4184-24-P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of
Community Services Affordable Housing and Supportive
Services Demonstration Data Collection (Office of
Management and Budget #: 0970-0628)
AGENCY:

Office of Community Services, Administration for

Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION:
SUMMARY:

Request for public comments.
The Office of Community Services (OCS),

Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, is requesting an
extension of approval for a recently approved information
collection:

OCS Affordable Housing and Supportive Services

Demonstration (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #:
0970-0628; Expiration Date:

September 30, 2024).

This

information collection was originally approved for 6 months
as an emergency approval.

In addition to extending the

approval, OCS seeks to update the burden estimates to
accommodate an anticipated increase in the number of grant
recipients, as well as to collect additional responses to
several of the instruments.
to approved forms.

OCS also seeks to make updates

DATES:

Comments due [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF

PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].

In compliance with

the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of
the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES:

You can obtain copies of the proposed

collection of information and submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.

Identify all requests by the

title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OCS is seeking to continue

collecting the information requested from grant recipients
under Office of Management and Budget #:

0970-0628.

In

order to determine best practices in the implementation of
supportive services in the affordable housing context and
describe how supportive services help residents to improve
well-being and economic mobility, OCS will engage in the
following activities:
ï‚·

Conducting interviews with program directors and
caseworkers to understand program implementation.

ï‚·

Conducting focus groups with residents to understand
their needs and how the services funded by this grant
impacted their lives.

ï‚·

Administering a self-sufficiency matrix to residents
receiving intensive services to understand the impact
of the program on various domains of well-being.

ï‚·

Conducting a questionnaire with residents to see if
they were able to access more services due to the
funding.

ï‚·

Collecting information from program officers about the
number and types of services/events provided,
aggregate demographics of residents served, partner
organizations and referrals, and how the housing
community was impacted by the grant funding.

ï‚·

Collecting narrative reports from program officers
about the progress of implementation of the program.

This request is to extend the approved collection period to
3 years, which will permit OCS to complete the collection
with current grant recipients as well as future grant
recipients.

With an extended timeline, OCS will request

additional responses for several approved instruments to
observe activities over the course of the full project
period for grant recipients.

The self-sufficiency matrix

and service receipt questionnaires will be administered
every 6 months during the project period.

The semi-annual

report mandatory and optional forms will be required every
6 months, with a final cumulative report.

The quarterly

narrative PPR will be requested every quarter of the
project period.
OCS has developed substantially revised semi-annual report
forms for the mandatory and optional reports to broaden the
measures of service delivery and outcomes to better

accommodate the universe of potential services offered by
future cohorts of grant recipients.

The new mandatory form

combines the direct services and referrals tabs of the
original form into a single tab where grant recipients will
report the number of individuals receiving services through
AHSSD funding and through the organization’s other funding
sources, alongside the information reported about
referrals.

The new optional form broadens the list of

outcome measures that grant recipients can choose to report
for the individuals they serve.

In consideration of the

overall reporting burden for grant recipients, the revised
forms continue to draw upon the service and outcome
categories that grant recipients already use to report
their CSBG-related activities (OMB# 0970-0492).
Additionally, the revised forms request cumulative counts
across the grant period, negating the need for a separate
final report.
Current grant recipients will be able to choose between
using the current forms and the revised forms through the
completion of their current project.

New grant recipients

will be required to use the revised forms.
Respondents:

There will be three types of respondents to

the proposed instruments.

First, the direct beneficiaries,

the clients receiving supportive services, will participate
in the service receipt questionnaire, self-sufficiency
matrix, and focus groups, and they will also provide

information about their characteristics, needs, and
outcomes for the grant recipients’ semi-annual reporting.
Second, the program directors and social services staff
will respond to interview instruments tailored to their
roles.

Grant recipients will also be asked to complete

quarterly PPRs and semi-annual reports to describe their
service delivery activities, and outcomes.
Annual Burden Estimates
Burden estimates show the total number of responses per
respondent over the next 3 years.

The current grant

recipients (9 total) will be able to choose between using
the current forms and the revised forms through the
completion of their current project.

New grant recipients

(9 new recipients estimated) will be required to use the
revised forms.

Interviews with
program
directors
Interviews with
caseworkers

Total
Number of
Responses
Per
Respondent
36

1

12

Focus groups
with residents

1

1.5

25

Self-sufficiency
matrix

3

1.5

4,500

1,500

Service receipt
questionnaire

3

.25

250

4

72

9

3

27

Instrument

Semi-Annual
Report
Mandatory–
original form
Semi-Annual
Report
Mandatory–
revised form

Total
Number of
Respondents

Average
Burden
Hours
Per
Response
1.5

Total
Burden
Hours

Annual
Burden
Hours

9

Semi-Annual
Report Optional–
original form
Semi-Annual
Report Optional–
revised form
PPR Narrative
Report

4

48

6

2

12

6

216

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
Comments:

1,947

The Department specifically requests comments on

(a) whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions
submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Authority:

Section 1110, Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1310

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-12875 Filed: 6/11/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/12/2024]