[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 16938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05693]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Federal Register Notice: USAID COVID-19 Performance Monitoring

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

ACTION: Notice of request for OMB approval.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Information Collection Review 
procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the United 
States Agency for International Development (USAID), is announcing that 
it has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval to inform technical approaches to implementing USAID's 
COVID-19 Implementation Plan. If granted, this approval will be valid 
for three years from the date of approval.

DATES: If this request for approval is granted, USAID plans to collect 
performance data beginning on or about May 31, 2023 and expected to end 
May 31, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Megan McGuire, [email protected], +1 (202) 705 
6136.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed collection would request 
reporting from USAID award recipients (Implementing Partners) of 
performance indicators to be submitted on the frequency designated in 
their awards. This request is an extension of the six-month emergency 
OMB approval granted on November 23, 2022 and ending May 31, 2023 (ICR 
reference #: 202211-0412-001) which allows for mandatory reporting of 
COVID-19 performance indicators. This activity-level information, in 
conjunction with contextual data, allows USAID to track progress 
against the objectives of the U.S. Global COVID-19 Response and 
Recovery Framework. It will be used for adaptive management, evidence-
based strategic decision-making, and accountability. Information will 
be requested of contracts and grants in the Global VAX surge countries 
(Angola, C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire, Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, Nigeria, 
Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) and for contracts 
and grants receiving more than $500,000 in COVID-19 funds obligated 
after 9/1/2022 in Ethiopia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, 
Haiti and the Philippines.

Description of Proposed Use of Information

    The performance data would supplement contextual, country-level 
data currently analyzed by USAID and will provide critical, timely 
insight into the Agency's COVID-19 response. The collection and 
reporting of performance indicators by USAID's IPs will facilitate 
adaptive management, strategic planning, and ensure that COVID-19 
response activities are continually aligned with the Agency's primary 
objectives and the evolving nature of the pandemic. The data will 
inform the strategic and operational approaches of both the Agency's 
Washington offices and field-based Missions involved in the COVID-19 
response.

Time Burden

    USAID estimates an annual time burden of 333 hours per award or 83 
hours per response, assuming most awards report on a quarterly basis. 
USAID expects that a total of 46 awards will be subject to the 
information collection requirements; for these awards, the time burden 
is expected to total 15,318 hours per year.

Beth Tritter,
Director, USAID COVID-19 Response Team.
[FR Doc. 2023-05693 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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