82 FR 42556 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 173 (September 8, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42556-42557]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19061]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Administration for Native Americans (ANA) On-Going Progress Report 
(OPR) and Objective Work Plan (OWP).
    OMB No.: 0970-0452.
    Description: Content changes are being made to the Objective 
Progress Report, now known as the On-going Progress Report (OPR) 
previously approved under information collection (OMB No. 0980-0204. 
ANA reduced and renumbered the OPR questions to allow for the 
collection of information necessary for the ongoing monitoring of 
grantee progress and performance of their grant award. The majority of 
information requested from the grantees is less than previous OPR 
versions and includes edits for clarification and simplification 
purposes.
    The information in the OPR is collected on a semi-annual basis to 
monitor the performance of grantees and better gauge grantee progress. 
The semi-annual data collection replaces the previous quarterly filing 
requirement of the OPR.
    The Objective Work Plan information collection is conducted in 
accordance with 42 U.S.C. of the Native American Programs Act of 1972, 
as amended. This collection is necessary to evaluate applications for 
financial assistance and determine the relative merits of the projects 
for which such assistance is requested, as set forth in Sec. 806 [42 
U.S.C. 2991d-1](a)(1).
    The Ongoing Progress Report information collection is conducted in 
accordance with Sec. 811 [42 U.S.C. 2992] of the Native American 
Programs Act and will allow ANA to report quantifiable results across 
all program areas. It also provides grantees with parameters for 
reporting their progress and helps ANA better monitor and determine the 
effectiveness of their projects.
    Respondents:

                                             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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OWP.............................................             500               1               3           1,500
OPR.............................................             275               2               1             550
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,050.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email 
address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-19061 Filed 9-7-17; 8:45 am]
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