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Assurance of Community Representation
on Board of Directors
Applicants other than tribes or Alaska
Native Villages applying for funding must
show that a majority of board members are
representative of a Native American
community to be served. Applicants must
submit documentation that identifies each
board member by name and indicates his/her
affiliation or relationship to at least one of
ANA’s three categories of community
representation, which include: (1) Members
of federally or state-recognized tribes; (2)
persons who are recognized by members of
the eligible Native American community to
be served as having a cultural relationship
with that community; or (3) persons
considered to be Native American as defined
in 45 CFR 1336.10 and Native American
Pacific Islanders as defined in Section 815 of
the Native American Programs Act.
Applicants that do not include this
documentation will be considered nonresponsive, and the application will not be
considered for competition. See Section IV.2.
Project Description, Additional Eligibility
Documentation.
Public agencies serving native peoples
from Guam, American Samoa, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and Tribal Colleges governed by a
board that is separate from the governing
body of a tribe, must include Assurance of
Community Representation from the
governing body of the Tribal College, and not
from the governing body of the Tribe. If the
documentation is not included by the
submission deadline, the application will be
considered unresponsive and will be
disqualified from the competition.
8. Review and Selection Process. ANA
will modify the implementation of the
Review and Selection process, as stated
in all FY 2018 FOAs as follows:
(a) ANA’s commissioner has the
discretion to make all final funding
decisions. In exercising this discretion,
the commissioner includes a list in
Section V.2. Review and Selection
Process of projects that may not be
chosen for funding. For the FY 2018
FOAs, ANA proposes the following:
Additions:
• Projects that have not demonstrated
a community-based strategy as
described in Section I. Program
Description, Key Project Features.
• Projects proposed by national,
regional, and non-local organization that
have not justified their position as the
best applicant organization to address
long term community goals for a local
community. Please see Section I.
Administrative Policies, Prioritized
Funding for Local, Native American
Community Based Organizations.
• Projects proposing activities that
were previously implemented without
Federal Assistance.
Because ANA funding is limited,
ANA proposes adding these items to the
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list in order to align with new language
emphasizing community-based
strategies, and to highlight the priority
for funding these projects. ANA also
wants to ensure that its limited funding
is being used for projects that are not
able to secure other sources of funding
for activities that were being previously
implemented without support from the
Federal Government.
Deletion:
• Projects that provide couples or
family counseling activities that are
medically-based.
ANA has stated in other
administrative policies that it will not
fund human research, or projects that
may cause unintended harm to project
participants. Outside of these
limitations, and in an effort to support
the Native American community’s
ability to determine if these activities
are actually beneficially to achievement
of their long-term goals, ANA will no
longer limit the proposal of projects that
include medically-based couples or
family counseling activities.
9. Native American Preservation and
Maintenance Program. The following
modifications are being proposed to the
‘‘Native American Languages
Preservation and Maintenance,’’ and
‘‘Native American Languages
Preservation and Maintenance Esther
Martinez Immersion’’ FOAs only:
(a) ANA proposes the identification of
language specific outcomes that relate to
one of the following categories:
Language fluency, increased community
member use of language learning
resources; certified language teachers; or
increased capacity to implement a
language program. The categories are
being proposed in order to further
define the outcomes for ANA language
projects, and to support the monitoring
and evaluation of ANA’s language and
preservation program.
(b) ANA will include language in the
FY 2018 FOAs to restate application
requirements included in Section
803C(c)(5–6) of the Native American
Programs Act (NAPA) of 1974. The
requirements are as follows:
(5) if appropriate, an identification of
opportunities for the replication of such
project or the modification of such project for
use by other Native Americans; and
(6) a plan for the preservation of the
products of the Native American language
project for the benefit of future generations of
Native Americans and other interested
persons’’
This language will be added directly as
stated in ANA’s authorizing legislation to
ensure that applications meet the
requirements of NAPA.
