[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 712-713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00007]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #0970-0386]


Submission for OMB Review; Office of Community Services (OCS) 
Community Economic Development (CED) Standard Reporting Format

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 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: ACF 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.

    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. 2020-00007 Filed 1-6-20; 8:45 am]
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