[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 6741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02070]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Administration for Children and 
Families Congressionally Directed Community Projects--Universal Project 
Description

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, U.S. 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 approval of the ACF Congressionally Directed Community 
Projects--Universal Project Description (CDCP-UPD). This new 
information collection is proposed to collect information from 
recipients of ACF Congressionally Directed funds. Congressional 
Directive is an authorization act or appropriations act that requires 
ACF to make an award(s) to a named recipient(s) for a particular 
program, project, activity, or geographic area(s).

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 requests by the 
title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: CDCP recipients are identified annually by Congress 
through Appropriations for ACF. The CDCP-UPD will provide standard 
language and sections available for use by ACF program offices to 
solicit the required project description and project budget information 
from recipients of CDCP projects. Applications are required for CDCP as 
prescribed by HHS regulations 45 CFR 75.203. In addition to the 
information required by regulation, the CDCP-UPD will provide a 
selection of text options for the program offices to communicate the 
application requirements to the recipients, as required by 45 CFR 
75.203.
    The CDCP-UPD gathers information regarding the CDCP recipients' 
identified outcomes, project activities, timeline, organizational 
capacity, and budget and budget justification. The CDCP-UPD ensures 
sufficient information is obtained to assess risk, identify needs for 
technical assistance and monitoring, and address other requirements of 
Congress, ACF, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office 
of Management and Budget, and funding and statutory regulation.
    Respondents: The CDCP recipients are identified annually for 
funding under a Congressional Directive. In Fiscal Year 2022, there 
were 39 CDCP recipients identified for ACF funding. It is estimated 
that 200 CDCP recipients will be identified annually in future ACF 
appropriations.

Annual Burden Estimates

    Note that since publication of a previous notice inviting public 
comment on this information collection (87 FR 74153), the agency has 
updated burden estimates to reflect updated information related to the 
number of recipients and number of responses over the approval period. 
The burden table has been updated accordingly. Estimated time per 
response has not changed.

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                                                                                      Total number of  Average  burden   Average total    Average annual
                       Information instrument                        Total number of   responses per     per response     burden  (in      burden  (in
                                                                       respondents       respondent       (in hours)         hours)           hours)
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Congressionally Directed Community Project--Uniform Project                     600              1.5               30           27,000            9,000
 Description (CDCP-UPD)............................................
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    Authority: Social Security Act section 1110 [42 U.S.C. 1310]

John M. Sweet Jr,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-02070 Filed 1-31-23; 8:45 am]
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