Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 77 / Thursday, April 21, 2022 / Notices 23865 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[OMB No. 0970–0406] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; ACF Performance Progress 

Report, ACF–OGM–SF–PPR–B 

AGENCY: Office of Grants Management, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Grants 

Management (OGM), in the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year 

extension of the form ACF–OGM–SF– 

PPR–B (OMB #0970–0406, expiration 

11/30/2022). There are minor changes 

requested to the form. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. 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. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: ACF’s OGM is proposing 

the continued collection of program 

performance data for ACF’s 

discretionary grantees using the existing 

ACF–OGM–SF–PPR–B (OMB #0970– 

0406, expiration 11/30/2022) form with 

minor changes to improve the function 

of the form. Revisions include collection 

of the Unique Entity Identifier instead of 

the Data Universal Numbering System, 

a rewording of the submission 

instructions to be more inclusive of all 

possible report submission methods 

utilized across ACF, and the addition of 

a program indicator to collect 

information on activities recipients 

conducted during the reporting period 

to address or advance equity. The form, 

developed by OGM, was created from 

the basic template of the OMB-approved 

reporting format of the Program 

Performance Report. OGM uses this data 

to ensure grantees are proceeding in a 

satisfactory manner in meeting the 

approved goals and objectives of the 

project and if funding should be 

continued for another budget period. 

OMB grants policy requires grantees 

to report on performance. Specific 

citations are contained in 45 CFR part 

75 Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for HHS Awards. 

Respondents: All ACF discretionary 

grantees. State governments, Native 

American Tribal governments, Native 

American Tribal Organizations, local 

governments, universities, and 

nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) 

status with the IRS. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

ACF–OGM–SF–PPR–B ................................................................................... 6,000 2 1 12,000 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 12,000. 

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: 45 CFR part 75. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08520 Filed 4–20–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[OMB No. 0970–0506] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Evaluation of Employment Coaching 

for TANF and Related Populations 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) is 

proposing to continue ongoing approved 

data collection activities and add 

additional activities for the sample 

enrolled in the Evaluation of 

Employment Coaching for TANF and 

Related Populations (Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB)#: 0970– 

0506). This includes (1) an extension for 

the previously approved second followup survey data collection; (2) new data 

collection through a third follow-up 

survey; and (3) new data collection 

through follow-up semi-structured 

interviews with management, staff, 

supervisors, and participants. 

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of 

publication. OMB is required to make a 

decision concerning 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 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All 

emailed requests should be identified by 

the title of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: This study is providing 

an opportunity to learn more about the 

potential of coaching to help clients 

achieve self-sufficiency and other 


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desired employment-related outcomes. 

It includes the following employment 

programs: MyGoals for Employment 

Success in Baltimore; MyGoals for 

Employment Success in Houston; 

Family Development and SelfSufficiency program in Iowa; LIFT in 

New York City, Chicago, and Los 

Angeles; Work Success in Utah; and 

Goal4 It! in Jefferson County, Colorado. 

Together, these programs include 

Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families (TANF) agencies and other 

public or private employment programs 

that serve low-income individuals. Each 

site has a robust coaching component 

and the capacity to conduct a rigorous 

impact evaluation. This study is 

providing information on whether 

coaching helps people develop selfregulation skills, obtain and retain jobs, 

advance in their careers, move toward 

self-sufficiency, and improve their 

overall well-being. To meet these 

objectives, this study includes an 

impact and implementation study, as 

approved by OMB. The approved 

impact study initially included two 

follow-up surveys at approximately 9 

months and 21 months, respectively, 

after random assignment. 

This submission, in part, builds on 

the existing impact study, which 

randomly assigned participants to either 

a ‘‘program group,’’ who were paired 

with a coach, or to a ‘‘control group,’’ 

who were not paired with a coach. The 

effectiveness of the coaching will be 

determined by differences between 

members of the program and control 

groups in outcomes such as obtaining 

and retaining employment, earnings, 

measures of self-sufficiency, and 

measures of self-regulation. 

