[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 51020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21631]


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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 Goals 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 Goals and Priorities (SGP). The final version of 
this SGP for the coming fiscal year is submitted to the Administration 
on Developmental Disabilities (ADD). The information in the SGP 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 the Government Performance and Results Act. ADD is 
currently in the process of coordinating with other federal funding 
agencies to develop a more comprehensive SGP format.
    Respondents: State and Tribal Governments.
    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 SGP.....................................              57                1               44            2,508
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,508.
    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. E-mail address: 
[email protected]. 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: August 19, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-21631 Filed 8-22-03; 8:45 am]
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