[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69931-69932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22382]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Generic 
for Administration for Children and Families Program Monitoring 
Activities (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0558)

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) intends to 
request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an extension of 
approval for an umbrella generic clearance for information collections 
related to ACF program office monitoring activities. ACF programs 
promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, 
individuals, and communities. The Generic for ACF Program Monitoring 
Activities allows ACF program offices to collect standardized 
information from recipients that receive federal funds to ensure 
oversight, evaluation, support purposes, and stewardship of federal 
funds. There are no changes proposed to

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the terms of the generic. Burden estimates have been updated.

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: Program monitoring is a post-award process through 
which ACF assesses a recipient's programmatic performance and business 
management performance. Monitoring activities are necessary to ensure 
timely action by ACF to support grantees and protect federal interests.
    Program offices use information collected under this generic 
clearance to monitor funding recipient activities and to provide 
support or take appropriate action, as needed. The information gathered 
is or will be used primarily for internal purposes, but aggregate data 
may be included in public materials such as Reports to Congress or 
program office documents. Following standard OMB requirements, ACF will 
submit a request for each individual data collection activity under 
this generic clearance. Each request will include the individual 
form(s) or instrument(s), a justification specific to the individual 
information collection, and any supplementary documents. OMB is 
requested to review requests within 10 days of submission.
    Respondents: ACF funding recipients.

Annual Burden Estimates

    This request will extend approval of currently approved monitoring 
forms. Currently approved forms and related burden can be found here: 
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202307-0970-014.
    Burden estimates for the next three years have been updated to 
reflect trends in use over the past three years. These are based on 
averages and actual individual requests will vary based on program 
office need.

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                                                                  Number of
                                                Number of       responses per   Avg. burden per
                 Instrument                    respondents       respondent       response (in     Total burden
                                               (total over       (total over         hours)         (in hours)
                                             request period)   request period)
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New Program Monitoring Forms...............            1600               2.5               12           48,000
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Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22382 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
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