[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16985-16986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05666]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB Budget No. 0970-0510]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Refugee Support 
Services Federal Financial Report (Standard Form-425); Supplemental 
Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, 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) Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) plans to submit a generic information 
collection (GenIC) request under the umbrella generic: Generic 
Clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs 
(0970-0510). This request is to include instructions for ORR Refugee 
Support Services grant recipients to provide supplemental financial 
information when submitting the already required Federal Financial 
Report (Standard Form (SF)-425), which is approved under Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) number 4040-0014.

DATES: Comments due within 14 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 and below.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: ACF programs require detailed financial information 
from their grantees that allows ACF to monitor various specialized cost 
categories within each program, to closely manage program activities, 
and to have sufficient financial information to enable periodic 
thorough and detailed audits. Generic Clearance for Financial Reports 
used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs allows ACF programs to 
efficiently develop and receive approval for financial reports that are 
tailored to specific funding recipients and the associated needs of the 
program. For more information about the umbrella generic, see: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=202108-0970-002.
    This specific GenIC request applies to all ORR Refugee Support 
Services grantees awarded regular base and ``set-aside'' funding, all 
funding received under the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriation, and 
funds received under the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, 
and other appropriations as communicated. All grantees must complete 
reporting in accordance with Statute. Currently grantees use the SF-425 
to report standard required federal expenditure data (OMB #: 4040-
0014). The SF-425 requests grantees to report one cumulative amount for 
all expenditures. ORR is proposing to request that grantees break out 
expenditure data by financial account and program category/set aside by 
providing more detailed instructions for Box 12 of the SF-425 which 
designated for additional remarks. The proposed supplemental 
instructions will provide guidance and assist grantees with submitting 
the additional detail about federal expenditure data reported on the 
SF-245. The analysis of this data would further support adherence to 
program requirements.
    Respondents: States, State Agency Grantee Designees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                    Annual
       Title of information collection           Number of       frequency of    Hourly burden    Annual hourly
                                                respondents       responses       per response        burden
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RSS SF-425 Supplemental Data Collection.....              53                4                4              212
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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 
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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 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)).

John M. Sweet, Jr.
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05666 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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