[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4495-4496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1970]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Examining Services and Best Practices of Intermediary 
Organizations.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: Currently, DHHS/ACF is conducting the project 
``Examining Services and Best Practices of Intermediary Organizations 
and the Faith- and Community-Based Organizations They Serve.'' The 
purpose of the project will be to examine (1) The role of intermediary 
organizations in assisting faith- and community-based organizations in 
building their capacity to serve needy individuals and families; (2) 
innovative and best practices among intermediary organizations; (3) 
promising practices among faith- and community-based organizations; (4) 
methods to evaluate the services of both types of organizations; and 
(5) methods to assess and benchmark performance among faith- and 
community-based groups. Priority will be given to programs that focus 
on the following areas: homelessness, hunger, at-risk children, 
transition from welfare to work, and intensive rehabilitation.
    Respondents:

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                                             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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Intermediary Staff Interview Guide..........              40                2                1               80
Frontline Staff Interview Guide.............              50                2                1              100
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:....  ...............  ...............  ...............             180
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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 
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 21, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-1970 Filed 1-28-03; 8:45 am]
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