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OMB Control No:
0970-0531
ICR Reference No:
202104-0970-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202012-0970-013
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
OPRE
Title:
Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
04/13/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/13/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2022
07/31/2022
07/31/2022
Responses
26,103
0
26,103
Time Burden (Hours)
29,985
0
29,985
Cost Burden (Dollars)
521,249
0
521,249
Abstract:
The Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support generic was created to allow Administration for Children and Families (ACF) program offices to learn more about funded program services, including program or grantee processes and needs in an effort to improve ACF decision-making and program support. The generic was approved as a new overarching generic in July 2019. Since this was a new request, burden estimates were a best guess at the time. Since approval, ACF program offices have found the generic to be very useful and there has been a higher than estimated demand to submit generic information collection requests. Some of this high demand is due to the unforeseen and unprecedented situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support generic has proved very useful for program offices to collect formative information about what programs and grantees are doing in response to the pandemic and to identify needs. Due to the success of this generic mechanism, ACF is revising the package to update the estimated number of respondents. There are no changes to the proposed types of generic information collections (GenICs), the purpose of the GenICs, or the use of information collected.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 1310
Name of Law: Social Security Act, SEC. 1110
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 64480
10/13/2020
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 84343
12/28/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
25
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Justification for the Collection of Information for Local Evaluations as part of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP): Promising Youth Programs (PYP) - OCTOBER 2020
Building Capacity to Evaluate Child Welfare Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families (CWCC) Grantee Local Evaluation Plan and Implementation Plan Templates
Collection of Information for Local Evaluations as part of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP): Promising Youth Programs (PYP)
Communications Focus Groups for Remaking the Safety Net
Fathers and Continuous Learning in Child Welfare Project
Feedback on Materials for Father Involvement National Media Campaign
Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Data Collection Plan Template
Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Grant Program Implementation Surveys
Information to Inform the Office of Child Care about Implementation of Child Care Stabilization Grants
Justification for the Collection of Information for Local Evaluations as part of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP): Promising Youth Programs (PYP) - MARCH 2020
Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Program Development
OFA Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)
Office of Early Childhood Development Radical Family Engagement National Stakeholder Meeting
State Department of Education Contacts Form
Strengthening the Implementation of Marriage and Relationship Programs (SIMR)
Strengthening the Implementation of Responsible Fatherhood Programs (SIRF)
Strengthening the Implementation of Responsible Fatherhood Programs (SIRF)
Supporting Partnerships to Advance Research and Knowledge (Project SPARK)
Supporting Working Families: ACF Roundtables on Improving Access to High-Quality Child Care
Survey of Higher Education Instructors to Support the Development of Teaching Materials Based on OPRE's Research and Evaluation
Tribal Continuous Quality Improvement Collaboratives
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Grantee Technical Assistance (TA) Needs Assessment
Using Concept Mapping to Develop a Theory to Describe the Work of the National Domestic Violence Hotline with Family and Friends of Victims/Survivors – Formative Data Collection
Voices of Freedom
Youth Empowerment Information, Data Collection, and Exploration on Avoidance of Sex (IDEAS) – Case Study of Parent Reflections
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
26,103
26,103
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
29,985
29,985
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
521,249
521,249
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
ACF reached the initially approved burden estimates for this overarching generic faster than anticipated. This is due to the usefulness of this tool in general, and the unforeseen and unprecedented situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support generic has proved very useful for program offices to collect formative information about what programs and grantees are doing in response to the pandemic and to identify needs. This request is to increase the burden estimates for this overarching generic to allow ACF program offices to continue GenICs under this mechanism.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$100,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Yes
Agency Contact:
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
04/13/2021
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