[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 2056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-802]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: OBJECTIVE WORK PLAN, ANA Program Narrative, Application for 
Federal Assistance.
    OMB No.: 0980-0204.
    Description: The information collected by Program Narrative; 
Application for Federal Assistance, the Objective Work Plan, is needed 
to properly administer and monitor the Administration for Native 
Americans (ANA) Program's competitive areas--Social and Economic 
Development Strategies (SEDS), ANA Environmental Regulatory 
Enhancement, Native Language Preservation, and ANA Mitigation of 
Environmental Impacts to Indian Lands Due to Department of Defense 
Activities by providing information in an application for a grant 
award. This data is used by legislatively-mandated Native American 
review panels, and ANA, as the basis for recommendations for the 
decisions to award competitive ANA grants.
    Respondents: Tribal Govt. Native non-profits, Tribal Colleges & 
Universities.

                                             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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OWP.........................................             650                1               28           18,200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,200.
    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 
Administration, 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: January 9, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-802 Filed 1-14-03; 8:45 am]
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