[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 118 (Monday, June 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 37985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15340]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Uniform Project Description for Discretionary Grant 
Application Form
    OMB No. 0970-0139
    Description: ACF has more than forty discretionary grant programs. 
The proposed information collection form would be a uniform 
discretionary application form usable for all of these grant programs 
to collect the information from grant applicants needed to evaluate and 
rank applicants and protect the integrity of the grantee selection 
process. All ACF discretionary grant programs would be eligible but not 
required to use this application form. The application consists of 
general information and instructions; the Standard Form 424 series that 
requests basic information, budget information and assurances; the 
Program Narrative requesting the applicant to describe how these 
objectives will be reached; and certifications. Guidance for the 
content of information requested in the Program Narrative is found in 
OMB Circulars A-102 and A-110.
    Respondents: Applicants for ACF Discretionary Grant Programs.

                                             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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UPD.............................................           4,133               1               4          16,532
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    Estimated total annual burden hours.........                                                          16,532
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    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, 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: June 13, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-15340 Filed 6-16-00; 8:45 am]
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