Submission for OMB Review; Generic Clearance for Financial Reports Used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (OMB #0970-0510), 14754 [2021-05632]

Download as PDF 14754 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 51 / Thursday, March 18, 2021 / Notices drug benefit is creditable (expected to pay at least as much, on average, as the standard prescription drug plan under Medicare). The disclosure must be provided annually and upon any change that affects whether the coverage is creditable prescription drug coverage. Form Number: CMS–10198; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Individuals and Households, State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 110,217; Number of Responses: 110,217; Total Annual Hours: 9,185. (For questions regarding this collection, contact Tammie Hill at (410) 786–3317.) Dated: March 15, 2021. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2021–05604 Filed 3–17–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Generic Clearance for Financial Reports Used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (OMB #0970–0510) Administration for Children and Families, HHS. ACTION: Request for public comment. AGENCY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes SUMMARY: to extend data collection under the existing overarching generic clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (OMB #0970–0510). There are no changes to the proposed types of information collection or uses of data. DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a decision about 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. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: ACF programs need detailed financial information from recipients that receive federal funds, such as grantees, to monitor various specialized cost categories within each program, to closely manage program activities, and to have sufficient financial information to enable periodic thorough and detailed audits. Information collected through the Federal Financial Report (Standard Form (SF)-425) provides general information, but does not provide program-specific information that is necessary for ACF program office decision making. This generic clearance allows ACF to collect program-specific financial information from mandatory grant programs. Program offices use the information collected under this generic information collection to: • Monitor program operations and prepare technical assistance and guidance, as needed. • Assist in the computation of the grant awards issued to each program’s grantees or annual incentive payments (Child Support Enforcement Program only). • Determine that child support collections are being properly distributed (Child Support Enforcement Program only). • Produce annual financial and statistical reports as may be required by Congress and respond to periodic detailed inquiries from Congress. ACF may require an information collection approved under this generic clearance from funding recipients in order to obtain or retain benefits. Following standard OMB requirements for a generic information collection, ACF will submit a generic information collection request for each individual data collection activity under this generic clearance. Each request will include the individual form(s) and instructions, and a short overview of the proposed purpose and use of the data collected. OMB should review requests within 10 days of submission. Respondents: ACF-funded mandatory grant programs. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Annual burden hours Mandatory Grant Financial Reports ................................................................. 1000 4 10 40,000 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40,000. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Mary B. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. Administration for Children and Families [FR Doc. 2021–05632 Filed 3–17–21; 8:45 am] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4184–79–P Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Child and Family Experiences Survey (FACES) (OMB #0970–0151) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, HHS. ACTION: Request for public comment. AGENCY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:49 Mar 17, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for a new wave of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). 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. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Generic Clearance for Financial 
Reports Used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (OMB #0970-0510)

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes to 
extend data collection under the existing overarching generic clearance 
for Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (OMB #0970-
0510). There are no changes to the proposed types of information 
collection or uses of data.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: ACF programs need detailed financial information from 
recipients that receive federal funds, such as grantees, to monitor 
various specialized cost categories within each program, to closely 
manage program activities, and to have sufficient financial information 
to enable periodic thorough and detailed audits. Information collected 
through the Federal Financial Report (Standard Form (SF)-425) provides 
general information, but does not provide program-specific information 
that is necessary for ACF program office decision making. This generic 
clearance allows ACF to collect program-specific financial information 
from mandatory grant programs.
    Program offices use the information collected under this generic 
information collection to:
     Monitor program operations and prepare technical 
assistance and guidance, as needed.
     Assist in the computation of the grant awards issued to 
each program's grantees or annual incentive payments (Child Support 
Enforcement Program only).
     Determine that child support collections are being 
properly distributed (Child Support Enforcement Program only).
     Produce annual financial and statistical reports as may be 
required by Congress and respond to periodic detailed inquiries from 
Congress.
    ACF may require an information collection approved under this 
generic clearance from funding recipients in order to obtain or retain 
benefits.
    Following standard OMB requirements for a generic information 
collection, ACF will submit a generic information collection request 
for each individual data collection activity under this generic 
clearance. Each request will include the individual form(s) and 
instructions, and a short overview of the proposed purpose and use of 
the data collected. OMB should review requests within 10 days of 
submission.
    Respondents: ACF-funded mandatory grant programs.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours  per     Annual burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Mandatory Grant Financial Reports...........            1000                4               10           40,000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40,000.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-05632 Filed 3-17-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-79-P
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