3728 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 22, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Social Services Block Grant 

(SSBG) Post-expenditure Report. 

OMB No.: 0970–0234. 

Description: The purpose of this 

information collection is to (1) extend 

the collection of post-expenditure data 

using the current OMB approved 

reporting form (OMB No. 0970–0234) 

past the current expiration date of May 

31, 2008; and (2) request that States 

voluntarily use the post-expenditure 

report format to estimate expenditures 

and recipients, by service category, as 

part of the required annual intended use 

plan. 

The Social Services Block Grant 

program (SSBG) provides funds to assist 

States in delivering critical services to 

vulnerable older adults, persons with 

disabilities, at-risk adolescents and 

young adults, and children and families 

in the State. Funds are allocated to the 

States in proportion to their 

populations. States have substantial 

discretion in their use of funds and may 

determine what services will be 

provided, who will be eligible, and how 

funds will be distributed among the 

various services. State or local SSBG 

agencies (i.e., county, city, regional 

offices) may provide the services or may 

purchase them from qualified agencies, 

organizations or individuals. States 

report as recipients of SSBG-funded 

services any individuals who receive a 

service funded in whole or in part by 

SSBG. 

States are required to report their 

annual SSBG expenditures on a 

standard post-expenditure report. This 

request seeks approval to continue the 

use of the current form with no changes. 

This standard post-expenditure report 

form includes a yearly total of adults 

and children served and annual 

expenditures in each of 29 service 

categories. The annual report is to be 

submitted within six months of the end 

of the period covered by the report, and 

must address: (1) The number of 

individuals (as well as number of 

children and number of adults) who 

receive services paid for, in whole or in 

part, with Federal funds under the 

SSBG; (2) The amount of SSBG funds 

spent in providing each service; (3) The 

total amount of Federal, State, and local 

funds spent in providing each service, 

including SSBG funds; and (4) The 

method(s) by which each service is 

provided, showing separately the 

services provided by public and private 

agencies. These reporting requirements 

can be found at 45 CFR 96.74. 

Information collected on the postexpenditure report is analyzed and 

described in an annual report on SSBG 

expenditures and recipients produced 

by the Office of Community Services 

(OCS), Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF). The information 

contained in this report is used for 

program planning and management. The 

data establish how SSBG funding is 

used for the provision of services in 

each State to each of many specific 

populations of needy individuals. 

Federal regulation and reporting 

requirements for the SSBG also require 

each State to develop and submit an 

annual intended use plan that describes 

how the State plans to administer its 

SSBG funds for the coming year. This 

report is to be submitted 30 days prior 

to the start of the fiscal year (June 1 if 

the State operates on a July–June fiscal 

year, or September 1 if the State 

operates on a Federal fiscal year). No 

specific format is required for the 

intended use plan. The intended use of 

SSBG funds, including the types of 

activities to be supported and the 

categories and characteristics of 

individuals to be served, must be 

provided. States vary greatly in the 

information they provide and the 

structure of the report. States are 

required to submit a revised intended 

use plan if the planned use of SSBG 

funds changes during the year. 

In order to provide a more accurate 

analysis of the extent to which funds are 

spent ‘‘in a manner consistent’’ with 

each of the States’ plan for their use, as 

required by 42 U.S.C. 1397e(a), ACF is 

requesting that States voluntarily use 

the format of the post-expenditure 

report form to provide estimates of the 

amount of expenditures and the number 

of recipients by service category, that 

the State plans to use SSBG funds to 

support as part of the intended use plan. 

Many States are already using the 

format of the post-expenditure report 

form as part of their pre-expenditure 

report. 

Respondents: States. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Post-Expenditure Report ................................................................................. 56 1 110 6,160 

Use of Post-Expenditure Report Form as Part of the Intended Use Plan ...... 56 1 2 112 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,272. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Administration, Office of Information 

Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: 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. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–6974, 

Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Dated: January 15, 2008. 

Janean Chambers, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–185 Filed 1–18–08: 8:45 am] 

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