[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57816-57817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23108]


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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

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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: Study of Fathers' Involvement in Permanency 
Planning and Child Welfare Casework--New--The Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation proposes a study to assess how 
four states identify, locate, and involve non-custodial fathers in case 
decision making and permanency planning for children in the child 
welfare system. Respondents: State or local governments--Reporting 
Burden Information--State and Local Administrator Burden Information--
Number of Respondents: 44; Average Burden per Response: 35 minutes; 
Total Administrator Burden: 26 hours--Caseworker Burden Information--
Number of Respondents: 1,200; Average Burden per Interviewer Response: 
55 minutes; Total Interviewer Burden: 1,100 hours--Administrative Staff 
Burden Information--Number of Respondents: 8; Average Burden per 
Response 90 minutes; Total Administrative Burden: 12 hours--Total 
Burden 1,138 hours.
    Send comments via e-mail to [email protected] or mail to OS 
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Huber H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. Comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: September 4, 2002.
Kerry Weens,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-23108 Filed 9-11-02; 8:45 am]
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