Notice2023-25712
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Social Services Block Grant Post-Expenditure Report, Pre-Expenditure Report, and Intended Use Plan (Office of Management and Budget# 0970-0234)
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Published
November 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Community Services (OCS) is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a three-year extension of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Post-Expenditure Report, Pre-Expenditure Report, and Intended Use Plan (OMB# 0970-0234). OCS is proposing to make minor editorial modifications to some column titles in the Pre- and Post- Expenditure Reports, for clarification.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81088-81089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25712]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Social Services Block
Grant Post-Expenditure Report, Pre-Expenditure Report, and Intended Use
Plan (Office of Management and Budget# 0970-0234)
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of
Community Services (OCS) is requesting from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a three-year extension of the Social Services Block
Grant (SSBG) Post-Expenditure Report, Pre-Expenditure Report, and
Intended Use Plan (OMB# 0970-0234). OCS is proposing to make minor
editorial modifications to some column titles in the Pre- and Post-
Expenditure Reports, for clarification.
DATES: Comments are 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#224b4c444d414d4e4e4741564b4d4c624341440c4a4a510c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aac3c4ccc5c9c5c6c6cfc9dec3c5c4eacbc9cc84c2c2d984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: On an annual basis, States and
Territories are required to submit the following reports: (1) An
Intended Use Plan that provides data and narrative descriptions related
to the State's SSBG program. The Intended Use Plan includes details
about the delivery of SSBG services and the State agency administering
the SSBG Program. ACF is proposing to expand the currently approved
information collection to include the collection of States' Intended
Use Plans with a model format. Recipients are required to submit their
Pre-Expenditure Report no less than 30 days prior to the start of the
period covered by the report. (2) A Pre-Expenditure Report demonstrates
the State's anticipated allocation of SSBG funding among the 29 pre-
defined SSBG service categories. Historically, States have submitted
this report using the Post-Expenditure Report Form, and the associated
burden is included in the currently approved information collection.
Recipients are required to submit their Intended Use Plan no less than
30 days prior to the start of the period covered by the report,
together with the Pre-Expenditure Report. (3) A Post-Expenditure Report
details the State's actual use of SSBG funding among each of the 29
service categories. Recipients are required to submit their Post-
Expenditure Report within 6 months of the end of the period covered by
the report.
The law governing the programs at title XX of the Social Security
Act [42 U.S.C. 1397c] mandates States and Territories submit to the
Federal administering office an Intended Use Plan and Pre-Expenditure
report. These materials are to detail the planned use of funds. At the
end of the fiscal year, the law also requires States to provide the
Federal agency with a reconciliation of the actual use of grant funds
in the Post-Expenditure Report [42 U.S.C. 1397e].
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The forms and model plans support the States and Territories in
meeting the statutory requirement and provide a consistent set of tools
for information collection on the grants' use for each State, as well
as grant wide. The State and Territory reports are congregated and
analyzed and, in turn, comprise the SSBG Annual Report. The data
informs the program's performance and efficiency measures for program
impact and efficacy.
OCS is proposing to make minor editorial modifications to some
column titles in the Pre- and Post-Expenditure Reports, for
clarification.
Respondents: Agencies that administer SSBG at the State or
Territory level, including the 50 States; the District of Columbia; the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and the Territories of American Samoa,
Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
Islands.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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Pre-Expenditure Report Form..................... 57 1 2 114
Intended Use Plan............................... 57 1 40 2,280
Post-Expenditure Reporting Form................. 57 1 110 6,270
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 8,664
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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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1397-1397e.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25712 Filed 11-20-23; 8:45 am]
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