[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6797-6798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2555]
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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:
Content Changes:
The 60-day Federal Register Notice published on October 22, 2010
(Federal Register Vol. 75, No. 204, pages 65352-65353) proposed to
continue the use of the current post-expenditure reporting form with
one change. The proposed change was a modification of the column
titled, Expenditures of All Other Federal, State, and Local Funds of
Part A of the form. States would have been required to report the same
information as on the current OMB-approved post expenditure reporting
form in a slightly different format.
The column currently requires States to provide data on the total
amount of Federal, State, and local funds spent in providing each
service. The proposed modification would have separated this column
into two subcolumns. One subcolumn would have required States to report
expenditures of Federal funds used to support each service. The second
subcolumn would have required States to report expenditures of State
and local funds used to support each service. The instructions for the
post-expenditure reporting form would have been revised to reflect this
modification.
Based on feedback from several States, it was decided not to
proceed with this proposed change. Therefore, the current request seeks
approval to continue using the current OMB approved post-expenditure
reporting form (OMB No. 09700834)
Description:
Purpose: To request approval to: (1) Extend the collection of post-
expenditure data using the current OMB approved post-expenditure
reporting form (OMB No. 0970-0234) past the current expiration date of
July 31, 2011; (2) request that States voluntarily use the post-
expenditure reporting form 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. 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 in a
postexpenditure report, using the current OMB approved post-expenditure
reporting form. The current 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 (including 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.
This request seeks approval to continue the use of the current
postexpenditure reporting form with no changes. Information collected
in the postexpenditure reports submitted by States 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
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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 USC 1397e(a), we are requesting
that States voluntarily use the format of the post-expenditure
reporting 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 reporting form as
part of their intended use plan.
Respondents:
The post-expenditure reporting form and intended use plan are
completed once annually by a representative of the agency that
administers the Social Services Block Grant at the State level in each
State.
Respondents:
State Governments
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 Reporting Form................. 56 1 110 6,160
Use of Post-Expenditure Reporting Form as Part 56 1 2 112
of the Intended Use Plan.......................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 6,272
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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: [email protected].
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-
395-7285, E-mail: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for
the Administration for Children and Families.
Dated: January 31, 2011.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-2555 Filed 2-7-11; 8:45 am]
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