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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)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation; Administration for
Children and Families; HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
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 information is required
under 45 CFR 75.342, monitoring and
reporting program performance. The
generic program-specific PPR was
originally approved in January 2017.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
SUMMARY:
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Alternatively, copies can also be
obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written should be identified
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
compliance with Federal and
programmatic regulations and policies.
Respondents: ACF Grantees
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hour
per response
Total burden
hours
Program Specific PPRs ...................................................................................
2,000
2
1
4,000
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4000.
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
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to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
ACTION:
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
AOD intends to reallot funds under
the authority of Section 122(e) and
Section 142(a)(1) of the Development
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 2000, (Pub. L. 106–402) which
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an amount of an allotment to a State for
a period (of a fiscal year or longer) will
not be required by the State during the
period for the purpose for which the
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reallot the amount.’’
AOD will be reallotting FY 2019
funds awarded to the State Council on
Developmental Disabilities (SCDD)
located within the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico. This determination is based
on the limited reported expenditures
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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 comment.
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SUMMARY: This Notice describes the proposal to extend data collection
under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic
Program-Specific 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 information is required under 45 CFR 75.342, monitoring and
reporting program performance. The generic program-specific PPR was
originally approved in January 2017.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(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.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests, emailed or written should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF is primarily a grant-making 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 compliance with
Federal and programmatic regulations and policies.
Respondents: ACF Grantees
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hour per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Specific PPRs....................... 2,000 2 1 4,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4000.
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.
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