Notice2024-15460
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request
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Published
July 15, 2024
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Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57421-57422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15460]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-new]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before August 14,
2024.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#76251e130404130202135830031818361e1e0558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7e4dfd2c5c5d2c3c3d299f1c2d9d9f7dfdfc499d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a>
or (202) 264-0041, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f7f7d6e6f67677c01686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3f3f1e2e3ebebf08de4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>. When submitting comments or
requesting information, please include the document identifier 0990-
New-30D and project title for reference.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1)
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Title of the Collection: OASH Performance Project Report for Grants
and Cooperative Agreements.
Type of Collection: New.
OMB No. 0990-NEW--Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
is seeking OMB approval on a new information collection, the OASH
Periodic Performance Project Report for Grants and Cooperative
Agreements (hereafter the OASH PPR). The purpose of this data
collection is to gather quantitative and qualitative information common
to the assessment of recipient performance on individual grants and
cooperative agreements (collectively, grants) managed in OASH. OASH
will collect common data elements measuring the performance of each
recipient against the approved grant project plan, including progress
toward goals and outcomes as required by 45 CFR 75.342(b)(2).
OASH oversees a broad range of grant programs within the Office of
the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The
current active OASH programs with discretionary grants (with assistance
listing number) include: Public Awareness Campaigns on Embryo Adoption
(93.007); Research on Research Integrity (93.085); Advancing System
Improvements for Key Issues in Women's Health (93.088); Community
Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Programs (93.137); Family
Planning Services (93.217); Family Planning Personnel Training
(93.260); Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program (93.297); Public Health
Service Evaluation Funds (93.343); Research, Monitoring and Outcomes
Definitions for Vaccine Safety (93.344); Minority HIV/AIDS Fund
(93.899); Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement Research Grants
(93.974); and National Health Promotion (93.990). OASH grants span a
wide range of project types, including service, demonstration project,
evaluation, research, training, and conference projects. Within each
program, the awards are subdivided into cohorts aligned with the
notices of funding opportunity under which OASH competed the awards.
Currently, there are 47 cohorts of active awards across OASH. In any
given year, OASH programs collectively monitor 450-550 active awards
with another 200-300 inactive awards awaiting final reports as a
prerequisite to closing the grant.
The collection is needed to enhance project performance information
and simplify reporting under 45 CFR 75.301. Each recipient currently
must submit a quarterly Federal Financial Report (FFR or SF-425)(45 CFR
75.341) and a periodic Performance Progress Report (PPR) for each grant
(45 CFR 75.342(b)(2). PPR reporting periods in OASH are scheduled
quarterly, semi-annually, or annually, depending on the need determined
by the program office using a narrative format that can vary by cohort.
The PPR schedule is specifically aligned with the quarterly FFRs
whenever possible to create a complete snapshot of the project's
progress at the end of the reporting period.
The common elements identified in the new collection for OASH
programs will standardize the collection of the required information
(45 CFR 75.342(b)(2)) including: (1) a comparison of the actual
accomplishments to the objectives of the award for the period; (2) the
reasons why established goals were not met; and (3) pertinent
information, analysis and explanation of cost overruns or high unit
costs. The common elements include reporting on publications, including
data sets and other work products, to facilitate implementation of OSTP
Memorandum Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access Federally
Funded Research (August 25, 2022). The new information collection will
limit the content of the report to those activities taking place during
the reporting period (i.e., quarterly, semiannually, or annually). The
information collection is structured to facilitate program review
across reporting periods. This will allow OASH to identify and improve
program outcomes, share lessons learned, and spread the adoption of
promising practices among its grant recipients and other HHS awarding
agencies.
The content of the new collection is structured for web-based data
collection under 7 headings: Report Header; Project Progress;
Significant Project Accomplishments; Broader Program Impacts; Products
and Dissemination; Collaboration and Partnering Activities; and Project
Evaluation Activities. Information will be prepopulated based on the
login credentials for the user submitting the report and the specific
grant being reported. Not all grants will have reportable activities
under all headings (e.g., not all grants have an evaluation component
embedded in the project). However, most OASH grants will have
reportable information under most headings. Program offices with
additional reporting programmatic information collections will
eventually transition collection of any overlapping data elements to
this OASH PPR. During the transition, OASH will not require grant
recipients to provide the same information twice.
Likely Respondents: Members and staff from academia, community
organizations, local/state/federal government, private sector, and
tribal government and services organizations including those who serve
American Indian and Alaska Native and/or racial and ethnic minorities.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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OASH grant recipients............................ 800 3 1 2,400
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Total........................................ 800 3 1 2,400
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-15460 Filed 7-12-24; 8:45 am]
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