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and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve an extension of a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement regarding bid 

guarantees, performance and payment 

bonds, and alternative payment 

protections. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this 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 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

Additionally, submit a copy to GSA 

through https://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions on the site. 

This website provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field or attach a file for 

lengthier comments. 

Instructions: All items submitted 

must cite OMB Control No. 9000–0045, 

Bid Guarantees, Performance and 

Payment Bonds, and Alternative 

Payment Protection. Comments received 

generally will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal and/or business 

confidential information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two-to-three days after 

submission to verify posting. If there are 

difficulties submitting comments, 

contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat 

Division at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marissa Ryba, Procurement Analyst, at 

telephone 314–586–1280, or 

marissa.ryba@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and 

Any Associated Form(s) 

9000–0045, Bid Guarantees, 

Performance and Payment Bonds, and 

Alternative Payment Protection, 

Standard Forms (SF) 24, 25, 25–A, 25– 

B, 34, 35, 273, 274, 275, 1414, 1415, 

1416, and 1418. 

B. Needs and Uses 

This justification supports an 

extension of the expiration date of OMB 

Control No. 9000–0045. This clearance 

covers the information that offerors or 

contractors must submit to comply with 

the following Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) requirements: 

FAR 52.228–1, Bid Guarantee. This 

provision (or clause) requires offerors or 

contractors to furnish a bid guarantee in 

the proper form and amount when a 

performance bond or a performance and 

payment bond is also required. (SF 24, 

Bid Bond; SF 34, Annual Bid Bond). 

FAR 52.228–2, Additional Bond 

Security. This clause requires 

contractors to furnish additional bond 

security under certain circumstances. 

This clause is used both for construction 

and other than construction contracts. 

(SF 1414 Consent of Surety; SF 1415, 

Consent of Surety and Increase of 

Penalty). 

FAR 52.228–13, Alternative Payment 

Protections. This clause requires 

contractors to submit one of the 

payment protections listed in the clause 

by the contracting officer, in 

construction contracts greater than 

$35,000 but not exceeding $150,000. 

FAR 52.228–14, Irrevocable Letter of 

Credit. This clause requires offerors or 

contractors to provide certain 

information when they intend to use an 

irrevocable letter of credit (ILC) in lieu 

of a required bid bond, or to secure 

other types of required bonds such as 

performance and payment bonds. This 

clause is required in solicitations and 

contracts when a bid guarantee, or 

performance bond, or performance and 

payment bonds are required. 

FAR 52.228–15, Performance and 

Payment Bonds-Construction. This 

clause requires contractors to provide 

performance and payment bonds in 

construction contracts exceeding 

$150,000 (SF 25, Performance Bond; SF 

25–A, Payment Bond; SF 25–B, 

Continuation Sheet (for SF’s 24, 25, and 

25–A); SF 273, Reinsurance Agreement 

for a Bonds Statute Performance Bond; 

SF 274, Reinsurance Agreement for a 

Bonds Statute Payment Bond). 

FAR 52.228–16, Performance and 

Payment Bonds-Other Than 

Construction. This clause requires 

contractors to furnish performance and 

payment bonds for other than 

construction contracts exceeding the 

simplified acquisition threshold only in 

certain circumstances. (SF 35, Annual 

Performance Bond; SF 275, Reinsurance 

Agreement in Favor of the United 

States; SF 1416, Payment Bond for 

Other Than Construction Contracts; SF 

1418, Performance Bond for Other Than 

Construction Contracts). 

The bid guarantees, bonds, or 

alternative payment protections are 

retained by the Government until the 

contractor’s obligation is fulfilled. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 6,279. 

Total Annual Responses: 6,279. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,279. 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 87 FR 25487, on 

April 29, 2022. No comments were 

received. 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division, by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0045, Bid Guarantees, 

Performance and Payment Bonds, and 

Alternative Payment Protection. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14319 Filed 7–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES’ 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; State Court Improvement 

Program (OMB # 0970–0307) 

AGENCY: Children’s Bureau, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) is 

requesting a 3-year extension of the 

Court Improvement Program (CIP) 

Program Strategic Plan Template and 

Annual CIP Self-Assessment (Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) #0970– 

0307, expiration November 30, 2022). 

