[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 55969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22741]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Community
Services (OCS) Community Economic Development (CED) Standard Reporting
Format (OMB #0970-0386)
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS) is requesting a three-
year extension of the semi-annual reporting format for Community
Economic Development (CED) grantees, the Performance Progress Report
(PPR), which collects information concerning the outcomes and
management of CED projects (OMB #0970-0386, expiration 6/30/2020).
There are no changes requested to the form.
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, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection
described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OCS will continue collecting key information about
projects funded through the CED program. The legislative requirement
for this program is in Title IV of the Community Opportunities,
Accountability and Training and Educational Services Act (COATS Human
Services Reauthorization Act) of October 27, 1998, Public Law 105-285,
section 680(b) as amended. The PPR collects information concerning the
outcomes and management of CED projects. OCS will use the data to
critically review the overall design and effectiveness of the program.
The PPR will continue to be administered to all active grantees of
the CED program. Grantees will be required to use this reporting tool
for their semi-annual reports to be submitted twice a year. The current
PPR replaced both the annual questionnaire and other semi-annual
reporting formats, which resulted in an overall reduction in burden for
the grantees while significantly improving the quality of the data
collected by OCS. OCS seeks to renew this PPR to continue to collect
quality data from grantees. To ensure the burden on grantees is not
increased, but that the information collected demonstrates the full
impact of the program, OCS has conducted an in-depth review of the
forms and requests no changes to the PPR.
Respondents: Active CED Grantees.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Annual number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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PPR for Current OCS-CED Grantees................ 129 2 1.5 387
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 387.
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 680(a)(2) of the Community Services Block
Grant (CSBG) Act, 42 U.S.C. 9921.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22741 Filed 10-17-19; 8:45 am]
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