[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 18256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8456]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy Statement 
of Objectives and Priorities.
    OMB No.: 0980-0270.
    Description: Required by federal statute and regulation. Each State 
Protection and Advocacy System must prepare and submit to public 
comment a Statement of Objectives and Priorities (SOP). The final 
version of this SOP for the coming fiscal year is submitted to ADD. The 
information in the SOP will be aggregated into a national prospective 
profile of where Protection and Advocacy systems are going. It will 
provide ADD with an overview of program direction, and permit ADD to 
track accomplishments against objectives/targets, permitting the 
formulation of technical assistance and compliance with GPRA.
    Respondents: State and 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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P&A SOP.....................................              57                1               44            2,508
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      Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours...  ...............  ...............  ...............           2,508
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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, 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: April 2, 2001.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-8456 Filed 4-5-01; 8:45 am]
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