[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3208]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program: quarterly caseload 
data collection.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 
2001 (Pub. L. 107-133) amend Title IV-B of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629-629e) to provide funding for nonprofit agencies that 
recruit, screen, train, and support mentors for children with an 
incarcerated parent or parents. The mentoring program is administered 
by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the Administration 
for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human 
Services. Pursuant to annual performance planning and reporting 
requirements placed upon Federal agencies by the Government Performance 
and Results Act, and in order to maintain oversight and exercise proper 
stewardship of taxpayer-funded programs, FYSB must regularly collect 
information on operations, outputs, and outcomes of the mentoring 
program. Moreover, Subpart 2, Section 439(g) of the Act directs the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an evaluation of this 
mentoring program and submit a report to Congress on the findings.
    Respondents: Private, community-based nonprofit and faith-based 
organizations receiving HHS funds for programs providing mentoring 
services to children with incarcerated parents.

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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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Quarterly Caseload Form.....................             250                4               16            16000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16000.
    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. 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: February 9, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-3208 Filed 2-12-04; 8:45 am]
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