There are minimal updates to the form 

to reflect new legislation as well as to 

support technical assistance. The 

collections are necessary to continue 

operating the program in compliance 

with congressional reauthorization. 

DATES: Comments are 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: The proposed collection 

is a continuation of the current 


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collection and comprised of two 

components. An application including a 

strategic plan and annual selfassessment. The self-assessment reflects 

what the state has done in the prior year 

focusing on its progress and status 

within the change management cycle. 

The strategic plan looks forward to 

those interventions and actions the state 

plans to undertake to address needs or 

buttress strengths they have discovered 

in their assessment activities. Additions 

from the prior approval include 

infrastructural questions around the 

Child and Family Services Reviews 

regarding efforts to engage legal and 

judicial staff and collaborate with the 

child welfare agency. They also include 

overall court structural questions which 

are responsive to requests from grantees 

to facilitate peer connections of 

similarly situated states. The next 

application will be due June 30, 2023. 

Respondents: We anticipate the 

highest state court of every state, the 

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 

the U.S. Virgin Islands to respond. All 

53 jurisdictions currently participate in 

the program. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Annual Self-Assessment .................................................................................. 53 1 40 2,120 

Strategic Plan .................................................................................................. 53 * .20 52 551.20 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: .................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,671.20 

* The full Strategic Plan is completed every 5 years. In years when the Strategic Plan is not completed, respondents may spend minimal time 

updating relevant sections of the Strategic Plan. This is accounted for in the estimate for the Annual Self-Assessment. 

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: 42 U.S.C. 629h. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14343 Filed 7–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Generic Program-Specific 

Performance Progress Report (0970– 

0490) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice describes the 

proposal to extend data collection under 

the Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) Generic ProgramSpecific Performance Progress Report 

(PPR) (0970–0490). This overarching 

generic allows ACF program offices to 

collect performance and progress data 

from recipients and sub-recipients who 

receive funding from ACF under a 

discretionary grant or cooperative 

agreement. This generic mechanism 

provides the opportunity for ACF 

program offices to tailor requests for 

performance and progress data to 

specific funding recipients. No changes 

are proposed to the purpose or use of 

the data collections under this generic, 

but ACF is requesting an increase in 

burden. 

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 is primarily a grantmaking agency that promotes the 

economic and social well-being of 

families, children, individuals and 

communities with partnerships, 

funding, guidance, training and 

technical assistance. Prior to the use of 

this generic program-specific PPR, a 

standard ACF PPR (#0970–0406) was 

used for all ACF discretionary grant and 

cooperative agreement awards for post 

award reporting. Historically, on the 

standard ACF PPR form, ACF required 

grantees to only respond to a common 

set of broad questions, which often 

solicited qualitative or incomplete 

information. This one-size-fits-all 

approach did not adequately collect the 

specific data needed for particular grant 

programs or allow program offices to 

assess continuous quality improvement. 

Different grant programs vary in 

purpose, target population, and 

activities. Therefore, a need for program 

offices to customize performance 

measurements was identified and the 

generic program-specific PPR was 

developed. 

ACF program offices have benefited 

from the ability to create and use a 

program-specific PPR that is more 

effective and includes specific data 

elements that reflects a specific 

program’s indicators, demographics, 

priorities and objectives. 

A generic program-specific PPR that 

can be tailored for program-specific 

needs allows program offices to collect 

useful data in a uniform and systematic 

manner. The reporting format allows 

program offices to gather uniform 

program performance data from each 

grantee, allowing aggregation at the 

program level to calculate outputs and 

outcomes, providing a snapshot and 

allowing for longitudinal analysis. 

Data from a tailored program-specific 

PPR that demonstrates a program’s 

successes and challenges have been 

useful for accountability purposes, such 

as required reports to Congress. 

Moreover, it has been useful for program 

management and oversight, such as 

identifying grantees’ technical 

assistance needs and ensuring 


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