[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6176-6177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02177]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; ACF Uniform Project Description (UPD)

AGENCY: Office of Administration, Office of Grants Policy, 
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 ACF Uniform Project Description 
(UPD) (OMB #0970-0139, expiration 2/28/2022). There are no changes 
requested to the form. ACF expects to submit a request for revisions in 
2022, which will include standard comment periods.

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. You can 
also request copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all requests by the title 
of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The proposed information collection would renew the 
ACF UPD. The UPD provides a uniform format for applicants to submit 
project information in response to ACF discretionary Notices of Funding 
Opportunities. The UPD requires applicants to describe how program 
objectives will be achieved and provide a rationale for the project's 
budgeted costs. All ACF discretionary grant programs are required to 
use the UPD.
    ACF uses this information, along with other OMB-approved 
information collections (Standard Forms), to evaluate and rank 
applications. Use of the UPD protects the integrity of the ACF award 
selection process.
    Respondents: Applicants responding to ACF Discretionary Notices of 
Funding Opportunities.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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ACF Uniform Project Description.............           4,170                1               60          250,200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250,200.
    Authority: 45 CFR 75.203-75.204 and 45 CFR part 75, Appendix I.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02177 Filed 2-2-22; 8:45 am]
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