[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29339-29340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08549]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Community Services 
Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Progress Report (Office of Management and 
Budget No. 0970-0492)

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

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) requests approval of revisions of the 
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Progress Report, (OMB 
#0970-0492, expiration 6/30/2024). This includes an extension with 
minor changes to the currently approved Annual Report, a proposed 
revised version of the Annual Report for use in future fiscal years, 
the submission of the Tribal Annual Report and Tribal Short Form, and 
the removal of supplemental funding reports that are no longer in use.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects 
of the information collection described in this notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Identify all requests by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: Section 678E of the CSBG Act requires States, 
including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
and U.S. territories, to annually prepare and submit a report on the 
measured performance of the State and the eligible entities in the 
State. Prior to the participation of the State in the performance 
measurement system, the State shall include in the report any 
information collected by the State relating to such performance. Each 
State shall also include in the report an accounting of the expenditure 
of funds received by the State through the CSBG program, including an 
accounting of funds spent on administrative costs by the State and the 
eligible entities, and funds spent by the eligible entities on the 
direct delivery of local services, and shall include information on the 
number of and characteristics of clients served under the subtitle in 
the State, based on data collected from the eligible entities. The 
State shall also include in the report a summary describing the 
training and technical assistance offered by the State.
    Section 3(b) of the Government Performance and Results (GPRA) 
Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) requires OCS, as an office under the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to collect performance 
information for the CSBG. The CSBG Tribal Annual Report enables OCS to 
collect performance information from Tribal grant recipients. Tribal 
grant recipients would submit the report annually. This request will 
support:
    1. CSBG Annual Report 2.1--an extension of the current Annual 
Report form with clarification revisions to be used in Federal fiscal 
year (FY) 2024 as a requirement to satisfy section 678E of the CSBG Act 
and then as an optional collection instrument in FY 2025 to support an 
incremental implementation. An updated version (see next bullet) would 
become required in FY 2026;
    2. CSBG Annual Report 3.0--a substantial revision of the current 
Annual Report form. This updated version continues to streamline State 
administrative information, as well as National Performance Indicators 
for individuals and families as reported by eligible entities. The 
proposed revisions seek to lessen the burden of the previous iteration 
of the report by decreasing the amount of data points collected, 
clarifying data points by using clearer language, removing items not 
pertinent to annual report data collection, and improving data points 
to reflect industry standards in measuring the reduction of poverty. 
This revision would be an optional collection instrument in FY 2025 to 
support incremental implementation and minimize burden to the public 
and would become the required sole collection instrument in FY 2026;
    3 CSBG Annual Report 3.0 Tribal Annual Report--a modified annual 
report, derived from the above described CSBG Annual Report 3.0, for 
CSBG directly funded Tribal grantees receiving more than $50,000. 
Tribes would be required to report using the Tribal Annual Report to 
fulfill FY 2024- FY 2026 reporting requirements due each year on March 
31; and
    4. CSBG Annual Report 3.0 Tribal Short Form--a Tribal short form 
also derived from Annual Report 3.0. This would be required for use by 
Tribes directly funded by CSBG below the $50,000 funding threshold 
beginning in FY 2025. Both the Tribal Annual Report and Tribal Short 
Form were developed using the revisions of the CSBG Annual Report to 
provide a comparable reporting schema for directly funded CSBG Tribes 
commiserate with their funding levels to minimize burden while 
collecting performance data. Tribes receiving less than $50,000 annual 
would be required to report using the Tribal Short Form to fulfill FY 
2024-FY 2026 reporting requirements due each year on March 31.
    5. Supplemental Funding Reports--the discontinuation of the Annual 
Report Form for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
(CARES) Act and CSBG Disaster Supplemental Funding. These supplemental 
funding requests are no longer in use.
    Copies of the proposed collections of information can be obtained 
by visiting: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/programs/csbg.
    Respondents: State governments, including the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, directly funded 
federally and State-recognized Tribes and CSBG eligible entities.

Annual Burden Estimates

Estimated Burden--FY24

    In FY24, States and Tribal grant recipients would be required to 
complete the current versions of the Annual Reports.

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                                                                   Total number   Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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CSBG Annual Report 2.1 (States).................              56               1             198          11,088
CSBG Annual Report 2.1(Eligible Entities).......            1000               1             493         493,000
CSBG Tribal Annual Report.......................              24               1             111           2,664
CSBG Tribal Annual Report Short Form............              30               1              40           1,200
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    FY24 Total Annual Burden Estimates:.........  ..............  ..............  ..............         507,952
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Estimated Burden--FY25

    In FY25, States would have the option to complete the current 
versions of the Annual Report or the revised version (CSBG Annual 
Report 3.0). Burden estimates for States and eligible entities assume 
the greatest number based on the option provided to utilize either 
reporting schema. Tribal grant recipients would continue to use the 
current versions.

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                                                                   Total number   Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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CSBG Annual Report 2.1 (States).................              56               1             198          11,088
CSBG Annual Report 2.1(Eligible Entities).......            1000               1             493         493,000
CSBG Annual Report 3.0 (States).................              56               1              80           4,480
CSBG Annual Report 3.0(Eligible Entities).......            1000               1             260         260,000
CSBG Tribal Annual Report.......................              24               1             111           2,664
CSBG Tribal Annual Report Short Form............              30               1              40           1,200
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    FY25 Total Annual Burden Estimates:.........  ..............  ..............  ..............         772,432
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Estimated Burden--FY26

    In FY26, States would be required to complete the revised version 
of the Annual Report (CSBG Annual Report 3.0). Tribal grant recipients 
would continue to use the current versions.

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                                                                   Total number   Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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CSBG Annual Report 3.0 (States).................              56               1              80           4,480
CSBG Annual Report 3.0(Eligible Entities).......            1000               1             260         260,000
CSBG Tribal Annual Report.......................              24               1             111           2,664
CSBG Tribal Annual Report Short Form............              30               1              40           1,200
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    FY26 Total Annual Burden Estimates:.........  ..............  ..............  ..............         268,344
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Total Estimated Burden Over Three Years

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                                                             Estimated
                       Fiscal year                         annual burden
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2024....................................................         507,952
2025....................................................         772,432
2026....................................................         268,344
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    Total:..............................................       1,548,728
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    Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on the 
following:
    1. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance measurement of Federal, State, or local 
agencies.
    2. The quality of the information to be collected.
    3. The clarity of the information to be collected.
    4. Does the information to be collected produce significant burden? 
If so, how could the burden be minimized on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
technology?
    5. The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information.
    6. What, if any, additions, revisions, or modifications to the 
information collection would you suggest?
    Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.
    Authority: 112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. 9902(2)

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-08549 Filed 4-19-24; 8:45 am]
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