Notice2026-06278
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Generic Clearance for Reviewer Recruitment Forms
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Published
April 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
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 Reviewer Recruitment Forms (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0477). No changes are proposed to the terms of the overarching generic. Burden estimates have been updated.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16199-16200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06278]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0477]
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Generic
Clearance for Reviewer Recruitment Forms
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. 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
Reviewer Recruitment Forms (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #:
0970-0477). No changes are proposed to the terms of the overarching
generic. Burden estimates have been updated.
DATES: Comments due May 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The public may view and comment on this information
collection request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202603-0970-008">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202603-0970-008</a>. You can also obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bf2f5fdf4f8f4f7f7fef8eff2f4f5dbfaf8fdb5f3f3e8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="345d5a525b575b58585157405d5b5a745557521a5c5c471a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The overarching generic clearance for Reviewer
Recruitment Forms provides ACF with the opportunity to collect
information from potential reviewers, such as those who review grant
proposals, conference proposals, research/evaluation plans, study
designs, report drafts, and/or other ACF materials.
ACF developed this generic because each program office within ACF
has slightly different needs for information about reviewer applicants
based on the specific activities for which reviewers are needed, yet
the individual forms submitted under the generic will serve an
identical function. The overarching purpose is to select qualified
reviewers for ACF review processes and activities based on professional
qualifications. Information will be collected through questions on
forms and documents provided by candidates. Example documents include
writing samples and curriculum vitae and/or resumes. ACF uses the
information collected to recruit well-qualified reviewers with relevant
background experience and knowledge.
The abbreviated clearance process of the generic clearance allows
program offices to gather a suitable pool of candidates within the
varied time periods available for reviewer recruitment.
These forms submitted under this generic will be voluntary, low-
burden and uncontroversial. Currently approved information collections
are available for review on <a href="http://RegInfo.gov">RegInfo.gov</a>: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202603-0970-011">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202603-0970-011</a>.
Respondents: Individuals who may apply to review materials for ACF.
Annual Burden Estimates
The following burden estimates include burden associated with
currently approved individual requests that ACF expects will be
extended through this extension request and an estimate of burden for
potential new requests under this generic. Based on the past 3 years
and with a goal to reduce burden moving forward, the number of
respondents has been reduced by 50 percent and the estimated time per
response by 34 percent, from 30 to 20 minutes. Overall, burden for
potential new requests is 67 percent less than the currently approved
umbrella generic.
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Potential New Requests
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Avg. burden Total burden
Instrument (total over (total over per response (in hours)
request request (in hours)
period) period)
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New Reviewer Recruitment Forms.................. 1500 1 .33 495
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Ongoing Currently Approved Requests
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Annual number Average burden
Generic information collection Number of of responses hours per Annual burden Total burden
title respondents per respondent response hours hours
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Administration for Native 300 1 0.40 120 360
Americans (ANA) Panel Reviewer
Profile Questionnaire..........
Children's Bureau Grant Reviewer 250 1 0.08 21 63
Recruitment Module.............
Eligibility Information from 95 1 0.17 16 48
Applicants: Reviewer
Information Form for General
Reviewer and for Specific
Reviewer.......................
Grant Reviewer Recruitment for 432 1 0.13 58 174
the Family and Youth Services
Bureau (FYSB) Discretionary
Grant Programs.................
Office of Planning, Research, 250 1 0.08 21 63
and Evaluation, Division of
Economic Independence
Information Collection for
Prospective Grant Reviewer
Opportunities..................
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Total Estimated Annual .............. .............. .............. 236 708
Burden.....................
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Authority: Public Health Service (PHS) Act, Sections 799(f) and
806(e).
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
BILLING CODE 4184-88-P
[FR Doc. 2026-06278 Filed 3-31-26; 8:45 am]
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