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Statutory Authority: Section 814 of the
Native American Programs Act of 1974
(NAPA), as amended.
Kimberly Romaine,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration for
Native Americans.
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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 is to
request approval to: (1) Reinstate and
extend the collection of postexpenditure data using the current OMB
approved Post-Expenditure Reporting
form (OMB No. 0970–0234) with
modification past the current expiration
date of November 30, 2017; (2) propose
8 minor additions to the current PostExpenditure Reporting form; and (3) to
request that grantees continue to
voluntarily submit estimated preexpenditure data using the PostExpenditure Reporting form, as part of
the required annual Intended Use Plan.
The Social Services Block Grant
(SSBG) is authorized under Title XX of
the Social Security Act, as amended,
and is codified at 42 U.S.C § 1397
through § 1397e. SSBG provides funds
to States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
the Virgin Islands, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (hereinafter referred to as States
and Territories or grantees) to assist in
delivering critical services to vulnerable
older adults, persons with disabilities,
at-risk adolescents and young adults,
and children and families. SSBG funds
are distributed to each State and the
District of Columbia based on each
State’s population relative to all other
States. Distributions are made to Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands based
on the same ratio allotted to them in
1981 as compared to the total 1981
appropriation.
Each State or Territory is responsible
for designing and implementing its own
use of SSBG funds to meet the
specialized needs of their most
vulnerable populations. States and
Territories may determine what services
will be provided, who will be eligible,
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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 grantees may purchase
services from qualified agencies,
organizations, or individuals. States and
Territories must administer the SSBG
according to their accepted Intended
Use Plan, along with amendments, and
in conformance with their own
implementing rules and policies. The
Office of Community Services (OCS),
Administration for Children and
Families administers the SSBG.
Annually, grantees are required to
submit a Pre-Expenditure Report and
Intended Use Plan as a prerequisite to
receiving SSBG funds. The PreExpenditure Report must include
information on the types of services to
be supported and the characteristics of
individuals to be served. 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.
Grantees are required to submit a
revised Intended Use Plan and PreExpenditure Report if the planned use
of SSBG funds changes during the year
(42 U.S.C. 1397c).
In order to provide a more accurate
analysis of the extent to which funds are
spent ‘‘in a manner consistent’’ with
each of the grantees’ plan for their use,
as required by 42 U.S.C. 1397e (a), OCS
continues to request that States
voluntarily use the format of the PostExpenditure Reporting form to create
their Pre-Expenditure Report, which
provides estimates of the amount of
expenditures and the number of
recipients, by service category, and is
submitted as part of the grantees’
Intended Use Plan. Most of the States
and Territories are currently using the
format of the Post-Expenditure
Reporting form to report estimated
expenditures and recipients (the PreExpenditure Report), by service
category, as part of their Intended Use
Plan.
On an annual basis, States and
Territories are also required to submit a
Post-Expenditure Report that details
their use of SSBG funds in each of 29
service categories. Grantees are required
to submit their Post-Expenditure Report
within six months of the end of the
period covered by the report. The PostExpenditure Report must address (1)
The number of individuals (including
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
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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; (4) The method(s) by which each
service is provided, showing separately
the services provided by public and
private agencies; and (5) the criteria
applied in determining eligibility for
each service such as income eligibility
guidelines, sliding scale fees, the effect
of public assistance benefits, and any
requirements for enrollment in school or
training programs (45 CFR 96.74a). The
Post-Expenditure Report must also; (1)
indicate if recipient totals are actual or
if the total reported is based on
estimates and/or sampled data; and (2)
use its own definition of child and adult
in reporting the required data (45 CFR
96.74b).
This request seeks approval to
reinstate and continue the use of the
current OMB approved PostExpenditure Reporting form (OMB No.
