[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54004-54006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14172]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Progress Report (OMB 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 an extension with minor changes to 
the currently approved Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual 
Progress Report, (OMB #0970-0492, expiration 6/30/2024) and is 
submitting the Tribal Annual Report and Tribal Short Form, as well as 
removing supplemental funding reports that are no longer in use. Plans 
for further revisions to this report are also discussed below.

DATES: Comments due July 29, 2024. 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.

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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: 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. This current request includes CSBG Annual 
Report 2.1. OCS is requesting an extension of the current Annual Report 
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. OCS also plans to discontinue the currently 
approved Supplemental Funding Reports under this OMB control number. 
OCS is introducing the CSBG Annual Report 3.0 Tribal Annual Report--a 
modified annual report to collect performance information from CSBG 
directly funded tribal grant recipients receiving more than $50,000. 
Tribes would be required to report using the Tribal Annual Report to 
fulfill FY 2024 to FY 2026 reporting requirements due each year on 
March 31; and the CSBG Annual Report 3.0 Tribal Short Form for use by 
tribes directly funded by CSBG below the $50,000 funding threshold. 
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 commensurate 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 to FY 2026 
reporting requirements due each year on March 31.
    OCS has also updated the Annual Report for future years, the CSBG 
Annual Report 3.0. This updated version was originally planned to be 
submitted in conjunction with the extension of version 2.1, but in an 
effort to be responsive to the public comments received during the 60-
day comment period (89 FR 29339), OCS is delaying submission of that 
version. Once all comments are reviewed, addressed and a final proposed 
version 3.0 is ready, a subsequent notice will be published in the 
Federal Register announcing the opportunity to provide comments in 
conjunction with submission to OMB. This will provide a 30-day comment 
period. The future request is expected to include the following:
    1. 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 2026 to 
support incremental implementation and minimize burden to the public 
and would become the required sole collection instrument in FY 2027.
    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 of  Average burden
                  Instrument                    Total number of   responses per      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  respondents       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)....            1,000                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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    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

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on respondents, including using 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 30 days of this publication.
    Authority: 112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-14172 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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