Proposed Information Collection Activity: Administration for Children and Families Congressionally Directed Community Projects-Universal Project Description, 74153 [2022-26304]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Administration for Children and Families

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 74153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26304]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Administration for 
Children and Families Congressionally Directed Community Projects--
Universal Project Description

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting approval of the ACF Congressionally Directed Community 
Projects--Universal Project Description (CDCP-UPD). This new 
information collection is proposed to collect information from 
recipients of ACF Congressionally Directed funds. A Congressional 
Directive is an authorization act or appropriations act that requires 
ACF to make an award(s) to a named recipient(s) for a particular 
program, project, activity, or geographic area(s).

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.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing 
[email protected]. Identify all requests by the title of 
the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: CDCP recipients are identified 
annually by Congress through Appropriations for ACF. The CDCP-UPD will 
provide standard language and sections available for use by ACF program 
offices to solicit the required project description and project budget 
information from recipients of CDCP projects. Applications are required 
for CDCP as prescribed by HHS regulations 45 CFR 75.203. In addition to 
the information required by regulation, the CDCP-UPD will provide a 
selection of text options for the program offices to communicate the 
application requirements to the recipients, as required by 45 CFR 
75.203.
    The CDCP-UPD gathers information regarding the CDCP recipients' 
identified outcomes, project activities, timeline, organizational 
capacity, and budget and budget justification. The CDCP-UPD ensures 
sufficient information is obtained to assess risk, identify needs for 
technical assistance and monitoring, and address other requirements of 
Congress, ACF, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office 
of Management and Budget, and funding and statutory regulation.
    Respondents: The CDCP recipients are identified annually for 
funding under a Congressional Directive. In Fiscal Year 2022, there 
were 39 CDCP recipients identified for ACF funding. It is estimated 
that 200 CDCP recipients will be identified annually in future ACF 
appropriations.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                          Annual Number of
                                       Annual Number of    responses per      Average burden
       Information instrument            respondents     respondent (total   per response (in    Average annual
                                         (total over        over request          hours)       burden (in hours)
                                       request period)        period)
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Congressionally Directed Community                  200                  1                 30              6,000
 Project--Uniform Project
 Description (CDCP-UPD).............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6000.
    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.
    Authority: Social Security Act section 1110 [42 U.S.C. 1310].

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-26304 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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