0970–0234) with modification, for
estimating expenditures and recipients
as part of States’/Territories’ PreExpenditure Reports and for annual
Post-Expenditure Reporting. The
proposed modifications seek to
consolidate information that would be
stored or transmitted elsewhere into the
singular reporting form to allow OCS to
better analyze and provide guidance to
improve States efficiency in grant
administration. These modifications
address the regulations 42 U.S.C. 1397e
and 45 CFR 96.74 cited above by
providing space on the PostExpenditure form to indicate the
required information.
Beginning in 2013, States completed
the current reporting form on the SSBG
Portal. The SSBG Portal is a secure webbased data portal. The SSBG Portal
allows for more efficient data
submission without increasing the
overall burden on States. Until recently,
Territories reported the data on the PostExpenditure Reporting form in
Microsoft Excel and submitted it to
ACF, via email or posted mail. In 2017,
Territories can complete the current
reporting form on the SSBG Portal. The
SSBG Portal provides a user-friendly
means for States and Territories to
submit and access their Pre-Expenditure
and Post-Expenditure and Recipient
Data.
Information collected in the PostExpenditure Reports submitted by
States and Territories 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 grant
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planning and management. The data
establishes how SSBG funding is used
for the provision of services in each
State or Territory.
The data is also analyzed to determine
the performance of States and
Territories in meeting the SSBG
performance measures developed to
meet the requirements of the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA), as amended by the
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 [Pub.
L. 11–352; 31 U.S.C 1115(b)(10)]. GPRA
requires all Federal agencies to develop
measurable performance goals.
The SSBG currently has an
administrative costs efficiency measure
which is intended to decrease the
percentage of SSBG funds identified as
administrative costs in the PostExpenditure Reports [U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Community Services.
(2007, June). Implementing a new
performance measure to enhance
efficiency (Information Memorandum
Transmittal No. 04–2007). Available
from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/
resource/implementing-a-newperformance-measure-to-enhanceefficiency]. The SSBG also implements
a performance measure designed to
ensure that SSBG funds are spent
effectively and efficiently while
maintaining the intrinsic flexibility of
the SSBG as a block grant. The
performance measure assesses the
degree to which States and Territories
spend SSBG funds in a manner
consistent with their intended use, as
required by Federal law [42 U.S.C.
1397e(a); U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Community Services. (2012, February).
Implementation of a new performance
measure (Information Memorandum
Transmittal No. 01–2012). Available
from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/
resource/implementation-of-a-newperformance-measure]. It will be used to
determine how well grantees are doing
overall in minimizing variance between
projected and actual expenditures of
SSBG funds. This program measure
began implementation with FY 2013
data and remains ongoing.
Respondents: The Post-Expenditure
Reporting form and Pre-Expenditure
Report are completed once annually by
a representative of the agency that
administers the Social Services Block
Grant at the State or Territory level.
Respondents include the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as
well as the territories of American
Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and
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the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
Islands.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Post-Expenditure Reporting Form ...................................................................
Use of Post-Expenditure Reporting Form as Part of the Intended Use Plan
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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201.
Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection. Email
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, Email: OIRA_
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Food and Drug Administration
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International Drug Scheduling;
Convention on Psychotropic
Substances; Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs; Ocfentanil,
Carfentanil, Pregabalin, Tramadol,
Cannabidiol, Ketamine, and Eleven
Other Substances; Request for
Comments
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is requesting
interested persons to submit comments
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concerning abuse potential, actual
abuse, medical usefulness, trafficking,
and impact of scheduling changes on
availability for medical use of 17 drug
substances. These comments will be
considered in preparing a response from
the United States to the World Health
Organization (WHO) regarding the abuse
liability and diversion of these drugs.
WHO will use this information to
consider whether to recommend that
certain international restrictions be
placed on these drugs. This notice
requesting comments is required by the
Controlled Substances Act (the CSA).
DATES: Submit either electronic or
written comments by September 13,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered. Electronic comments must
be submitted on or before September 13,
2017. The https://www.regulations.gov
electronic filing system will accept
comments until midnight Eastern Time
at the end of September 13, 2017.
