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OMB Control No:
0970-0604
ICR Reference No:
202301-0970-011
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
OPRE
Title:
Administration for Children and Families Congressionally Directed Community Projects (CDCP) Uniform Project Description (UPD)
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
03/07/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/02/2023
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
03/31/2026
36 Months From Approved
Responses
300
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
9,000
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
In 2022, the Appropriation Committee invited Congress to submit projects that would address community needs, to be incorporated as Congressional Directives in Appropriations. A Congressional Directive is an authorization act or appropriations act that requires The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make an award(s) to a named recipient(s) for a particular program, project, activity, or geographic area(s). Congressional Directive awards are also defined as discretionary awards made under the Congressional Directive language. (HHS Grants Policy Administration Manual (GPAM); Terms and Working Conditions; GPAM, Part E, Chapter 1(151)). HHS (through Transmittal Notice OG-2022-02 revised April 22, 2022) indicated that “objective or merit review and scoring is not required for these grants (see GPAM Part F. Chapter 2). HHS Awarding agencies may choose to conduct a review and must conduct a pre-award risk evaluation used for similar discretionary programs in accordance with 45 CFR 75.205. HHS awarding agencies should also ensure applications are of a significant enough completeness and quality to ensure the recipient can be held accountable for achieving the goals of the project.” The CDCP-UPD provides 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 grants 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 C.F.R. § 75.203. The CDCP-UPD ensures sufficient information is obtained to assess risk, identify needs for technical assistance (TA) and monitoring, and address other requirements of Congress, ACF, HHS, the Office of Management and Budget, and funding and statutory regulation. The funds have been designated by Congress for each CDCP recipient organization; therefore no competitive grant review is required for the CDCP applications. However, each application does undergo review. The CDCP application is needed to gather the information to reduce funding risks, confirm the identity of the recipient organizations, communicate essential information about relevant statutory and funding regulations, and finalize the awards. The CDCP-UPD is fundamental to ACF’s process to ensure minimum risk and meet statutory and regulatory requirements to allow award. The CDCP-UPD will provide the ability to select the appropriate standard language for the application guidance for the recipients. The CDCP-UPD will reduce the burden to applicants as the application will only include relevant sections for the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In addition, it provides for consistency and clarity in the application process.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 117 - 328 203
Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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:
87 FR 74153
12/02/2022
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 6741
02/01/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Uniform Project Description (UPD)
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
300
0
0
300
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
9,000
0
0
9,000
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
This is a new collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$11,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Andrew McDowell 919 888-2655 andrew.mcdowell@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:
02/02/2023
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