Notice2024-02851
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Social Services Block Grant Post-Expenditure Report, Pre-Expenditure Report, and Intended Use Plan (OMB #0970-0234)
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Published
February 13, 2024
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 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 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10083-10084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02851]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review;
Social Services Block Grant Post-Expenditure Report, Pre-Expenditure
Report, and Intended Use Plan (OMB #0970-0234)
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and
Families, 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 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 30 days of publication. OMB must decide
about 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 full consideration if OMB receives it
within 30 days of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c55525a535f535050595f485553527c5d5f5a1254544f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0898e868f838f8c8c858394898f8ea0818386ce888893ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed 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.
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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].
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 the SSBG at the state or
territory level, including the 50 states; the District of Columbia; the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (M-
CFB); 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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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1397-1397e.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02851 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
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