[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55461-55462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19811]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Generic for Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) Program Monitoring Activities (New 
Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF), Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) intends to 
request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a 
new generic clearance for information collections related to ACF 
program office monitoring activities. ACF programs promote the economic 
and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and 
communities. The proposed Generic for ACF Program Monitoring Activities 
would allow ACF program offices to collect standardized information 
from recipients that receive federal funds to ensure oversight, 
evaluation, support purposes, and stewardship of federal funds.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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 within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: Program monitoring is a post-award process through 
which ACF assesses a recipient's programmatic performance and business 
management performance. Monitoring activities are necessary to ensure 
timely action by ACF to support grantees and protect federal interests.
    Program offices would use information collected under this generic 
clearance to monitor funding recipient activities and to provide 
support or take appropriate action, as needed. The information gathered 
will be used primarily for internal purposes, but aggregate data may be 
included in public materials such as Reports to Congress or program 
office documents. Following standard OMB requirements, ACF will submit 
a request for each individual data collection activity under this 
generic clearance. Each request will include the individual form(s) or 
instrument(s), a justification specific to the individual information 
collection, and any supplementary documents. OMB is requested to review 
requests within 10 days of submission.
    Respondents: ACF funding recipients.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                               Total number of   Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of   responses per       hour per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Program Monitoring Forms....................            1500                3               10           45,000
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John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-19811 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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