[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68173-68174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26913]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Generic Program-Specific Performance 
Progress Report (0970-0490)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration 
for Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: This Notice describes the proposal to extend data collection 
under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic 
Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This 
overarching generic allows ACF program offices to collect performance 
and progress data from recipients and sub-recipients who receive 
funding from ACF under a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement. 
This information is required under 45 CFR 75.342, monitoring and 
reporting program performance. The generic program-specific PPR was 
originally approved in January 2017.

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: ACF is primarily a grant-making agency that promotes 
the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals 
and communities with partnerships, funding, guidance, training and 
technical assistance.
    Prior to the use of this generic program-specific PPR, a standard 
ACF PPR (#0970-0406) was used for all ACF discretionary grant and 
cooperative agreement awards for post award reporting. Historically, on 
the standard ACF PPR form, ACF required grantees to only respond to a 
common set of broad questions, which often solicited qualitative or 
incomplete information. This one-size-fits-all approach did not 
adequately collect the specific data needed for particular grant 
programs or allow program offices to assess continuous quality 
improvement. Different grant programs vary in purpose, target 
population, and activities. Therefore, a need for program offices to 
customize performance measurements was identified and the generic 
program-specific PPR was developed.
    ACF program offices have benefited from the ability to create and 
use a program-specific PPR that is more effective and includes specific 
data elements that reflects a specific program's indicators, 
demographics, priorities and objectives. This extension includes 
extension of previously approved program-specific PPRs under this OMB 
#. A generic program-specific PPR that can be tailored for program-
specific needs allows program offices to collect useful data in a 
uniform and systematic manner. The reporting format allows program 
offices to gather uniform program performance data from each grantee, 
allowing aggregation at the program level to calculate outputs and 
outcomes, providing a snapshot and allowing for longitudinal analysis.
    Data from a tailored program-specific PPR that demonstrates a 
program's successes and challenges have been useful for accountability 
purposes, such as required reports to Congress. Moreover, it has been 
useful for program management and oversight, such as identifying 
grantees' technical assistance needs and ensuring compliance with 
Federal and programmatic regulations and policies.
    Respondents: ACF Grantees.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hour  per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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New Program Specific PPRs...................             600                2                4            4,800
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Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-26913 Filed 12-12-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-79-P