[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35882-35883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11571]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Administration for 
Children and Families Generic for Information Collections Related to 
Gatherings (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services intends to request approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a generic clearance 
to request information from potential participants at ACF gatherings, 
such as meetings or conferences. The planning for these gatherings is 
most often on a quick timeline and the standard timeline to comply with 
a full request under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) would inhibit 
the ability to collect information to inform these activities. 
Therefore, an umbrella generic is requested to allow for quick 
turnaround requests for similar information collections related to 
these activities.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the PRA, 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: ACF hosts a variety of gatherings for many different 
purposes. This may include large scale conferences, meetings for 
grantees or contractors, workshops, trainings, poster sessions, and 
other in-person and virtual gatherings for individuals with interest in 
ACF programs (clients, researchers, policymakers, etc.), among others. 
To ensure ACF has adequate information to plan these activities, the 
Agency must often collect information from potential participants such 
as basic contact information, preferences for attendance (mode, special 
requests, etc.), organizational affiliation, feedback about meeting 
content, etc. Additionally, some activities require ACF to have 
additional information to have the means to select the most appropriate 
participants for attendance according to the type or purpose of a given 
activity, or to group participants into the most appropriate category 
or activity during an event. This may include information about poster 
presentations, speaking panels, training courses, professional 
perspectives, or experiences, etc. In addition, attendees may be asked 
to submit an application or abstract for prescreening to be selected 
for attendance.
    The purposes of the collections under this umbrella generic 
information collection are to gather appropriate information to plan 
ACF gatherings. Example information collection activities could 
include:
     Registration forms:
    [cir] Information collected on these types of forms could include 
name, contact information, organization/affiliation, basic 
demographics, attendance needs, etc.
     Applications for panels, posters, or other presentation 
formats:
    [cir] Information collected on these types of applications could 
include title, author(s), institution/organization, abstract describing 
presentation or poster, instructions, etc.
     Pre-meeting surveys:
    [cir] Information collected on these types of surveys could include 
content preferences, scheduling needs and preferences, pre-meeting 
knowledge, etc.
     Post-Meeting/-Workshop/-Training Evaluation Surveys:

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    [cir] Information collected on these types of surveys could include 
requests for feedback on the overall activity, feedback on content, 
post-meeting knowledge, post-meeting uses of content, preferences for 
future activities, etc.
    As part of this generic, ACF requests OMB provide a response on 
individual generic information collections within 5 business days.
    Note that this generic is primarily for information collected in 
connection with closed ACF meetings, as information collected in 
connection with public ACF meetings are not considered ``information'' 
under PRA per 44 U.S.C., 5 CFR Ch. 11 (1-1-99 Edition), 1320.3: 
Definitions.
    Respondents: Potential respondents may include researchers, 
individuals with expertise in ACF program areas, individuals with 
interest in ACF program areas, those receiving ACF services, ACF 
grantees or contractors, among others with involvement or interest in 
ACF activities.

                                                                 Total Burden Estimates
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                                                          Total number
      Example types of information        Total number    of responses       Average burden hours per      Total burden   Average hourly   Total annual
              collections                of respondents  per respondent              response                  hours           wage            cost
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Registration Forms.....................          30,000               1  .167...........................            5010             $64        $320,640
Applications...........................            5000               1  1.5............................            7500              64         480,000
Pre- and Post-activity Surveys.........          20,000               1  .5.............................           10000              64         640,000
Other Activities.......................          14,000               1  .5.............................            7000              64         448,000
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    Estimated Totals...................          69,000  ..............  .428 (average).................          29,510  ..............       1,888,640
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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 
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.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-11571 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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