[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21364]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Development Disabilities Protection & Advocacy Program
Statement of Objectives and Priorities.
OMB No.: 0980-0270.
Description: This information collection is a reporting by
Protection & Advocacy (P&A) Systems in each State. Using this reporting
format, the P&A systems describe their Statement of Objectives and
Priorities for the coming fiscal year in the pursuit of their effort
under Part C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act (42 U.S.C., 6000 et seq.) to protect the civil and human
rights of persons with developmental disabilities. This Statement of
Objectives and Priorities (SOP) is required by Section 142(a)(2)
(paragraphs C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act (42 U.S.C., 6000 et seq.). Each P&A System is required to
develop an SOP and to submit it to public comment.
The final version of the SOP is submitted by each P&A System to the
Department of Health and Human Services, which will use the data in the
SOP to monitor compliance of P&As with the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, and will also provide a management
tool for necessary program stewardship and grasp of prospective program
direction.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
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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Statement of Objectives and Priorities...... 56 1 44 2,464
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,464.
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: August 4, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-21364 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am]
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