[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 43870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15615]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Community 
Services (OCS) Community Economic Development (CED) Standard Reporting 
Format (Office of Management and Budget) (OMB) #0970-0386)

AGENCY: OCS, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: OCS is requesting a three-year extension of the semi-annual 
reporting format for CED grant recipients, the Performance Progress 
Report (PPR), which collects information regarding the outcomes and 
management of CED projects (OMB #0970-0386, expiration February 28, 
2023). There are minor changes requested to the form to provide clarity 
to users completing the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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: OCS will continue collecting 
key information about projects funded through the CED program. The 
legislative requirement for this program is in Title IV of the 
Community Opportunities, Accountability and Training and Educational 
Services Act (COATS Human Services Reauthorization Act) of October 27, 
1998, Public Law 105-285, section 680(b) as amended. The PPR collects 
information regarding the outcomes and management of CED projects. OCS 
will use the data to critically review the overall design and 
effectiveness of the program.
    The PPR will continue to be administered to all active grant 
recipients of the CED program. Grant recipients will be required to use 
this reporting tool for their semi-annual reports to be submitted twice 
a year. Through a previous renewal, the current PPR replaced both the 
annual questionnaire and other semi-annual reporting formats, which 
resulted in an overall reduction in burden for the grant recipients, 
significantly improved the quality of the data collected by OCS, and 
allowed grant recipients to become accustomed to this format. OCS seeks 
to renew this PPR to continue to collect quality data from grant 
recipients. To ensure the burden on grant recipients is not increased, 
but that the information collected demonstrates the full impact of the 
program, OCS has conducted an in-depth review of the forms and requests 
minor changes to the PPR to provide clarity to users filling out the 
form.
    Respondents: Active CED Grant Recipients.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual  number  Average  burden
                 Instrument                    Total  number    of  responses      hours  per     Annual  burden
                                              of  respondents  per  respondent      response          hours
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PPR for Current OCS-CED Grant Recipients....              91                2              1.5              273
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 273.
    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: Section 680(a)(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 
(CSBG) Act, 42 U.S.C. 9921.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-15615 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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