Notice2022-14352
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (0970-0490)
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Published
July 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
This notice describes the proposal to extend data collection under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This overarching generic allows ACF program offices to collect performance and progress data from recipients and sub-recipients who receive funding from ACF under a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement. This generic mechanism provides the opportunity for ACF program offices to tailor requests for performance and progress data to specific funding recipients. No changes are proposed to the purpose or use of the data collections under this generic, but ACF is requesting an increase in burden.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40245-40246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14352]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic Program-
Specific Performance Progress Report (0970-0490)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice describes the proposal to extend data collection
under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic
Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This
overarching generic allows ACF program offices to collect performance
and progress data from recipients and sub-recipients who receive
funding from ACF under a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement.
This generic mechanism provides the opportunity for ACF program offices
to tailor requests for performance and progress data to specific
funding recipients. No changes are proposed to the purpose or use of
the data collections under this generic, but ACF is requesting an
increase in burden.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c55525a535f535050595f485553527c5d5f5a1254544f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9d0d7dfd6dad6d5d5dcdacdd0d6d7f9d8dadf97d1d1ca97ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF is primarily a grant-making agency that promotes
the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals
and communities with partnerships, funding, guidance, training and
technical assistance. Prior to the use of this generic program-specific
PPR, a standard ACF PPR (#0970-0406) was used for all ACF discretionary
grant and cooperative agreement awards for post award reporting.
Historically, on the standard ACF PPR form, ACF required grantees to
only respond to a common set of broad questions, which often solicited
qualitative or incomplete information. This one-size-fits-all approach
did not adequately collect the specific data needed for particular
grant programs or allow program offices to assess continuous quality
improvement. Different grant programs vary in purpose, target
population, and activities. Therefore, a need for program offices to
customize performance measurements was identified and the generic
program-specific PPR was developed.
ACF program offices have benefited from the ability to create and
use a program-specific PPR that is more effective and includes specific
data elements that reflects a specific program's indicators,
demographics, priorities and objectives.
A generic program-specific PPR that can be tailored for program-
specific needs allows program offices to collect useful data in a
uniform and systematic manner. The reporting format allows program
offices to gather uniform program performance data from each grantee,
allowing aggregation at the program level to calculate outputs and
outcomes, providing a snapshot and allowing for longitudinal analysis.
Data from a tailored program-specific PPR that demonstrates a
program's successes and challenges have been useful for accountability
purposes, such as required reports to Congress. Moreover, it has been
useful for program management and oversight, such as identifying
grantees' technical assistance needs and ensuring
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compliance with federal and programmatic regulations and policies. To
review currently approved PPRs under this generic, see: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202206-0970-004">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202206-0970-004</a>.
Respondents: ACF funding recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
ACF is requesting an increase in burden to reflect use over the
past 3 years and anticipated use in the next 3 years.
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Total number
Total number of responses Average Total burden
Instrument of respondents per burden hours hours
respondent per response
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Program Specific PPRs........................... 800 2.3 5 9,200
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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.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-14352 Filed 7-5-22; 8:45 am]
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