[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15205-15206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7556]


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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 Office at (202) 619-2118 or e-mail [email protected].
    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. Voluntary Survey to Assess the Implementation 
of the Federal Grant Streamlining Program under Public Law 106-107--
NEW--The Department of Health and Human Services, as the lead agency in 
the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management 
Improvement Act of 1999, will conduct a study for gauging the overall 
performance of the Federal government in meeting the standards for the 
streamlined grants process. This survey will be used to improve the 
efficiency, quality, and timeliness of the grants awarding process, as 
well as to strengthen its partnership with the grantee community. 
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government, Business or other for-
profit, non-profit Institutions--

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Reporting Burden Information--Number of Respondents: 13,000; Frequency 
of Response: once every two years; Average Burden per Response: 15 
minutes; Total Burden 3,250 hours.
    Send comments via e-mail to [email protected], or mail to OS 
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20201. Comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: March 21, 2002.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-7556 Filed 3-28-02; 8:45 am]
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