Administration for Children and Families Generic for Information Collections related to Gatherings

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
SSA - Meeting Reg Generic.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-07-28	Available
Attachment A - ACF Meeting Registration GenIC Submission Form.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-08-12	Available
SSA - Meeting Reg Generic - 2026 revision.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-08-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
281920	Evaluation Surveys for the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning's Practice-Based Coaching Training and Technical Assistance Learning Community	Other-Surveys	New
281919	Head Start Registration Form Questions	Other-Question Bank	New
281918	Community Economic Development Grant Recipient Conference	Other-Registration Qs	New
281917	Registration for National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability Events	Other-Registration Qs	New
281916	Office of Child Care Tribal Cluster Meeting Registration Questions	Other-Registration Qs	New
281914	Office of Child Care Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Training	Other-Registration Qs	New
281913	Office of Child Care State and Territory Administrator's Meeting Registration Questions	Other-Registration Qs	New
281912	Office of Child Care Regional Meeting Registration Questions	Other-Registration Qs	New
281911	Office of Child Care National Tribal Conference Registration Questions	Other-Registration Qs	New
281910	Office of Child Care Events Registration and Post-Event Survey	Other-Registration Qs	New
281909	Child Care Quality and Business Support Center, Events Registration Questions	Other-Registration Qs	New
281908	Fiscal Responsibility Act Outcomes Working Group Interest Form	Other-Form	New
281907	Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Kickoff Meeting Registration	Other-Registration Qs	New
281886	National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Training Registration Information Collection	Other-Registration Qs	New
281885	National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Site Visit Registration Information Collection	Other-Registration Qs	New
281882	National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Policy Academy Meeting and Training Registration Information Collection	Other-Registration Qs	New
281881	National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Learning Exchange Registration Information Collection	Other-Registration Qs	New
281879	National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Grantee Meeting Registration Information Collection	Other-Registration Qs	New
281877	National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Convening Registration Information Collection	Other-Registration Qs	New
281876	National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Convening Attendee Recommendation Information Collection	Other-Registration Qs	New
281875	National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Communities of Practice Registration Information Collection	Other-Registration Qs	New
281874	Children's Bureau's National Child Welfare Center for Innovation and Advancement, Non-Public Event Registration	Other-Registration Qs	New
281873	Administration for Native Americans Registration Form	Other-Registration Qs	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0617	ICR Reference No: 202608-0970-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202607-0970-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: ACF - All Programs
Title: Administration for Children and Families Generic for Information Collections related to Gatherings
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/14/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	168,781	69,000
Time Burden (Hours)	15,897	29,510
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This request is to extend approval of an established umbrella generic clearance for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to request information from potential participants at ACF gatherings, such as meetings or conferences. Example gatherings include large scale conferences, meetings for grantees or contractors, workshops, trainings, poster sessions, and other in-person and virtual gatherings for individuals with interest in ACF programs (clients, researchers, policymakers, etc.), among others. To ensure ACF has adequate information to plan these activities, the Agency must often collect information from potential participants such as basic contact information, preferences for attendance (mode, special requests, etc.), organizational affiliation, feedback about meeting content, etc. Additionally, some activities require ACF to have supplementary information to select the most appropriate participants for attendance according to the type or purpose of a given activity, or to group participants into the most appropriate category or activity during an event. This may include information about poster presentations, speaking panels, training courses, professional perspectives or experiences, etc. In addition, attendees may be asked to submit an application or abstract for prescreening to be selected for attendance. The planning for meetings is most often on a quick timeline and the standard timeline to comply with a full request under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) would inhibit the ability to collect information to inform these activities. Therefore, an umbrella generic is necessary to allow for quick turnaround requests for similar information collections related to these activities. As part of this generic, ACF requests OMB provide a response on individual generic information collections (GenICs) within 5 business days. Note that this generic is for information collected in connection with closed ACF meetings, as information collected in connection with public ACF meetings are not considered “information” under PRA per 44 USC, 5 CFR Ch. 11 (1-1-99 Edition), 1320.3: Definitions

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1310 Name of Law: Social Security Act, Sec. 1110
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 35218	06/10/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 52698	08/14/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 23

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Administration for Native Americans Registration Form
Child Care Quality and Business Support Center, Events Registration Questions
Children's Bureau's National Child Welfare Center for Innovation and Advancement, Non-Public Event Registration
Community Economic Development Grant Recipient Conference
Evaluation Surveys for the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning's Practice-Based Coaching Training and Technical Assistance Learning Community
Fiscal Responsibility Act Outcomes Working Group Interest Form
Head Start Registration Form Questions
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Communities of Practice Registration Information Collection
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Convening Attendee Recommendation Information Collection
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Convening Registration Information Collection
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Grantee Meeting Registration Information Collection
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Learning Exchange Registration Information Collection
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Policy Academy Meeting and Training Registration Information Collection
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Site Visit Registration Information Collection
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Training Registration Information Collection
Office of Child Care Events Registration and Post-Event Survey
Office of Child Care National Tribal Conference Registration Questions
Office of Child Care Regional Meeting Registration Questions
Office of Child Care State and Territory Administrator's Meeting Registration Questions
Office of Child Care Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Training
Office of Child Care Tribal Cluster Meeting Registration Questions
Registration for National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability Events
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Kickoff Meeting Registration

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	168,781	69,000	0	99,781	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,897	29,510	0	-13,613	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This is a request to extend approval of an existing overarching generic clearance and a subset of GenICs that have been approved over the past three years. Burden estimates have been adjusted to reflect estimated new collections over the next three years and burden for ongoing data collections.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $575,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/14/2026

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