81 FR 93 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 1 (January 4, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93-94]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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Proposed Projects

    Title: ACF Performance Progress Reports--Program Indicators.
    OMB No.: 0970-0406.
    Description: The Office of Grants Management (OGM), in the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing the 
continued collection of program performance data for ACF's 
discretionary grantees. The form developed by OGM was created from the 
basic template of the OMB-approved reporting format of the Program 
Performance Report. OGM uses this data to ensure grantees are 
proceeding in a satisfactory manner in meeting the approved goals and 
objectives of the project, and if funding should be continued for 
another budget period.
    The requirement for grantees to report on performance is OMB grants 
policy. Specific citations are contained in 45 CFR part 75 Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 
for HHS Awards.
    Respondents: All ACF Discretionary Grantees. State governments, 
Native American Tribal governments, Native American Tribal 
Organizations, Local Governments, and Nonprofits with or without 
501(c)(3) status with the IRS.

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                                             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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ACF-OGM-SF-PPR-B................               6000                   1                   1                6000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6000.
    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 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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-32969 Filed 12-31-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P