[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26914]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Project

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Tribal Annual Financial 
Report.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: The form provides specific data regarding claims and 
provides a mechanism for Tribes to report program expenditures. Failure 
to collect this data would seriously compromise ACF's ability to 
monitor expenditures. This information is also used to estimate outlays 
and may be used to prepare ACF budget submissions to Congress.
    Respondents: Tribal Governments.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                          Number of
                                                            Number of     responses      Average    Total burden
                       Instrument                          respondents       per      burden hours      hours
                                                                         respondent   per response
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ACF-696T................................................          236             1             8         1,888
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,888.
    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, SW; Washington, DC 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: October 1, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26914 Filed 10-6-98; 8:45 am]
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