[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 58112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25440]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Uniform Project Description (UPD) for Discretionary Grant 
Application Form.
    OMB No: 0970-0139.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has 
more than 40 discretionary grant programs. The proposed information 
collection form would be a uniform discretionary application form 
usable for all of these grant programs to collect the information from 
grant applicants needed to evaluate and rank applicants and protect the 
integrity of the grantee selection process. All ACF discretionary grant 
programs would be eligible but not required to use this application 
form. The application consists of general information and instructions; 
the Standard Form 424 series that requests basic information, budget 
information and assurances; the Program Narrative requesting the 
applicant to describe how these objectives will be reached; and 
certifications. Guidance for the content of information requested in 
the Program Narrative is found in OMB Circulars A-102 and A-110.
    Respondents: Applicants for ACF Discretionary Grant Programs.

                                             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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UPD.........................................           4,133                1                4           16,532
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      Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours...  ...............  ...............  ...............          16,532
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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 
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, and 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: October 1, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-25440 Filed 10-7-03; 8:45 am]
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