Notice2024-23271
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Report (OMB No. 0970-0492)
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Published
October 9, 2024
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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 substantial changes to the currently approved Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Report. This is specific to a significantly revised version (Annual Report 3.0), to begin as an option for use in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and to be required beginning in FY2027.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81918-81919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23271]
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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 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 substantial
changes to the currently approved Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Annual Report. This is specific to a significantly revised version
(Annual Report 3.0), to begin as an option for use in Fiscal Year (FY)
2026 and to be required beginning in FY2027.
DATES: Comments due November 8, 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#aec7c0c8c1cdc1c2c2cbcddac7c1c0eecfcdc880c6c6dd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cf5f2faf3fff3f0f0f9ffe8f5f3f2dcfdfffab2f4f4efb2fbf3ea">[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.
OCS has 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 delayed submission of version 3.0. OCS has
reviewed all comments and applied revisions to the instrument as a
result of the feedback.
This request includes the final proposed CSBG Annual Report 3.0,
which is a substantial revision of the current Annual Report form. This
updated version streamlines 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 plain
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>.
There are no changes proposed to the other versions of the Annual
Report, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202406-0970-004">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202406-0970-004</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
Below is the estimated annual burden for data collection for all
versions of the CSBG Annual Report, including Tribal reports. Please
note that there are no changes to the Annual Report 2.1, the Tribal
Annual Report or the Tribal Short Form. 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 Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours hours
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CSBG Annual Report 3.0 (States). 56 2 124 13,888 4,629.3
CSBG Annual Report 3.0 (Eligible 1,000 2 426 852,000 284,000
Entities)......................
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CSBG Annual Report 2.1 (States). 56 1 198 11,088 3,696
CSBG Annual Report 2.1 (Eligible 1,000 1 493 493,000 164,333.3
Entities)......................
CSBG Tribal Annual Report....... 24 3 111 7,992 2,664
CSBG Tribal Annual Report Short 30 3 40 3,600 1,200
Form...........................
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Total Estimates............. .............. .............. .............. 1,381,568 460,522.60
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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 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. 2024-23271 Filed 10-8-24; 8:45 am]
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