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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] 

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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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compliance with federal and 

programmatic regulations and policies. 

To review currently approved PPRs 

under this generic, see: https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAICList?ref_nbr=202206-0970-004. 

Respondents: ACF funding recipients. 

Annual Burden Estimates 

ACF is requesting an increase in 

burden to reflect use over the past 3 

years and anticipated use in the next 3 

years. 

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Total number 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Program Specific PPRs ................................................................................... 800 2.3 5 9,200 

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. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14352 Filed 7–5–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; National Communication 

System for Runaway and Homeless 

Youth, Currently Operated by the 

National Runaway Safeline (NRS) Data 

Collection (New Collection) 

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services 

Bureau, Administration for Children 

and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Family and Youth 

Services Bureau’s (FYSB) Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Division has a 

legislative requirement to fund a 

National Communication System, which 

is currently operated by the National 

Runaway Safeline (NRS). The NRS 

provides information, referral services, 

crisis intervention, and prevention 

resources to vulnerable youth at risk of 

running away and/or becoming 

homeless and their families or legal 

guardians at no cost. When necessary, 

the NRS refers runaway and homeless 

youth to shelters, counseling, medical 

assistance, and other vital services. The 

NRS collects information from all 

contacts with youth and adults 

connecting with the NRS (i.e., parents, 

family members, legal guardians, service 

providers) on a voluntary basis to 

inform crisis services and develop an 

annual report on the information 

collected during calls, chats, emails, and 

forum posts from young people who 

reached out to the NRS’s crisis services. 

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: The NRS is required to 

have a system for collecting and 

analyzing data to report on calls, emails, 

chat, texts, and online messages 

received as well as other information, 

such as prevention resources, referrals, 

demographics, and visitors to the NRS 

website. The NRS must submit monthly 

and semi-annual reports that includes 

the following: 

• Number of calls received, answered, 

and missed. 

• Number of chats, emails, and texts 

received; number of chats, emails, and 

texts answered; and number of chats, 

emails, and texts that were missed and 

did not receive a response, in which the 

users are youth in crisis, runaway 

youth, and youth experiencing 

homelessness. 

• Number of parents, legal guardians, 

and service providers contacting the 

NRS and the type of resources, 

interventions, and technical support/ 

assistance requested and provided. 

• Number and type of prevention 

materials disseminated to communities, 

especially to underserved populations. 

• Number and type of unique visitors 

to the NRS’ website. 

• Information on referrals provided 

and where youth were referred for 

services. 

• Information on the callers’ or users’ 

demographics and where they were 

located when contacting the NRS. 

• Information on the prevention 

materials developed and disseminated 

by the NRS. 

• Information and analysis of the 

latest trends and their impact on 

runaway prevention. 

The NRS will use two online forms, 

one form to collect relevant information 

disclosed during calls, emails, and 

forum posts and a second online form 

to collect information from chats. All 

data will be provided to FYSB in the 

aggregate and no personally identifiable 

data are collected. 

The information collected will allow 

FYSB to better understand the types of 

services needed by youth contacting the 

NRS, as well as to identify outreach and 

prevention strategies to increase the 

visibility of the NRS services among 

youth experiencing housing instability, 

homelessness, youth who runaway, and 

youth in crisis. Additionally, 

The findings from this data collection 

will be included in a required Report to 

Congress to provide accurate 

information on the status of youth in 

crisis and runaway and homeless youth 

nationwide. 

Respondents: Youth and adults who 

contact the National Runaway Safeline 

during calls, chats, emails, and forum 

posts. 


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