Notice2024-13479
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Children's Bureau Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline (NEW)
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Published
June 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Children's Bureau (CB) is requesting a new collection effort for the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) program, for the use of a Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline to collect cumulative project information. Information from the report will aid grant recipients in meeting grant management requirements as well as to support CB in gathering information on the projects to better monitor the project's use of funds, implementation successes and challenges and program and service effectiveness.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51889-51890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13479]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Children's Bureau
Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline (NEW)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, Administration for Children and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau (CB) is requesting a new collection
effort for the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) program, for the use of
a Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline to collect
cumulative project information. Information from the report will aid
grant recipients in meeting grant management requirements as well as to
support CB in gathering information on the projects to better monitor
the project's use of funds, implementation successes and challenges and
program and service effectiveness.
DATES: Comments due August 19, 2024. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, The Administration
for Children and Families (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#deb7b0b8b1bdb1b2b2bbbdaab7b1b09ebfbdb8f0b6b6adf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31585f575e525e5d5d545245585e5f715052571f5959421f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Information from the proposed collection will aid
grant recipients in meeting grant management requirements as well as
support CB in gathering information on the projects to monitor the
project's use of funds, implementation successes and challenges, and
program and service effectiveness. The Regional Partnership Grants
Final Report Outline will provide a clear and consistent way for CB to
gather information on the projects to better monitor the project's use
of funds, implementation successes and challenges, and program and
service effectiveness.
The Regional Partnership Grants program is in its 7th Round of
funding, providing a consistent clear template for the project's final
reports will assist CB to ensure appropriate program monitoring and to
build the evidence of effective programing and practice for RPG sites
and other CB efforts to support families impacted by substance use.
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Respondents: Regional Partnership Grants recipients. There are
currently two active cohorts (Round 6 and Round 7) of RPG recipients.
There are 8 grant recipients in Round 6 and 18 grant recipients in
Round 7. Regional Partnership Grants recipients, include state
agencies, a judicial court state agency, and community-based
organizations (mental health and healthcare community service
providers).
Total Burden Estimates
The Round 6 cohort will complete projects by September 2024, with a
Final Report due in fiscal year (FY)25. The Round 7 cohort will
continue work through September 2027, with a Final Report due in FY28.
There are 8 grant recipients in Round 6 and 18 grant recipients in
Round 7. This request includes burden estimates for both cohorts. If
needed, ACF will request an extension to allow for FY28 reporting in
2027. Estimated burden for Round 6 grant recipients is 480 hours in FY
2025. Estimated burden for Round 7 grant recipients is 1080 hours in FY
2028.
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of of responses hours per Total burden
respondents per respondent response hours
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Regional partnership grants final RPG Round 6 (FY25 1 60 480
report outline. Reporting).
RPG Round 7 (FY28 1 60 1080
Reporting).
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Estimated total burden for both ........................ .............. .............. 1,560
cohorts (FY25-FY28).
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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: Title IV, part B, subpart 2--Promoting Safe and Stable
Families, Section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
629g(f)).
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13479 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]
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