80 FR 28620 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 96 (May 19, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 28620]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12096]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Assets for Independence Program Performance Progress Report.
    OMB No.: New.

Description

    The Assets for Independence (AFI) Act (Title IV of the Community 
Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and Educational Services 
Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-285, [42 U.S.C. 604 note]) requires that 
organizations operating AFI projects submit annual progress reports.
    This request is to create an AFI program specific Performance 
Progress Report (PPR) to replace the semiannual standard form 
performance progress report (SF-PPR) and the annual data report. The 
AFI PPR will collect data on project activities and attributes similar 
to the reports that it is replacing. The Office of Community Services 
(OCS) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will use 
the data collected in the AFI PPR to prepare the annual AFI Report to 
Congress, to evaluate and monitor the performance of the AFI program 
overall and of individual projects, and to inform and support technical 
assistance efforts. The AFI PPR would fulfill AFI Act reporting 
requirements and program purposes.
    The AFI PPR will be submitted quarterly: Three times per year using 
an abbreviated short form and one time using a long form. Both draft 
data collection instruments are available for review online at https://idaresources.acf.hhs.gov/AFIPPR.
    Note: This request does not affect financial reporting requirements 
for AFI grantees. The SF-425 will still be required semiannually 
throughout the grant project period with a final report due 90 days 
after the grant project period ends.
    Respondents: Assets for Independence (AFI) program grantees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                    Number of     Average burden
                   Instrument                       Number of     responses per     hours per      Total burden
                                                   respondents     respondent        response          hours
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AFI PPR Short Form.............................             300               3              0.5             450
AFI PPR Long Form..............................             300               1              4              1200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,650.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    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.

Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12096 Filed 5-18-15; 8:45 am]
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