Notice2024-14172
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Progress Report (OMB No. 0970-0492)
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Published
June 28, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests an extension with minor changes to the currently approved Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Progress Report, (OMB #0970-0492, expiration 6/30/2024) and is submitting the Tribal Annual Report and Tribal Short Form, as well as removing supplemental funding reports that are no longer in use. Plans for further revisions to this report are also discussed below.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54004-54006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14172]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review;
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Progress Report (OMB No.
0970-0492)
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 Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) requests an extension with minor changes to
the currently approved Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual
Progress Report, (OMB #0970-0492, expiration 6/30/2024) and is
submitting the Tribal Annual Report and Tribal Short Form, as well as
removing supplemental funding reports that are no longer in use. Plans
for further revisions to this report are also discussed below.
DATES: Comments due July 29, 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.
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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#f69f98909995999a9a9395829f9998b6979590d89e9e85d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="563f38303935393a3a3335223f393816373530783e3e2578313920">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 678E of the CSBG Act requires states,
including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
and U.S. territories, to annually prepare and submit a report on the
measured performance of the state and the eligible entities in the
state. Prior to the participation of the state in the performance
measurement system, the state shall include in the report any
information collected by the state relating to such performance. Each
state shall also include in the report an accounting of the expenditure
of funds received by the state through the CSBG program, including an
accounting of funds spent on administrative costs by the state and the
eligible entities, and funds spent by the eligible entities on the
direct delivery of local services, and shall include information on the
number of and characteristics of clients served under the subtitle in
the state, based on data collected from the eligible entities. The
state shall also include in the report a summary describing the
training and technical assistance offered by the state.
Section 3(b) of the Government Performance and Results (GPRA)
Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) requires OCS, as an office under the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to collect performance
information for the CSBG. This current request includes CSBG Annual
Report 2.1. OCS is requesting an extension of the current Annual Report
with clarification revisions to be used in federal fiscal year (FY)
2024 as a requirement to satisfy section 678E of the CSBG Act and then
as an optional collection instrument in FY 2025 to support an
incremental implementation. OCS also plans to discontinue the currently
approved Supplemental Funding Reports under this OMB control number.
OCS is introducing the CSBG Annual Report 3.0 Tribal Annual Report--a
modified annual report to collect performance information from CSBG
directly funded tribal grant recipients receiving more than $50,000.
Tribes would be required to report using the Tribal Annual Report to
fulfill FY 2024 to FY 2026 reporting requirements due each year on
March 31; and the CSBG Annual Report 3.0 Tribal Short Form for use by
tribes directly funded by CSBG below the $50,000 funding threshold.
Both the Tribal Annual Report and Tribal Short Form were developed
using the revisions of the CSBG Annual Report to provide a comparable
reporting schema for directly funded CSBG tribes commensurate with
their funding levels to minimize burden while collecting performance
data. Tribes receiving less than $50,000 annual would be required to
report using the Tribal Short Form to fulfill FY 2024 to FY 2026
reporting requirements due each year on March 31.
OCS has also updated the Annual Report for future years, the CSBG
Annual Report 3.0. This updated version was originally planned to be
submitted in conjunction with the extension of version 2.1, but in an
effort to be responsive to the public comments received during the 60-
day comment period (89 FR 29339), OCS is delaying submission of that
version. Once all comments are reviewed, addressed and a final proposed
version 3.0 is ready, a subsequent notice will be published in the
Federal Register announcing the opportunity to provide comments in
conjunction with submission to OMB. This will provide a 30-day comment
period. The future request is expected to include the following:
1. CSBG Annual Report 3.0--a substantial revision of the current
Annual Report form. This updated version continues to streamline state
administrative information, as well as National Performance Indicators
for individuals and families as reported by eligible entities. The
proposed revisions seek to lessen the burden of the previous iteration
of the report by decreasing the amount of data points collected,
clarifying data points by using clearer language, removing items not
pertinent to annual report data collection, and improving data points
to reflect industry standards in measuring the reduction of poverty.
This revision would be an optional collection instrument in FY 2026 to
support incremental implementation and minimize burden to the public
and would become the required sole collection instrument in FY 2027.
Copies of the proposed collections of information can be obtained
by visiting: <a href="http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/programs/csbg">http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/programs/csbg</a>.
Respondents: State governments, including the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, directly funded
federally and state-recognized tribes and CSBG eligible entities.
Annual Burden Estimates
Estimated Burden--FY24
In FY24, states and tribal grant recipients would be required to
complete the current versions of the Annual Reports.
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Total number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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CSBG Annual Report 2.1 (States)............... 56 1 198 11,088
CSBG Annual Report 2.1 (Eligible Entities).... 1,000 1 493 493,000
CSBG Tribal Annual Report..................... 24 1 111 2,664
CSBG Tribal Annual Report Short Form.......... 30 1 40 1,200
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FY24 Total Annual Burden Estimates........ ............... ............... .............. 507,952
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Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on the
following:
1. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance measurement of Federal, State, or local
agencies.
2. The quality of the information to be collected.
3. The clarity of the information to be collected.
4. Does the information to be collected produce significant burden?
If so, how could the burden be minimized
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on respondents, including using automated collection techniques or
other forms of technology?
5. The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information.
6. What, if any, additions, revisions, or modifications to the
information collection would you suggest?
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 30 days of this publication.
Authority: 112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-14172 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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