[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40245-40246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14352]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic Program-
Specific Performance Progress Report (0970-0490)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice describes the proposal to extend data collection 
under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic 
Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This 
overarching generic allows ACF program offices to collect performance 
and progress data from recipients and sub-recipients who receive 
funding from ACF under a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement. 
This generic mechanism provides the opportunity for ACF program offices 
to tailor requests for performance and progress data to specific 
funding recipients. No changes are proposed to the purpose or use of 
the data collections under this generic, but ACF is requesting an 
increase in burden.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: ACF is primarily a grant-making agency that promotes 
the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals 
and communities with partnerships, funding, guidance, training and 
technical assistance. Prior to the use of this generic program-specific 
PPR, a standard ACF PPR (#0970-0406) was used for all ACF discretionary 
grant and cooperative agreement awards for post award reporting. 
Historically, on the standard ACF PPR form, ACF required grantees to 
only respond to a common set of broad questions, which often solicited 
qualitative or incomplete information. This one-size-fits-all approach 
did not adequately collect the specific data needed for particular 
grant programs or allow program offices to assess continuous quality 
improvement. Different grant programs vary in purpose, target 
population, and activities. Therefore, a need for program offices to 
customize performance measurements was identified and the generic 
program-specific PPR was developed.
    ACF program offices have benefited from the ability to create and 
use a program-specific PPR that is more effective and includes specific 
data elements that reflects a specific program's indicators, 
demographics, priorities and objectives.
    A generic program-specific PPR that can be tailored for program-
specific needs allows program offices to collect useful data in a 
uniform and systematic manner. The reporting format allows program 
offices to gather uniform program performance data from each grantee, 
allowing aggregation at the program level to calculate outputs and 
outcomes, providing a snapshot and allowing for longitudinal analysis.
    Data from a tailored program-specific PPR that demonstrates a 
program's successes and challenges have been useful for accountability 
purposes, such as required reports to Congress. Moreover, it has been 
useful for program management and oversight, such as identifying 
grantees' technical assistance needs and ensuring

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compliance with federal and programmatic regulations and policies. To 
review currently approved PPRs under this generic, see: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202206-0970-004.
    Respondents: ACF funding recipients.

Annual Burden Estimates

    ACF is requesting an increase in burden to reflect use over the 
past 3 years and anticipated use in the next 3 years.

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                                                                   Total number
                                                   Total number    of responses       Average      Total burden
                   Instrument                     of respondents        per        burden hours        hours
                                                                    respondent     per response
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Program Specific PPRs...........................             800             2.3               5           9,200
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    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.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-14352 Filed 7-5-22; 8:45 am]
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