[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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