[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 9852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02749]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 
State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) (OMB #0970-0380)

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children 
and Families, U.S. 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 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 emailed 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 used 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. Information on equity 
activities will be used to support the FYSB Equity Action Plan 
objectives and to inform the development of T&TA resources, as needed. 
The purpose of including strategies to mitigate challenges is to allow 
grant recipients to demonstrate how they overcome challenges. This 
information can be used to inform peer to peer sharing.
    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 burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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State Plans.....................................              52               1              40           2,080
Performance Progress Reports....................              52               2              16           1,664
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,744.
    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 Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260).

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02749 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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