Formative Data Collections
for ACF Program Support
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
08/04/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2022
07/31/2022
26,103
26,103
29,985
29,985
521,249
521,249
The Formative Data Collections for ACF
Program Support generic was created to allow Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) program offices to learn more about
funded program services, including program or grantee processes and
needs in an effort to improve ACF decision-making and program
support. The generic was approved as a new overarching generic in
July 2019. Since this was a new request, burden estimates were a
best guess at the time. Since approval, ACF program offices have
found the generic to be very useful and there has been a higher
than estimated demand to submit generic information collection
requests. Some of this high demand is due to the unforeseen and
unprecedented situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The
Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support generic has
proved very useful for program offices to collect formative
information about what programs and grantees are doing in response
to the pandemic and to identify needs. Due to the success of this
generic mechanism, ACF is revising the package to update the
estimated number of respondents. There are no changes to the
proposed types of generic information collections (GenICs), the
purpose of the GenICs, or the use of information
collected.
US Code:
42
USC 1310 Name of Law: Social Security Act, SEC. 1110
ACF reached the initially
approved burden estimates for this overarching generic faster than
anticipated. This is due to the usefulness of this tool in general,
and the unforeseen and unprecedented situation created by the
COVID-19 pandemic. The Formative Data Collections for ACF Program
Support generic has proved very useful for program offices to
collect formative information about what programs and grantees are
doing in response to the pandemic and to identify needs. This
request is to increase the burden estimates for this overarching
generic to allow ACF program offices to continue GenICs under this
mechanism.
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.