Notice2026-09620
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Community Services Block Grant Disaster Supplemental Annual Report (New Collection)
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Published
May 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests approval of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Disaster Supplemental Annual Report. This is a new information collection request, based on a previously approved version of this report under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970- 0492. This covers CSBG Disaster Supplemental Funds as appropriated by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and potential future disaster supplemental funding.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27352-27353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09620]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Community Services
Block Grant Disaster Supplemental Annual Report (New Collection)
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 approval of the Community Services
Block Grant (CSBG) Disaster Supplemental Annual Report. This is a new
information collection request, based on a previously approved version
of this report under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-
0492. This covers CSBG Disaster Supplemental Funds as appropriated by
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and
potential future disaster supplemental funding.
DATES: Comments due July 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific
aspects of the information collection described above. You can also
obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by visiting
<a href="http://www.acf.gov/ocs/programs/csbg">www.acf.gov/ocs/programs/csbg</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Hurricanes Fiona and Ian occurred in September 2022,
and were declared by the President as major disasters under section 401
or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191). Hurricane Fiona impacted the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Hurricane Ian impacted the states of
Florida and South Carolina.
Through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-
328), signed into law by Congress on December 29, 2022, OCS received an
additional $25 million to support the necessary expenses directly
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. OCS allocated
the funds to grant recipients based on assessment of need. Grant
recipients then issued grants to CSBG eligible entities to support
disaster recovery activities for individuals and families with low
incomes. Consistent with the general purposes of CSBG and the specific
appropriation guidance, this funding supported a range of locally
identified services and strategies focused on the needs of people with
low-income and disaster-related needs. These funds supported ongoing
community recovery after the conclusion of emergency response efforts.
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
Modernization Act of 2010 requires OCS, as an office under HHS, to
collect performance information for CSBG. The CSBG Disaster
Supplemental Annual Report was previously approved under OMB #: 0970-
0492, along with the CSBG Annual Report. Due to a unique funding
stream, OCS is requesting approval of the CSBG Disaster Supplemental
Annual Report under a unique OMB number. The proposed CSBG Disaster
Supplemental Annual Report is directly modeled on the CSBG Annual
Report and includes 3 modules, tailored to disaster funding:
<bullet> State Administration (Module 1) completed by state CSBG
Administrators: Focuses on state administration of CSBG funding,
including distribution of funds to eligible entities, use of state
administrative funds and discretionary funds for training and technical
assistance, eligible entity organizational standards progress, and the
state's progress meeting accountability measures related to state
monitoring, training and technical assistance, and other critical
areas.
<bullet> Eligible Entity Administration (Module 2) completed by
eligible entities; reviewed, evaluated, and analyzed by state CSBG Lead
Agencies: includes information on funds spent by eligible entities on
the direct delivery of local services and strategies and capacity
development as well as information on funding devoted to administrative
costs by the eligible entities.
<bullet> Individual and Family Level (Module 3) completed by
eligible entities; reviewed, evaluated; analyzed by state CSBG Lead
Agencies: Includes
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information on services provided to individuals and families,
demographic characteristics of people served by eligible entities, and
the results of these services.
Respondents: State governments, including the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and CSBG eligible entities.
Annual Burden Estimates
Grant recipients (2) and sub-grant recipients (31) will complete
the CSBG Disaster Supplemental Annual Report annually. OCS estimates
the average time to complete this request to be approximately 110 hours
per state each year and 235 hours per eligible entity each year. Grant
recipients only complete Module 1 while sub-grant recipients only
complete Modules 2 and 3.
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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CSBG Disaster Supplemental Annual Report 2 1 110 220
(States).......................................
CSBG Disaster Supplemental Annual Report 31 1 235 7,285
(Eligible Entities)............................
Annual Burden Estimate:..................... .............. .............. .............. 7,505
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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: 112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. 9908, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-09620 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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