Notice2024-09879
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic Clearance for Financial Reports Used for ACF Non-Discretionary Grant Programs (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0510)
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Published
May 7, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes to extend approval of the existing overarching generic clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Non-discretionary Grant Programs (OMB #0970-0510) as well as all information collections currently approved under the overarching generic. There are no changes to the proposed types of information collection or uses of data as described in the overarching generic. The title of the collection has been updated from ACF Mandatory Grant Programs to ACF Non-Discretionary Grant Programs. This request also includes updates to three of the collections approved under this generic (GenICs): the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) ACF-696 Financial Report for States and Territories, the CCDF ACF-696T Financial Report for Tribal Grantees, and the Child Support Services Program Financial Reporting Forms (OCSS-34 and OCSS-396). Finally, burden estimates for the next 3 years have been adjusted based on use to date.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38156-38157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09879]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Proposed
Information Collection Activity; Generic Clearance for Financial
Reports Used for ACF Non-Discretionary Grant Programs (Office of
Management and Budget #: 0970-0510)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
AGENCY: 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) proposes to
extend approval of the existing overarching generic clearance for
Financial Reports used for ACF Non-discretionary Grant Programs (OMB
#0970-0510) as well as all information collections currently approved
under the overarching generic. There are no changes to the proposed
types of information collection or uses of data as described in the
overarching generic. The title of the collection has been updated from
ACF Mandatory Grant Programs to ACF Non-Discretionary Grant Programs.
This request also includes updates to three of the collections approved
under this generic (GenICs): the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
ACF-696 Financial Report for States and Territories, the CCDF ACF-696T
Financial Report for Tribal Grantees, and the Child Support Services
Program Financial Reporting Forms (OCSS-34 and OCSS-396). Finally,
burden estimates for the next 3 years have been adjusted based on use
to date.
DATES: Comments due June 6, 2024. OMB must make a decision 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 its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
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#3976696b7c50575f565a5655555c5a4d50565779585a5f1751514a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91dec1c3d4f8fff7fef2fefdfdf4f2e5f8feffd1f0f2f7bff9f9e2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: ACF programs require detailed
financial information from their grantees that allows ACF to monitor
various specialized cost categories within each program, to closely
manage program activities, and to have sufficient financial information
to enable periodic thorough and detailed audits.
The information included on the standard Federal Financial Report
Form (SF-425; OMB #4040-0014) provides only minimal, bare-bones, non-
program specific financial information insufficient for these purposes.
This generic clearance allows ACF programs to efficiently develop and
receive approval for financial reports that are tailored to specific
funding recipients and the associated needs of the program. This
umbrella generic is a mechanism that is available to all ACF non-
discretionary grant programs to obtain OMB approval of financial forms.
Currently only a small number of ACF's non-discretionary grant program
financial forms are covered under this umbrella; it does not cover all
ACF non-discretionary grant program financial forms.
Program offices use the information collected under this generic
information collection to:
<bullet> Monitor program operations and prepare technical
assistance and guidance as needed.
<bullet> Assess the effect of program changes and make informed
decisions.
<bullet> Assist in the computation of the grant awards issued to
each program's grantees.
<bullet> Assist in the computation of the Child Support Services
program's annual incentive payments.
<bullet> Determine that child support collections are being
properly distributed (Child Support Services Program only).
<bullet> Ensure funding recipients are meeting funding requirements
established by Congress.
<bullet> Produce annual financial and statistical reports as may be
required by Congress and respond to periodic detailed inquiries from
Congress.
ACF may require an information collection approved under this
generic from funding recipients to obtain or retain benefits.
Prior to a new form being submitted for review under this umbrella
generic, ACF will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing
the agency's intention to request an OMB review of the form and
providing a 14-day period for public comment on that specific request.
ACF will review any comments received and address them as appropriate.
