[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 60 (Monday, March 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16253-16254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6922]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Projects

    Title: IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Financial Report (IV-E-1).
    OMB No.: 0970-0205.
    Description: This form is used by states, the District of Columbia 
and Puerto Rico to facilitate the reporting of expenditures for the 
Foster Care and Adoption Assistance programs. State agencies (including 
the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) use this form to report data 
on a quarterly basis. The form provides specific data regarding 
financial disbursements, obligations and estimates. It provides states 
with a mechanism to request grant awards and certify the availability 
of state matching funds. Failure to collect this data would seriously 
compromise the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) ability 
to issue grant awards and monitor expenditures. This form is also used 
to prepare the ACF budget submission to Congress. ACF is implementing 
the On-Line Data Collection System (OLDC) to allow grantees the option 
to electronically submit the data.
    Respondents: States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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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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IV-E-1..........................................             52               4              25            5200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5200.
    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: March 23, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-6922 Filed 3-26-04; 8:45 am]
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