Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-196P, TANF Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund (PEAF) Financial Report for States, Territories and Tribes (0970-0510), 50361-50362 [2021-19459]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review; Child
Care Improper Payments Data
Collection Instructions; (OMB #0970–
0323)
Office of Child Care,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families is proposing
revisions to an approved information
collection Child Care Improper
Payments Data Collection Instructions
(OMB #0970–0323, expiration 10/31/
2021). There are minor changes
requested to the form.
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
SUMMARY:
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: Section 2 of the Payment
Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA)
provides for estimates and reports of
improper payments by federal agencies.
Subpart K of 45 CFR, Part 98 of the
Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF) requires states to prepare and
submit a report of errors occurring in
the administration of CCDF grant funds
once every 3 years.
The Office of Child Care (OCC) is
completing the fifth 3-year cycle of case
record reviews to meet the requirements
for reporting under PIIA. The current
data collection forms and instructions
expire October 31, 2021. As part of the
renewal process, OCC has revised the
document with minor changes that do
not change the methodology, but
provide respondents with additional
guidance, clarification, and support to
facilitate completeness and accuracy of
the required data submissions.
Clarifying language and a question
have been added to the revised
50361
document to support Lead Agencies that
administer all or part of the CCDF
program through other governmental or
non-governmental agencies to include
the following:
• In Section 1 Introduction on page 2,
a subsection ‘‘Considerations for
Administering CCDF Through Other
Agencies’’ was added to describe how
Lead Agency responsibilities in
administering the CCDF program
through other entities apply to the error
rate review process.
• In Section III Creating the Sampling
Decisions, Assurances, and Fieldwork
Preparation Plan on page 11, and the
Sampling Decisions, Assurances, and
Fieldwork Preparation Plan Report
template (Attachment 1), a new item
was added at Item 3g Case Review
Logistics to request information about
how a Lead Agency accesses documents
stored by other entities if part of
eligibility is determined by the other
entity.
OCC is particularly interested in
feedback about the clarity of these
instructions and the ease and accuracy
with which respondents can provide
information on accessing documents
stored by other entities.
Respondents: State grantees, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
Total number
of responses
per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per
response
Total burden
hours
Annual burden
hours
Sampling Decisions, Assurances, and Fieldwork Preparation Plan ...........................................................................
Record Review Worksheet ..................................................
State Improper Payments Report ........................................
Corrective Action Plan .........................................................
52
52
52
5
1
276
1
a2
106
6.33
639
156
5,512
90,848
33,228
1,560
1,837
30,283
11,076
520
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours .........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
43,716
a The
total number of responses per respondent ranges from one to three, depending on how long it takes respondents to reduce the Improper
Payment Rate to below the threshold. Respondents submit a Corrective Action Plan that covers a 1-year period; at the end of each year, if respondents have not reduced the Improper Payment Rate to below the threshold, they submit a new Corrective Action Plan for the following year.
An average of two responses per respondent is used to calculate annual burden estimates.
(Authority: 45 CFR part 98, subpart K)
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; ACF–196P, TANF Pandemic
Emergency Assistance Fund (PEAF)
Financial Report for States, Territories
and Tribes (0970–0510)
Office of Family Assistance,
Administration for Children and
Families, Health and Human Services
(HHS).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Request for public comment.
The Administration for
Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of
Family Assistance plans to submit a
generic information collection (GenIC)
request under the umbrella generic:
Generic Clearance for Financial Reports
used for ACF Mandatory Grant
Programs (0970–0510). This request
includes a reporting form and associated
instructions for financial information to
be completed by grant recipients of
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Pandemic Emergency
SUMMARY:
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Assistance Funding authorized by the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
DATES: Comments due within 14 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 and below.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
submitted by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF programs require
detailed financial information from their
grantees that allows ACF 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. The Generic Clearance for
Financial Reports used for ACF
Mandatory Grant Programs allows ACF
programs to efficiently develop and
receive approval for financial reports
that are tailored to specific funding
recipients and the associated needs of
the program. For more information
about the umbrella generic, see: https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=2021080970-002.
This specific GenIC applies to all
state, territory, and tribal grantees
awarded TANF Pandemic Emergency
Assistance Funding as authorized by the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub.
