[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84334-84335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26658]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Personal 
Responsibility Education Program (PREP) (Office of Management and 
Budget #0970-0380)

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children 
and Families, 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 requesting a 
3-year extension of the State Personal Responsibility Program (PREP) 
state plans and performance progress report (OMB #0970-0380, expiration 
12/31/2023). There are no changes requested to the state plan, but 
there are changes requested to the performance progress report. Changes 
include the addition of information related to equity activities and 
strategies to mitigate challenges.

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 State PREP has mandatory, formula allotments for 
state and territories to apply. The process is for states and 
territories to submit and for ACYF/FYSB to collect their state plans 
and semi-annual performance progress reports.
    Purpose and Use of the Information Collection:
    The state plan offers information about the proposed state project 
and has been and will continue to be used as the primary basis to 
determine whether or not the project meets the minimum requirements of 
the legislation for the grant award. There are no changes proposed to 
the state plan; FYSB is requesting to use these plans for another 3 
years.
    The Performance Progress Reports are collected semi-annually and 
inform the monitoring of the grantees' program design, program 
evaluation, management improvement, service quality, and compliance 
with agreed upon goals. ACYF/FYSB has and will continue to use the 
information to ensure 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. Changes are proposed to the Performance Progress 
Reports and include the addition of information related to equity 
activities and strategies to mitigate challenges.
    Respondents: All 52 states and territories that are still eligible 
to accept their State PREP mandatory, formula allotments for funding.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Annual  number      Average
                   Instrument                      Total number    of  responses   burden hours    Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent   per response        hours
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State Plans.....................................              52               1              40           2,080
Performance Progress Reports....................              52               2              30           3,120
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,200.
    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 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713), 
as amended by section 50503 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. 
L. 115-123) extended by Division CC, Title III, Section 302 of the 
Consolidated

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Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-26658 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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