[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57863-57864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20447]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Social Services Block 
Grant (SSBG) Post-Expenditure Report (OMB #0970-0234)

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

ACTION: Request for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) 
Post-Expenditure Report (OMB #0970-0234, expiration 1/31/2021). ACF is 
proposing to reduce the burden estimates in the previously approved 
request by removing use of the form for the Pre-Expenditure Report.

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, ACF 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 (OPRE), 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: On an annual basis, states and territories are 
required to submit a Post-Expenditure Report that details their use of 
SSBG funds in each of the 29 service categories. Grantees are required 
to submit their Post-Expenditure Report within 6 months of the end of 
the period covered by the report.
    In the previous approval request for the Post-Expenditure Report, 
OCS also requested that states voluntarily use the Post-Expenditure 
Reporting form to create a Pre-Expenditure Report, which provides 
estimates of the expenditures and number of recipients by service 
category. ACF is proposing to remove the burden associated with the use 
of the Post-Expenditure Report form for Pre-Expenditure reporting and 
intends to submit a separate request to establish a form specific to 
the Pre-Expenditure Report.
    Respondents: Agencies that administer the SSBG at the state or 
territory level, including the 50 States; District of Columbia; Puerto 
Rico; and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual number   Average  burden
                 Instrument                    Annual number     of responses      hours  per      Total/annual
                                               of respondents   per respondent      response       burden hours
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Post-Expenditure Reporting Form.............               56                1              110            6,160
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,160.
    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: 42 U.S.C. 1397 through 1397e.

John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-20447 Filed 9-15-20; 8:45 am]
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