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Annual and 54th Month Evaluation
Annual and 54th month evaluation
criteria are specifically defined in
Attachment J–10, ‘‘Annual and 54th
Month Evaluation Criteria Measures
Table,’’ of the BFCC–QIO SOW; the
criteria for evaluating each deliverable
are identified in Section F
(‘‘Deliverables or Performance’’) of the
11th SOW. Further, the Contracting
Officer will use the Contractor
Performance Assessment Reporting
System (CPARS) criteria in performing
evaluations: Quality, Schedule/
Timeliness, Cost/Price Control, Business
Relations, Management, and Small
Business. Performance on the evaluation
criteria defined in Attachment J–10 will
be considered for assessment of the
Quality sub-factor for the CPARS
assessment.
Overall Contract Evaluation
The results of the annual (12, 24, 36,
48th month) and 54th month evaluation
periods, in addition to ongoing
monitoring activities, will be used to
determine how the contractor performed
on the overall contract. If we choose, we
may notify the BFCC–QIO of our
intention not to renew the BFCC–QIO
contract and inform the BFCC–QIO of
their rights under the current statute.
Any failure at one or more of the
annual or 54th month evaluations for
any Task may result in the BFCC–QIO
receiving an adverse past performance
evaluation. Further, failure may impact
on the BFCC–QIO’s ability to continue
similar work in or eligibility for future
QIO Program awards.
We reserve the right at any point,
prior to the notification of our intent not
to renew the contract, to revise
measures or adjust the expected
minimum thresholds for satisfactory
performance or remove criteria from a
Task evaluation protocol for any reason,
including, but not limited to, data
gathered based on experience with the
amount of improvement achieved
during the contract cycle or in pilot
projects currently in progress,
information gathered through evaluation
of the BFCC–QIO performance overall,
or any unforeseen circumstances.
Further, in accordance with standard
contract procedures, we reserve the
right at any time to discontinue all or
part of one or more Tasks for one or
more states or territories in the QIO area
or any other part of this contract,
regardless of BFCC–QIO performance on
the Task.
Dated: June 3, 2014.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
IV. Collection of Information
Requirements
Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families/National Directory of New
Hires Match Results Report.
OMB No.: 0970–0311.
This document does not impose
information collection and
recordkeeping requirements.
Consequently, it need not be reviewed
by the Office of Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
V. Response to Comments
Because of the large number of public
comments we normally receive on
Federal Register documents, we are not
able to acknowledge or respond to them
individually. We will consider all
comments we receive by the date and
time specified in the DATES section of
this preamble, and, when we proceed
with a subsequent document, we will
respond to the comments in the
preamble to that document.
VI. Regulatory Impact Statement
In accordance with the provisions of
Executive Order 12866, this notice was
not reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Description
Section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security
Act (the Act) allows for matching
between the National Directory of New
Hires (maintained by the Federal Office
of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE))
and State TANF Agencies for purposes
of carrying out responsibilities under
programs funded under part A of Title
IV of the Act. To assist OCSE and the
Office of Family Assistance (OFA) in
measuring savings to the TANF program
attributable to the use of NDNH data
matches, the State TANF Agencies have
agreed to provide OCSE with a written
description of the performance outputs
and outcomes attributable to the State
TANF Agency’s use of NDNH match
results. This information will help
OCSE demonstrate how the NDNH
supports the OCSE’s mission and
strategic goals.
Respondents
State TANF Agencies
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 27.20.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
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comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. Email address: inforcollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
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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)
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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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: State High Performance Bonus
System (HPBS) Transmission File
Layouts for HPBS Work Measures
OMB No.: 0970–0230
Description: There is no longer a High
Performance Bonus associated with this
information collection. The Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–171)
eliminated the funding for the High
Performance Bonus (HPB), but we are
still requesting that States continue to
submit data necessary to calculate the
work measures previously reported
under the HPB.
Specifically, The TANF program was
reauthorized under the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005. The statute
eliminated the funding for the HPB
under section 403(a)(4). Nevertheless
the Department is required under
section 413(d) to annually rank State
performance in moving TANF recipients
into private sector employment. We are,
therefore, requesting that States
continue to transmit monthly files of
adult TANF recipients necessary to
calculate the work measures
performance data. To the extent States
do not provide the requested
information, we will extract the
matching information from the TANF
Data Report. This may result in
calculation of the work performance
measures based on sample data, which
would provide us less precise
information on States’ performance.
The Transmission File Layouts form
provides the format that States will
continue to use for the quarterly
electronic transmission of monthly data
on TANF adult recipients. States that
have separate TANF–MOE files on these
programs are also requested to transmit
similar files. We are not requesting any
changes to the Transmission File
Layouts form.
Respondents: Respondents may
include any of the 50 States, the District
of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total
burden hours
State High Performance Bonus System (HPBS) Transmission File Layouts
for HPBS Work Measures ............................................................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,008.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address: infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
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
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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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Head Start Performance
Information Report.
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OMB No.: 0970–0427.
Description: The Office of Head Start
within the Administration for Children
and Families, United States Department
of Health and Human Services, is
proposing to renew authority to collect
information using the Head Start
Program Information Report, monthly
enrollments, contacts, locations, and
reportable conditions. All information is
collected electronically through the
Head Start Enterprise System (HSES).
The PIR provides information about
Head Start and Early Head Start services
received by the children and families
enrolled in Head Start programs. The
information collected in the PIR is used
to inform the public about these
programs, to make periodic reports to
Congress about the status of children in
Head Start programs as required by the
Head Start Act, and to assist the
administration and training/technical
assistance of Head Start programs.
Respondents: Head Start and Early
Head Start program grant recipients.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/National Directory
of New Hires Match Results Report.
OMB No.: 0970-0311.
Description
Section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (the Act) allows for
matching between the National Directory of New Hires (maintained by the
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)) and State TANF
Agencies for purposes of carrying out responsibilities under programs
funded under part A of Title IV of the Act. To assist OCSE and the
Office of Family Assistance (OFA) in measuring savings to the TANF
program attributable to the use of NDNH data matches, the State TANF
Agencies have agreed to provide OCSE with a written description of the
performance outputs and outcomes attributable to the State TANF
Agency's use of NDNH match results. This information will help OCSE
demonstrate how the NDNH supports the OCSE's mission and strategic
goals.
Respondents
State TANF Agencies
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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TANF/NDNH Match Results Report.............. 40 4 0.17 27.20
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27.20.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: inforcollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
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)
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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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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