[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10083-10084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02851]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 
Social Services Block Grant Post-Expenditure Report, Pre-Expenditure 
Report, and Intended Use Plan (OMB #0970-0234)

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of 
Community Services (OCS) is requesting from OMB a three-year extension 
of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Post-Expenditure Report, Pre-
Expenditure Report, and Intended Use Plan (OMB #0970-0234). OCS is 
proposing to make minor editorial modifications to some column titles 
in the Pre- and Post-Expenditure Reports, for clarification.

DATES: Comments are due within 30 days of publication. OMB must decide 
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 full consideration if OMB receives it 
within 30 days of this 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: On an annual basis, states and territories are 
required to submit the following reports: (1) An Intended Use Plan that 
provides data and narrative descriptions related to the state's SSBG 
program. The Intended Use Plan includes details about the delivery of 
SSBG services and the state agency administering the SSBG Program. ACF 
is proposing to expand the currently approved information collection to 
include the collection of states' Intended Use Plans with a model 
format. Recipients are required to submit their Pre-Expenditure Report 
no less than 30 days prior to the start of the period covered by the 
report. (2) A Pre-Expenditure Report demonstrates the state's 
anticipated allocation of SSBG funding among the 29 pre-defined SSBG 
service categories. Historically, states have submitted this report 
using the Post-Expenditure Report Form, and the associated burden is 
included in the currently approved information collection. Recipients 
are required to submit their Intended Use Plan no less than 30 days 
prior to the start of the period covered by the report, together with 
the Pre-Expenditure Report. (3) A Post-Expenditure Report details the 
state's actual use of SSBG funding among each of the 29 service 
categories.

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Recipients are required to submit their Post-Expenditure Report within 
6 months of the end of the period covered by the report.
    The law governing the programs at Title XX of the Social Security 
Act [42 U.S.C. 1397c] mandates states and territories submit to the 
federal administering office an Intended Use Plan and Pre-Expenditure 
report. These materials are to detail the planned use of funds. At the 
end of the fiscal year, the law also requires states to provide the 
federal agency with a reconciliation of the actual use of grant funds 
in the Post-Expenditure Report [42 U.S.C. 1397e].
    The forms and model plans support the states and territories in 
meeting the statutory requirement and provide a consistent set of tools 
for information collection on the grants' use for each state, as well 
as grant wide. The state and territory reports are congregated and 
analyzed and, in turn, comprise the SSBG Annual Report. The data 
informs the program's performance and efficiency measures for program 
impact and efficacy. OCS is proposing to make minor editorial 
modifications to some column titles in the Pre- and Post-Expenditure 
Reports, for clarification.
    Respondents: Agencies that administer the SSBG at the state or 
territory level, including the 50 states; the District of Columbia; the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (M-
CFB); and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

                                             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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Pre-Expenditure Report Form.....................              57               1               2             114
Intended Use Plan...............................              57               1              40           2,280
Post-Expenditure Reporting Form.................              57               1             110           6,270
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,664
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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1397-1397e.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02851 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
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