This information collection was approved on April 29, 2019 (ICR reference number: 201903-0970-006). The information collection contains three instruments, the Program Information Report, Center Location Contacts, and Monthly Enrollment. This nonsubstantive change request is for the Monthly Enrollment instrument. The Monthly Enrollment Instrument is primarily used to determine whether grantees maintain their funded enrollment and is reported as an efficiency measure to congress through the ACF Congressional Budget Justification document on an annual basis.
The monthly enrollment instrument was designed to collect monthly enrollment data during regular in-person operations and was not designed to accommodate enrollment reporting during the current COVID-19 pandemic, which includes a combination of in-person and virtual services. Changes are necessary to the instrument to adequately and accurately collect enrollment data during the pandemic. The changes to the PIR form are non-substantive and are necessary to track updated program operations and enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic including virtual services. Without these changes, it would not be possible to adequately and accurately track enrollment reporting using the existing instrument where programs are providing virtual services.
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:
(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;
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.