[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 226 (Monday, November 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74731-74732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25782]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review: State Personal Responsibility 
Education Program (PREP) (OMB #0970-0380)

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) requires mandatory formula 
grant applications, state plans, and performance progress reports from 
states and territories for the development and implementation of their 
State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). The State PREP 
Funding Opportunity Announcement sets forth the application and state 
plan requirements for the receipt of the following documents from 
applicants and awardees: Application, State Plan, and Performance 
Progress Report. ACYF/FYSB are requesting a reinstatement with no 
changes to the previously approved information collections under OMB 
#0970-0380.

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 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: The purpose of the State PREP is to educate 
adolescents on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy 
and sexually transmitted infections and at least three adulthood 
preparation subjects. The Application and State Plan will offer 
information about the proposed state project and will be used as the 
primary basis to determine whether or not the project meets the minimum 
requirements for the award.
    The Performance Progress Report will inform the monitoring of the 
grantees' program design, program evaluation, management improvement, 
service quality, and compliance with agreed upon goals. ACYF/FYSB will 
use the information to ensure effective service delivery.
    Respondents: Fifty states and nine territories, to include the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, American 
Samoa, Marshall Islands, and Palau.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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Application.....................              59               1              24            1416             472
State Plan......................              59               3              40            7080            2360
Performance Progress Reports....              59               6              16            5664            1888
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4720.
    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 30 days of this publication.

    Authority: Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
713), as amended by Section 50503 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
2018 (Pub. L. 115-123) extended by Section 2103 of the Continuing

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Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Pub. L. 116-159).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-25782 Filed 11-20-20; 8:45 am]
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