Comments received by mail/hand
delivery/courier (for written/paper
submissions) will be considered timely
if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or
before that date.
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
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responses per
respondent
1
1
Average
burden hours
per response
110
2
Total burden
hours
6,160
112
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for
Written/Paper Submissions): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
submitted to the Dockets Management
Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted, marked and
identified, as confidential, if submitted
as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2017–N–4515 for ‘‘International Drug
Scheduling; Convention on
Psychotropic Substances; Single
Convention on Narcotic Drugs;
Ocfentanil; Furanyl fentanyl (Fu-F);
Acryloylfentanyl (Acrylfentanyl);
Carfentanil; 4-fluoroisobutyrfentanyl (4–
FIBF); Tetrahydrofuranylfentanyl (THF–
F); 4-fluoroamphetamine (4–FA); AB–
PINACA; AB–CHMINACA; 5F–PB–22;
UR–144; 5F–ADB; Etizolam; Pregabalin;
Tramadol; Cannabidiol; Ketamine;
Request for Comments.’’ Received
comments, those filed in a timely
manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed
in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Dockets Management Staff between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
comments only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
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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 is to request approval to: (1)
Reinstate and extend the collection of post-expenditure data using the
current OMB approved Post-Expenditure Reporting form (OMB No. 0970-
0234) with modification past the current expiration date of November
30, 2017; (2) propose 8 minor additions to the current Post-Expenditure
Reporting form; and (3) to request that grantees continue to
voluntarily submit estimated pre-expenditure data using the Post-
Expenditure Reporting form, as part of the required annual Intended Use
Plan.
The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is authorized under Title XX
of the Social Security Act, as amended, and is codified at 42 U.S.C
Sec. 1397 through Sec. 1397e. SSBG provides funds to States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(hereinafter referred to as States and Territories or grantees) to
assist in delivering critical services to vulnerable older adults,
persons with disabilities, at-risk adolescents and young adults, and
children and families. SSBG funds are distributed to each State and the
District of Columbia based on each State's population relative to all
other States. Distributions are made to Puerto Rico, Guam, American
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands based on the same ratio allotted to them in 1981 as compared to
the total 1981 appropriation.
Each State or Territory is responsible for designing and
implementing its own use of SSBG funds to meet the specialized needs of
their most vulnerable populations. States and Territories may determine
what services will be provided, who will be eligible,
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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 grantees may purchase services from qualified agencies,
organizations, or individuals. States and Territories must administer
the SSBG according to their accepted Intended Use Plan, along with
amendments, and in conformance with their own implementing rules and
policies. The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for
Children and Families administers the SSBG.
Annually, grantees are required to submit a Pre-Expenditure Report
and Intended Use Plan as a prerequisite to receiving SSBG funds. The
Pre-Expenditure Report must include information on the types of
services to be supported and the characteristics of individuals to be
served. 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. Grantees are
required to submit a revised Intended Use Plan and Pre-Expenditure
Report if the planned use of SSBG funds changes during the year (42
U.S.C. 1397c).
In order to provide a more accurate analysis of the extent to which
funds are spent ``in a manner consistent'' with each of the grantees'
plan for their use, as required by 42 U.S.C. 1397e (a), OCS continues
to request that States voluntarily use the format of the Post-
Expenditure Reporting form to create their Pre-Expenditure Report,
which provides estimates of the amount of expenditures and the number
of recipients, by service category, and is submitted as part of the
grantees' Intended Use Plan. Most of the States and Territories are
currently using the format of the Post-Expenditure Reporting form to
report estimated expenditures and recipients (the Pre-Expenditure
Report), by service category, as part of their Intended Use Plan.
