Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic for Administration for Children and Families Program Monitoring Activities
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) intend to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an extension of approval for an umbrella generic clearance fo...
Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Request for public comments.
SUMMARY:
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) intend to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an extension of approval for an umbrella generic clearance for information collections related to ACF program office monitoring activities. ACF programs promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. The Generic for ACF Program Monitoring Activities allows ACF program offices to collect standardized information from recipients that receive federal funds to ensure oversight, evaluation, support purposes, and stewardship of federal funds. There are no changes proposed to the terms of the generic. Burden estimates have been updated.
DATES:
Comments due
July 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description:
Program monitoring is a post-award process through which ACF assesses a recipient's programmatic performance and business management performance. Monitoring activities are necessary to ensure timely action by ACF to support grantees and protect federal interests.
Program offices use information collected under this generic clearance to monitor funding recipient activities and to provide support or take appropriate action, as needed. The information gathered is or will be used primarily for internal purposes, but aggregate data may be included in public materials such as reports to Congress or program office documents. Following standard OMB requirements, ACF will submit a request for each individual data collection activity under this generic clearance. Each request will include the individual form(s) or instrument(s), a justification specific to the individual information collection, and any supplementary documents.
Respondents:
ACF funding recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
The following burden estimates include burden associated with currently approved individual requests that ACF intends to include with this extension request and an estimate of burden for potential new requests under this generic. Note that new individual requests may be approved between this publication and submission of the full extension request.
Annual Data Collection on Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Involving Unaccompanied Children
200
1
1.5
300
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance Tracking Form
20
4
0.75
60
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Work Plan Template
20
1
3.25
65
Office of Head Start Child Incident Reporting
1,000
4.8
0.167
800
Office of Head Start Improper Payment Reviews
300
2
3
1,800
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Care Provider Healthcare Delivery Report (HDR)
225
1
1.50
338
Office of Refugee Resettlement Emergency Operations Plan Survey
300
0.33
0.74
74
Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED) Program Case File Requirements
30
1
20
600
( printed page 24548)
Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED) Program Pre-Monitoring Questionnaire (PMQ)
15
1
5
75
Total Annual Ongoing Burden
2,110
4,112
Based on the past 3 years and with a goal to reduce burden moving forward the estimated annual burden for potential new requests is 31 percent less than the currently approved umbrella generic.
Estimated Burden—Future Requests
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden
(in hours)
New Program Monitoring Forms
2,000
3
1.85
11,100
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:
This generic is related to and will be of use to all ACF program offices that award federal funds (
e.g.,
grants, cooperative agreements) and monitor activities related to funding. Each individual program use will be related to a specific statutory authority.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 24547
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic for Administration for Children and Families Program Monitoring Activities,” thefederalregister.org (May 6, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-08935/proposed-information-collection-activity-generic-for-administration-for-children-and-families-program-monitoring-activit.