[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86342-86343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25139]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Administration for
Native Americans Project Outcome Assessment Survey (Office of
Management and Budget #: 0970-0379)
AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans, 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 a 3-year extension of the Administration for Native
Americans Project Outcome Assessment Survey (OMB #: 0970-0379,
expiration 6/30/2025). The survey was revised based on a review by the
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and feedback from grantees,
which identified some data elements that could be eliminated and areas
that could be clarified.
DATES: Comments due December 30, 2024. 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: The information collected by the Project Outcome
Assessment Survey is needed for two main reasons--(1) to collect
crucial information required to report on ANA's established Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) measures and (2) to properly abide
by ANA's congressionally mandated statute (42 U.S.C. 2991 et seq.)
found within the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended,
which states that ANA will evaluate projects assisted through ANA grant
dollars ``including evaluations that describe and measure the impact of
such projects, their effectiveness in achieving stated goals, their
impact on related programs, and their structure and mechanisms for
delivery of services.'' The survey information is requested once at the
end of a project grant period. The information collected with this
survey will fulfill ANA's statutory requirement and will also serve as
an important planning and performance tool for ANA.
There are minor revisions proposed to the survey to align with
ANA's current requirements of grant recipients and eliminate
duplicative data elements.
Respondents: Tribal Governments, Native American nonprofit
organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.
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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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ANA Project Outcome Assessment Survey....... 85 1 6 510
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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: 42 U.S.C. 2992.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-25139 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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