[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6609]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Voluntary Surveys of Program Partners to Implement Executive 
Order 12862 in the Administration for Children and Families.
    OMB No.: 0980-0266.
    Description: Under the provisions of the Federal Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF) is requesting clearance for instruments to implement 
Executive Order 12862 within the ACF. The purpose of the data 
collection is to obtain customer satisfaction information from those 
entities who are funded to be our partners in the delivery of services 
to the American public. ACF partners are those entities that receive 
funding to deliver services or assistance from ACF programs. Examples 
of partners are States and local governments, territories, service 
providers, Indian Tribes and tribal organizations, grantees, 
researchers, or other intermediaries serving target populations 
identified by and funded directly or indirectly by ACF. The surveys 
will obtain information about how well ACF is meeting the needs of our 
partners in operating the ACF programs.
    Respondents: State, Local, Tribal Govt. or Note-for-Profit.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates                                            
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden                
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden 
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours    
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State Governments...............................              51              10               1             510
Head Start grantees & Delegates.................             200               1              .5             100
Other Discretionary Grant Programs..............             200              10              .5           1,000
Indian Tribes & tribal organizations............              25              10              .5              50
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,660.                                                                     

    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: 
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.
    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.

    Dated: March 11, 1997.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-6609 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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