On an annual basis, States and Territories are also required to
submit a Post-Expenditure Report that details their use of SSBG funds
in each of 29 service categories. Grantees are required to submit their
Post-Expenditure Report within six months of the end of the period
covered by the report. The Post-Expenditure Report must address (1) The
number of individuals (including 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; (4)
The method(s) by which each service is provided, showing separately the
services provided by public and private agencies; and (5) the criteria
applied in determining eligibility for each service such as income
eligibility guidelines, sliding scale fees, the effect of public
assistance benefits, and any requirements for enrollment in school or
training programs (45 CFR 96.74a). The Post-Expenditure Report must
also; (1) indicate if recipient totals are actual or if the total
reported is based on estimates and/or sampled data; and (2) use its own
definition of child and adult in reporting the required data (45 CFR
96.74b).
This request seeks approval to reinstate and continue the use of
the current OMB approved Post-Expenditure Reporting form (OMB No. 0970-
0234) with modification, for estimating expenditures and recipients as
part of States'/Territories' Pre-Expenditure Reports and for annual
Post-Expenditure Reporting. The proposed modifications seek to
consolidate information that would be stored or transmitted elsewhere
into the singular reporting form to allow OCS to better analyze and
provide guidance to improve States efficiency in grant administration.
These modifications address the regulations 42 U.S.C. 1397e and 45 CFR
96.74 cited above by providing space on the Post-Expenditure form to
indicate the required information.
Beginning in 2013, States completed the current reporting form on
the SSBG Portal. The SSBG Portal is a secure web-based data portal. The
SSBG Portal allows for more efficient data submission without
increasing the overall burden on States. Until recently, Territories
reported the data on the Post-Expenditure Reporting form in Microsoft
Excel and submitted it to ACF, via email or posted mail. In 2017,
Territories can complete the current reporting form on the SSBG Portal.
The SSBG Portal provides a user-friendly means for States and
Territories to submit and access their Pre-Expenditure and Post-
Expenditure and Recipient Data.
Information collected in the Post-Expenditure Reports submitted by
States and Territories 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 grant planning and
management. The data establishes how SSBG funding is used for the
provision of services in each State or Territory.
The data is also analyzed to determine the performance of States
and Territories in meeting the SSBG performance measures developed to
meet the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of
1993 (GPRA), as amended by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 [Pub. L.
11-352; 31 U.S.C 1115(b)(10)]. GPRA requires all Federal agencies to
develop measurable performance goals.
The SSBG currently has an administrative costs efficiency measure
which is intended to decrease the percentage of SSBG funds identified
as administrative costs in the Post-Expenditure Reports [U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Office of Community Services. (2007, June). Implementing
a new performance measure to enhance efficiency (Information Memorandum
Transmittal No. 04-2007). Available from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/resource/implementing-a-new-performance-measure-to-enhance-efficiency].
The SSBG also implements a performance measure designed to ensure that
SSBG funds are spent effectively and efficiently while maintaining the
intrinsic flexibility of the SSBG as a block grant. The performance
measure assesses the degree to which States and Territories spend SSBG
funds in a manner consistent with their intended use, as required by
Federal law [42 U.S.C. 1397e(a); U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community
Services. (2012, February). Implementation of a new performance measure
(Information Memorandum Transmittal No. 01-2012). Available from
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/resource/implementation-of-a-new-performance-measure]. It will be used to determine how well grantees
are doing overall in minimizing variance between projected and actual
expenditures of SSBG funds. This program measure began implementation
with FY 2013 data and remains ongoing.
Respondents: The Post-Expenditure Reporting form and Pre-
Expenditure Report are completed once annually by a representative of
the agency that administers the Social Services Block Grant at the
State or Territory level. Respondents include the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as the territories of
American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and
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the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
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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Post-Expenditure Reporting Form................. 56 1 110 6,160
Use of Post-Expenditure Reporting Form as Part 56 1 2 112
of the Intended Use Plan.......................
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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 Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email
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, Email:
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17098 Filed 8-11-17; 8:45 am]
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