[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 45430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15016]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Title V State Sexual 
Risk Avoidance Education (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0551)

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children 
and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is accepting 
mandatory formula grant applications and state plans from states and 
territories for the development of and implementation for Title V State 
Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program. The Title V State SRAE 
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) sets forth the application 
requirements for recipients. This request is to extend Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the request for information. No 
changes are proposed.

DATES: Comments due within 60 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.

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: The Title V SRAE Program has mandatory, formula 
allotments for state and territories to apply. The application process 
is for states and territories to submit and for ACYF/FYSB to collect an 
application, state plan, and semi-annual performance progress reports.
    Purpose and Use of the Information Collection: The application and 
state plans will offer information about the proposed state project and 
it will be used as the primary basis to determine whether or not the 
project meets the minimum requirements of the NOFO for the grant award. 
The Performance Progress Reports are collected semi-annually and will 
inform the monitoring of the grantees' program design, program 
evaluation, management improvement, service quality and compliance with 
agreed upon goals. ACYF/FYSB will use the information to assure 
effective service delivery for program participants. Finally, the data 
from this collection will be used to report outcomes and efficiencies 
and will provide valuable information to policy makers and key 
stakeholders in the development of program and research efforts.
    Respondents: Thirty-eight states and nine Territories, to include, 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
the Marshall Islands, and Palau.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Annual number  Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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Applications....................................              47               1              24           1,128
State Plans.....................................              47               1              40           1,880
Performance Progress Reports....................              47               2              16           1,504
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,512.
    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.
    Authority: Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710), 
as amended by Section 50502 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. 
L. 115-123) and extended by Division CC, Title III, Section 303 of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-15016 Filed 7-14-23; 8:45 am]
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