual 
reporting formats, which resulted in an overall reduction in burden for 
the grantees while significantly improving the quality of the data 
collected by OCS. OCS seeks to renew this PPR to continue to collect 
quality data from grantees. To ensure the burden on grantees is not 
increased, but that the information collected demonstrates the full 
impact of the program, OCS has conducted an in-depth review of the 
forms and requests no changes to the PPR.
    Respondents: Active CED Grantees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Annual number  Average burden
                   Instrument                      Annual number   of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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PPR for Current OCS-CED Grantees................             129               2             1.5             387
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 387.
    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: Section 680(a)(2) of the Community Services Block 
Grant (CSBG) Act, 42 U.S.C. 9921.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22741 Filed 10-17-19; 8:45 am]
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