Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Administration for Children and Families Generic for Information Collections Related to Gatherings

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0617] Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Administration for Children and Families Generic for Information Collections Related to Gatherings AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Request for public comments. SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of an approved generic clearance to request information from potential participants at ACF gatherings, such as meetings or conferences. The current expiration date is September 30, 2026. Burden estimates have been updated to reflect agency plans over the next three years. DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. ADDRESSES: The public may view and comment on this information collection request at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202608-0970-004. You can also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed requests by the title of the information collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: ACF hosts a variety of gatherings for many different purposes. This may 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 additional information to have the means 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 these gatherings is often on a quick timeline, request similar information, are low burden and don't raise substantive or policy issues. Therefore, ACF established an umbrella generic under the PRA to allow ACF to quickly receive review and approval for proposed collections that fit within the scope of the umbrella generic. The purposes of the collections under this umbrella generic are to gather appropriate information to plan ACF gatherings. Example information collection activities could include: • Registration forms: ○ Information collected on these types of forms could include name, contact information, organization/affiliation, basic demographics, attendance needs, etc. • Applications for panels, posters, or other presentation formats: ○ Information collected on these types of applications could include title, author(s), institution/organization, abstract describing presentation or poster, instructions, etc. • Pre-meeting surveys: ○ Information collected on these types of surveys could include content preferences, scheduling needs and preferences, pre-meeting knowledge, etc. • Post-Meeting/Workshop/Training Evaluation Surveys: ○ Information collected on these types of surveys could include requests for feedback on the overall activity, feedback on content, post-meeting knowledge, post-meeting uses of content, preferences for future activities, etc. As part of this generic, ACF requests OMB provide a response on individual generic information collections within 5 business days. Note that this generic is primarily 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 U.S.C., 5 CFR Ch. 11 (1-1-99 Edition), 1320.3: Definitions. Currently approved individual requests can be found here: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202605-0970-006. Respondents: Potential respondents may include researchers, individuals with expertise in ACF program areas, individuals with interest in ACF program areas, those receiving ACF services, ACF grantees or contractors, among others with involvement or interest in ACF activities. Annual Burden Estimates—New Requests The estimated annual burden for the next three years is about 54 percent less than the estimated annual burden hours originally approved for this overarching generic. This is based on use over the past three years and expectations for the next three years, with a focus on efforts to reduce burden across ACF.   New types of information collections Annual number of respondents Total number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total annual burden hours Registration Forms, Applications, Pre-and Post- activity Surveys, Other Activities 35,167 1 0.1296 4,558 Annual Burden—Approved Ongoing Requests The following table includes approved information collections under this umbrella generic that are ongoing and will be included for extension.   Ongoing information collections Annual number of respondents Total number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total annual burden hours Administration for Native Americans Registration Form 300 1 0.167 50 Children's Bureau's National Child Welfare Center for Innovation and Advancement, Non-Public Event Registration 6,475 1 0.050 324 National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Communities of Practice Registration Information Collection 220 1 0.068 15 National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Convening Attendee Recommendation Information Collection 100 1 0.080 8 National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Convening Registration Information Collection 105 1 0.057 6 National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Grantee Meeting Registration Information Collection 300 1 0.033 10 National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Learning Exchange Registration Information Collection 350 1 0.083 29 National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Policy Academy Meeting and Training Registration Information Collection 1,000 1 0.033 33 National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Site Visit Registration Information Collection 650 1 0.083 54 National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Training Registration Information Collection 785 1 0.066 52 Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Kickoff Meeting Registration 20 1 0.100 2 Fiscal Responsibility Act Outcomes Working Group Interest Form 50 1 0.080 4 Child Care Quality and Business Support Center, Events Registration Questions 7,360 1 0.032 242 Office of Child Care Events Registration and Post-Event Survey 4,500 1.75 0.064 506 Office of Child Care National Tribal Conference Registration Questions 400 1 0.083 33 Office of Child Care Regional Meeting Registration Questions 330 1 0.082 27 Office of Child Care State and Territory Administrator's Meeting Registration Questions 400 1 0.082 33 Office of Child Care Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Training 630 1 0.084 53 Office of Child Care Tribal Cluster Meeting Registration Questions 190 1 0.084 16 Registration for National Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability Events 1,000 1 0.033 33 Community Economic Development Grant Recipient Conference 200 1 0.229 96 Head Start Registration Form Questions 34,000 1 0.017 567 Evaluation Surveys for the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning's Practice-Based Coaching Training and Technical Assistance Learning Community 40 8 .10 31 Sum Totals 59,405     2,224 Authority: Social Security Act, Section 1110. [42 U.S.C. 1310] Mary C. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2026-16583 Filed 8-13-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-79-P