[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 224 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73724-73725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25479]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Expedited OMB Review and Public Comment: Community Services Block 
Grant (CSBG) Annual Report (OMB #0970-0492)

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), is requesting expedited review of an information 
collection request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 
is inviting public comments on the proposed collection of data for the 
new Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) CARES Act Supplemental and 
CSBG Disaster Supplemental funding. This information will be collected 
through modified versions of the currently approved CSBG Annual Report 
(OMB #0970-0492, expiration 2/28/2023).

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 in this notice.

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 ACF, 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: ACF is requesting that OMB 
grant a 180-day approval for this request under procedures for 
expedited processing. A request for review under normal procedures will 
be submitted within 180 days of the approval for this request. Any 
edits resulting from public comment will be incorporated into the 
submission under normal procedures. The CSBG Supplemental Annual 
Reports include modified versions of Modules 1, 2, and 4. Module 1 is 
modified to align with CSBG Disaster Supplemental and CSBG CARES State 
Plans and to help reduce the burden to the states. OCS modified Modules 
2 and 4 to collect specific data for the supplemental funding and to 
reduce burden, including the removal of questions that were not 
pertinent to the data collection for the Supplemental Reports. OCS made 
additional technical modifications including minor wording, headings, 
and numbering revisions. Respondents are only expected to submit Module 
3 once through the current CSBG Annual Report; OCS made technical 
revisions to allow respondents to confirm which funding source they are 
using--CSBG, CARES, or Disaster.
    Respondents: State governments, including the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories and CSBG 
eligible entities (Community Action Agencies).

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                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                        Total number of   Average burden
                             Instrument                               Total number of    responses per      hours per      Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                        respondents       respondent         response          hours           hours
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CSBG Annual Report (States)........................................                52                 3              198          30,088          10,029
CSBG Annual Report (Eligible Entities).............................             1,009                 3              697       2,109,819         703,273
CSBG CARES Supplemental Annual Report (States).....................                52                 3              107          16,692           5,564
CSBG CARES Annual Report (Eligible Entities).......................             1,009                 3              493       1,492,311         497,437
CSBG Disaster Supplemental Annual Report (States)..................                15                 3               95           4,275           1,425
CSBG Disaster Supplemental Annual Report (Eligible Entities).......                50                 3              476          71,400          23,800
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,241,528.
    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: 112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-25479 Filed 11-18-20; 8:45 am]
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