[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81918-81919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/programs/csbg.
    There are no changes proposed to the other versions of the Annual 
Report, which can be found here: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202406-0970-004.
    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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