[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 66711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23976]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Administration for Children and 
Families Uniform Project Description

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

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a revision of the approved ACF Uniform Project Description 
(UPD) (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) # 0970-0139, expiration 
March 31, 2025).

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 obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by 
the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The proposed information 
collection would revise the approved ACF UPD. The UPD provides a 
uniform format for applicants to submit project information in response 
to ACF discretionary Notices of Funding Opportunity. 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.
    The UDP has been revised as follows: (1) included a text field for 
the Geographic Location standardized text, which will allow ACF program 
offices to enter project-specific language; (2) under Organizational 
Capacity, inserted an option to allow submission of an Audit Summary 
report in lieu of a full audit report; (3) inserted a checkbox and 
standardized language to request current and pending funding support; 
(4) added a prior written approval requirement to Plan for Oversight of 
Federal Award Funds and Activities; (5) included Memoranda of Agreement 
(MOA) under Third Party Agreements; and (6) updated The Project Budget 
and Budget Justification standardized language related to salary 
limitation, budget preparation, fringe benefits, definition of 
supplies, contractual costs, accounting for real property, the Other 
Costs category, and Indirect Costs.
    Respondents: Applicants responding to ACF Discretionary Notices of 
Funding Opportunity.

                                             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.............           3,218                1               60          193,080
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 64,360.

    Authority: 45 CFR 75.203 and 75.204, and 45 CFR part 75, 
appendix I.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-23976 Filed 11-3-22; 8:45 am]
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