The proposed extension for the 

second follow-up survey data collection 

under OMB #0970–0506 will allow for 

continued follow-up in the evaluation 

sites. The extension is necessary to 

complete the second follow-up survey. 

There are no changes to the previously 

approved information collection. 

Additionally, the proposed new 

information collection through a third 

follow-up survey will provide 

information about participants at least 4 

years after random assignment. This 

activity will provide rigorous evidence 

on whether the coaching interventions 

are effective, for whom, and under what 

circumstances over the longer term. The 

information collected at a later followup point will be used to assess how 

employment coaching might have a 

continued effect on participants long 

after they have left coaching programs. 

This submission also builds on the 

existing implementation study. The 

proposed new information collection 

through follow-up semi-structured 

interviews with management, staff, 

supervisors, and participants under 

OMB #0970–0506 will enable additional 

input from employment coaching 

program staff and participants on the 

processes and perceptions of 

employment coaching. The proposed 

new data collection instruments will 

provide descriptive information about 

how coaches form trusting relationships 

with their participants and other key 

topics that have emerged as important 

in analysis of previously collected study 

data. 

Respondents: Individuals enrolled in 

the Evaluation of Employment Coaching 

for TANF and Related Populations 

study. All participants will be able to 

opt out of participating in the data 

collection activities. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—BURDEN REMAINING FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED INFORMATION COLLECTIONS

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Annual burden 

(in hours) 

Second follow-up survey ................................................................................. 824 1 0.75 618 

Note: Data collection for the second follow-up is expected to be completed within the next year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 618. 

NEW BURDEN REQUESTED

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Annual burden 

(in hours) 

Third follow-up survey .......................................................... 4,239 1 0.75 3,179 1,060 

Semi-structured management interviews ............................ 20 1 1 20 7 

Semi-structured staff and supervisor interviews .................. 40 1 1 40 13 

Semi-structured participant interviews, MyGoals ................ 14 1 2.5 35 12 

Semi-structured participant interviews, LIFT ....................... 7 1 2 14 5 

Semi-structured participant interviews, FaDSS and Goal4 

It! ....................................................................................... 14 1 1.5 21 7 

Note: New data collection is expected to take place over about 3 years. 


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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,104. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 613. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08495 Filed 4–20–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Availability of Program Application 

Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds 

Title: Medicare Improvements for 

Patients and Providers Act: State 

Applications for Medicare Low-Income 

Benefit Programs Enrollment Outreach 

and Assistance. 

Announcement Type: Initial. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CIP– 

MI–22–001. 

Statutory Authority: The Medicare 

Improvements for Patients and 

Providers Act of 2008, as amended by 

the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act of 2010 and reauthorized by 

the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 

2012 (ATRA), Protecting Access to 

Medicare Act of 2014, Medicare Access 

and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, 

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, 

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 

Security Act of 2020, and Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2021. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071. 

Dates: The deadline date for the 

submission of MIPPA Program State 

Plans is 11:59 p.m. ET on June 21, 2022. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The Medicare Improvement for 

Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) 

program supports states through grants 

to provide outreach and assistance to 

Medicare beneficiaries with limited 

incomes and assets to ensure the 

beneficiaries have access to all Medicare 

related benefits available to them. 

MIPPA state grantees help educate 

Medicare beneficiaries about benefit 

programs that help them pay for 

Medicare including the Low-Income 

Subsidy (LIS) program for Medicare Part 

D and the Medicare Savings Programs 

(MSPs). In addition, MIPPA grantees 

provide education on Medicare 

Preventive Services. MIPPA grantees 

provide education through public 

outreach while also providing one-onone assistance to eligible Medicare 

beneficiaries to help them access and 

apply for benefit programs that help 

lower the costs of their Medicare 

premiums and deductibles. 