ACF will provide a copy of any comments received and will provide a
description of how comments were considered in the submission form,
along with the request package for the individual collection. ACF will
then follow standard OMB requirements for a generic information
collection and submit a generic information collection request for each
individual data collection activity under this generic clearance. Each
request will include the individual form(s) and instructions, a summary
of any comments received, and a short overview of the proposed purpose
and use of the data collected. ACF requests OMB to review requests
within 10 days of submission.
This request includes the extension of multiple GenICs and requests
updates to three of these GenICs through this revision process.
<bullet> CCDF ACF-696 Financial Report for States and Territories:
ACF proposes minor updates to the ACF-696 form that include the removal
of ``CCDX2'' which is a subaccount code not used by ACF; the removal of
Column F for ``Discretionary Disaster Relief Funds Construction and
Major Renovation Grant Document Number CCDY'' which is a program not
funded by ACF; the removal of line 9(a) ``was the state or territory
unable to obligate at least 50% of the CCDF stabilization grants by
December 11, 2021?'' because this question relates to a subaccount for
a program set to close by 9/30/2024; and the removal of the reallotted
funds selection for COVID supplemental funds since the deadline to
request reallotted funds for these subaccount awards is in the past.
The instructions for this form were updated to account for the
described changes, to clarify existing instructions, and to update
language to reflect current Office of Child Care and Office of Grants
Management policies and program instruction to recipients.
<bullet> CCDF ACF-696T Financial Report for Tribal Grantees: ACF
proposes minor updates to the ACF-696 form that include the removal of
``CCDX2'' which is a subaccount code not used by ACF;
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the removal of Column F for ``Discretionary Disaster Relief Funds
Construction and Major Renovation Grant Document Number CCDY'' which is
a program not funded by ACF; the renaming of line 13a ``total federal
unliquidated'' to ``total federal obligations (not yet liquidated)
(excluding construction/major renovation'' to clarify what amount
should be reported on this line; the addition of line 13b. ``total
federal obligations Into yet liquidated) for construction/major
renovation'' to distinguish between CCDF activities and activities for
the construction or major renovation of CCDF projects; the removal of
line 14(a) ``was the tribal lead agency unable to obligate at least 50%
of the CCDF stabilization grants by December 11, 2021? '' because this
question relates to a subaccount for a program set to close by 9/30/
2024; and the removal of the reallotted funds selection for COVID
supplemental funds since the deadline to request reallotted funds for
these subaccount awards is in the past. The instructions for this form
were updated to account for the described changes, to clarify existing
instructions, and to update language to reflect current Office of Child
Care and Office of Grants Management policies and program instruction
to recipients.
<bullet> Child Support Services Program Financial Reporting Forms
(OCSS-34 and OCSS-396): The title of these forms was updated to reflect
the change in name of the program office from the Office of Child
Support Enforcement to the Office of Child Support Services. References
to the name within the forms and instructions were also updated.
Respondents: ACF-funded non-discretionary grant programs.
Annual Burden Estimates
Find currently approved information collections here: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202308-0970-008">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202308-0970-008</a>. The
request to OMB will include an extension request for the following
approved collections.
Burden Estimates--Ongoing Requests
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Number of Average burden
Study Number of responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) ACF-696 56 4 5 1,344
Financial Report for States and Territories....
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) ACF-696T 221 1 7 1,547
Financial Report for Tribal Grantees...........
Child Support Services Program Financial 168 4 14 9,408
Reporting Forms (OCSS-34 and OCSS-396).........
Form CB-496: Title IV-E Programs Quarterly 67 4 25 6,700
Financial Report...............................
Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Federal 66 1 1.67 110
Financial Report (ORR-2) Supplemental Data
Collection.....................................
Refugee Support Services Federal Financial 53 4 4 848
Report (SF-425) Supplemental Data Collection...
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Totals:..................................... 768 Avg: 2.7 Avg: 8.9 19,957
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Burden Estimates--New Requests
Based on use of this generic, we have revised burden estimates for
the next 3 years.
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Burden hours
respondents respondent response
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Non-discretionary Grant Financial Reports... 700 4 12 33,600
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Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-09879 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
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