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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Post-expenditure Report.
OMB No.: 0970-0234.
Description: The purpose of this information collection is to (1)
extend the collection of post-expenditure data using the current OMB
approved reporting form (OMB No. 0970-0234) past the current expiration
date of May 31, 2008; and (2) request that States voluntarily use the
post-expenditure report format to estimate expenditures and recipients,
by service category, as part of the required annual intended use plan.
The Social Services Block Grant program (SSBG) provides funds to
assist States in delivering critical services to vulnerable older
adults, persons with disabilities, at-risk adolescents and young
adults, and children and families in the State. Funds are allocated to
the States in proportion to their populations. States have substantial
discretion in their use of funds and may determine what services will
be provided, who will be eligible, and how funds will be distributed
among the various services. State or local SSBG agencies (i.e., county,
city, regional offices) may provide the services or may purchase them
from qualified agencies, organizations or individuals. States report as
recipients of SSBG-funded services any individuals who receive a
service funded in whole or in part by SSBG.
States are required to report their annual SSBG expenditures on a
standard post-expenditure report. This request seeks approval to
continue the use of the current form with no changes. This standard
post-expenditure report form includes a yearly total of adults and
children served and annual expenditures in each of 29 service
categories. The annual report is to be submitted within six months of
the end of the period covered by the report, and must address: (1) The
number of individuals (as well as number of children and number of
adults) who receive services paid for, in whole or in part, with
Federal funds under the SSBG; (2) The amount of SSBG funds spent in
providing each service; (3) The total amount of Federal, State, and
local funds spent in providing each service, including SSBG funds; and
(4) The method(s) by which each service is provided, showing separately
the services provided by public and private agencies. These reporting
requirements can be found at 45 CFR 96.74. Information collected on the
post-expenditure report is analyzed and described in an annual report
on SSBG expenditures and recipients produced by the Office of Community
Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The
information contained in this report is used for program planning and
management. The data establish how SSBG funding is used for the
provision of services in each State to each of many specific
populations of needy individuals.
Federal regulation and reporting requirements for the SSBG also
require each State to develop and submit an annual intended use plan
that describes how the State plans to administer its SSBG funds for the
coming year. This report is to be submitted 30 days prior to the start
of the fiscal year (June 1 if the State operates on a July-June fiscal
year, or September 1 if the State operates on a Federal fiscal year).
No specific format is required for the intended use plan. The intended
use of SSBG funds, including the types of activities to be supported
and the categories and characteristics of individuals to be served,
must be provided. States vary greatly in the information they provide
and the structure of the report. States are required to submit a
revised intended use plan if the planned use of SSBG funds changes
during the year.
In order to provide a more accurate analysis of the extent to which
funds are spent ``in a manner consistent'' with each of the States'
plan for their use, as required by 42 U.S.C. 1397e(a), ACF is
requesting that States voluntarily use the format of the post-
expenditure report form to provide estimates of the amount of
expenditures and the number of recipients by service category, that the
State plans to use SSBG funds to support as part of the intended use
plan. Many States are already using the format of the post-expenditure
report form as part of their pre-expenditure report.
Respondents: States.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Post-Expenditure Report......................... 56 1 110 6,160
Use of Post-Expenditure Report Form as Part of 56 1 2 112
the Intended Use Plan..........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,272.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the
information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and
Families.
Dated: January 15, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-185 Filed 1-18-08: 8:45 am]
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