L. 117–2). Section 403(c)(6)(A) of the
Social Security Act was augmented by
the passage of Public Law 117–2 with
this opportunity for funding to provide
non-recurrent, short term benefits and
associated administrative costs to
supplement, but not supplant, other
federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local
funds in meeting the emergency needs
of recipients. These federal funds will
serve as payment for expenditures
incurred from April 1, 2021, to
September 30, 2022, and if available,
any unspent funds will be reallotted and
available for expenditure for another 12
months.
All grantees must complete reporting
once a year in accordance with Office of
Family Assistance program policy
governing the administration of PEAF
Statute. The accompanying instructions
and terms and conditions of the grant
will provide guidance and assist
grantees with this requirement.
Respondents: States, Territories,
Tribes, and Tribal Consortia awarded
TANF Pandemic Emergency Assistance
Funding funds authorized by the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Title of information collection
Number of
respondents
Annual
frequency
of responses
Hourly
burden per
response
Annual
hourly
burden
ACF–196P .......................................................................................................
137
1
6
822
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 822.
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 14 days of this publication.
Authority: Pub. L. 117–2; Section
403(c)(6)(A) of the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
considered for nomination to the
committee as later vacancies occur.
Food and Drug Administration
ADDRESSES:
[Docket No. FDA–2018–N–3263]
Request for Nominations for Voting
Members on a Public Advisory
Committee; the Tobacco Products
Scientific Advisory Committee
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is requesting
nominations for members to serve on
the Tobacco Products Scientific
Advisory Committee, in the Center for
Tobacco Products. FDA seeks to include
the views of women and men, members
of all racial and ethnic groups, and
individuals with and without
disabilities on its advisory committees
and, therefore encourages nominations
of appropriately qualified candidates
from these groups.
DATES: Nominations received on or
before November 8, 2021 will be given
first consideration for membership on
the Tobacco Products Scientific
Advisory Committee. Nominations
received after November 8, 2021 will be
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All nominations for
membership should be sent
electronically by logging into the FDA
Advisory Nomination Portal: https://
www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/
FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm.
Information about becoming a member
on an FDA advisory committee can also
be obtained by visiting FDA’s website
by using the following link: https://
www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/
default.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regarding all nomination questions for
membership, the primary contact is:
Serina Hunter-Thomas, Office of
Science, Center for Tobacco Products,
Food and Drug Administration, Center
for Tobacco Products, Document
Control Center, Bldg. 71, Rm. G335,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver
Spring, MD 20993–0002, 1–877–287–
1373 (choose Option 5), email: TPSAC@
fda.hhs.gov.
FDA is
requesting nomination for voting
members on the Tobacco Products
Scientific Advisory Committee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-196P, TANF Pandemic
Emergency Assistance Fund (PEAF) Financial Report for States,
Territories and Tribes (0970-0510)
AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and
Families, Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of
Family Assistance plans to submit a generic information collection
(GenIC) request under the umbrella generic: Generic Clearance for
Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (0970-0510).
This request includes a reporting form and associated instructions for
financial information to be completed by grant recipients of Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pandemic Emergency
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Assistance Funding authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
DATES: Comments due within 14 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 and below.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be submitted by emailing
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF programs require detailed financial information
from their grantees that allows ACF 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. The Generic Clearance for Financial
Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs allows ACF programs to
efficiently develop and receive approval for financial reports that are
tailored to specific funding recipients and the associated needs of the
program. For more information about the umbrella generic, see: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=202108-0970-002.
This specific GenIC applies to all state, territory, and tribal
grantees awarded TANF Pandemic Emergency Assistance Funding as
authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2).
Section 403(c)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act was augmented by the
passage of Public Law 117-2 with this opportunity for funding to
provide non-recurrent, short term benefits and associated
administrative costs to supplement, but not supplant, other federal,
state, tribal, territorial, or local funds in meeting the emergency
needs of recipients. These federal funds will serve as payment for
expenditures incurred from April 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022, and if
available, any unspent funds will be reallotted and available for
expenditure for another 12 months.
All grantees must complete reporting once a year in accordance with
Office of Family Assistance program policy governing the administration
of PEAF Statute. The accompanying instructions and terms and conditions
of the grant will provide guidance and assist grantees with this
requirement.
Respondents: States, Territories, Tribes, and Tribal Consortia
awarded TANF Pandemic Emergency Assistance Funding funds authorized by
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual
Title of information collection Number of frequency of Hourly burden Annual hourly
respondents responses per response burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACF-196P.................................... 137 1 6 822
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 822.
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 14 days of this publication.
Authority: Pub. L. 117-2; Section 403(c)(6)(A) of the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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