[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 32503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15409]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of 
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports 
Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.
    Comments are invited 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) ways to enhance 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.
    Proposed Project 1. Baseline Survey of Youth for the Federal 
Evaluation of Initiatives Funded Under Section 510 of the Maternal and 
Child Health Block Grant Program--The Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act (P.L. 104-193) established Section 510 
of the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program, the purpose of 
which is to support state efforts promoting abstinence only education. 
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) established a requirement 
to ``evaluate programs under Section 510.'' This proposed information 
collection will gather baseline information for the evaluation--NEW--
Respondents: Individuals; Number of Respondents: 7,000; Average Burden 
per Response: .75 hours; Burden: 5,250 hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 
DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: June 11, 1999.
William Beldon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 99-15409 Filed 6-16-99; 8:45 am]
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