MIPPA state funding is limited to 

agencies eligible for MIPPA funding: 

• Priority Area 1—State Health 

Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP): 

SHIP grant recipients or (SHIPdesignated state agencies) 

• Priority Area 2—Area Agencies on 

Aging (AAAs): State Units on Aging 

(SUA) (or SUA-designated state 

agencies) 

• Priority Area 3—Aging and Disability 

Resource Centers (ADRCs): Agencies 

that are established ADRCs who have 

received an ACL ADRC COVID grant 

(or designated state agency serving as 

the No Wrong Door lead) 

ACL will accept only one application 

for each Priority Area per state. If an 

agency is eligible for more than one 

MIPPA Priority Area, the agency may 

combine their responses into one 

comprehensive application. 

These funds will allow agencies to 

provide enhanced outreach to eligible 

Medicare beneficiaries regarding their 

preventive, wellness, and limited 

income benefits; application assistance 

to individuals who may be eligible for 

LIS or MSPs; and outreach activities 

covering LIS, MSP, or aimed at 

preventing disease and promoting 

wellness. Applicant plans should go 

above and beyond those regular 

activities planned in response to other 

funding sources. 

II. Award Information 

1. Funding Instrument Type 

These awards will be made in the 

form of grants to agencies for each 

MIPPA Priority Area: 

Priority Area 1—SHIP: Grants to state 

agencies (State Units on Aging or State 

Departments of Insurance) that 

administer the SHIP to provide 

enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare 

beneficiaries regarding their preventive, 

wellness, and limited income benefits; 

application assistance to individuals 

who may be eligible for LIS or MSPs; 

and outreach activities aimed at 

preventing disease and promoting 

wellness. 

Priority Area 2—AAA: Grants to state 

agencies for AAA programs to provide 

enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare 

beneficiaries regarding their preventive, 

wellness, and limited income benefits; 

application assistance to individuals 

who may be eligible for LIS or MSPs; 

and outreach activities aimed at 

preventing disease and promoting 

wellness. 

Priority Area 3—ADRC: Aging and 

Disability Resource Center Programs 

(ADRC): Grants to agencies that are 

established ADRCs to provide outreach 

regarding Medicare Part D benefits 

related to LIS and MSPs, and conduct 

outreach activities aimed at preventing 

disease and promoting wellness. 

2. Anticipated Total Priority Area 

Funding per Budget Period 

ACL intends to make available, under 

this program announcement, grant 

awards for the three MIPPA priority 

areas. Funding will be distributed 

through a formula as identified in 

statute. The amounts allocated are based 

upon factors defined in statute and will 

be distributed to each priority area 

based on the formula. ACL will fund 

total project periods of up to two (2) 

years contingent upon availability of 

federal funds. 

Priority Area 1—SHIP: $15.8 million 

in FY 2022 for state agencies that 

administer the SHIP Program. 

Priority Area 2—AAA: $13.4 million 

in FY 2022 for State Units on Aging for 

Area Agencies on Aging. 

Priority Area 3—ADRC: $4.6 million 

in FY 2022 for agencies that are 

established ADRCs who have received 

an ACL ADRC COVID grant. 

III. Eligibility Criteria and Other 

Requirements 

1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA State 

Grants: 

Priority Area 1—SHIP: Only existing 

SHIP grant recipients or (SHIPdesignated state agencies) are eligible to 

apply. 

Priority Area 2—AAA: Only State 

Units on Aging (SUA) (or SUAdesignated state agencies) are eligible to 

apply. 

Priority Area 3—ADRC: Only agencies 

that are established ADRCs who have 

received an ACL ADRC COVID grant (or 

designated state agency serving as the 

No Wrong Door lead) are eligible to 

apply. 

Eligibility may change if future 

funding is available. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not 

required. 

3. Unique Entity ID: All grant 

applicants must obtain and keep current 

a Unique Entity ID (UEI). On April 4, 

2022, the unique entity identifier used 

across the federal government changed 

from the DUNS Number to the Unique 

Entity ID (generated by SAM.gov). The 

Unique Entity ID is a 12-character 

alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity 

by SAM.gov. The UEI is viewable in 

your SAM.gov entity registration record. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: 

Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs, is not applicable to these 

grant applications. 


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