[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 98 (Thursday, May 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29140-29141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11367]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

Proposed Project: Guidance and Forms for the Title V Section 510 
Abstinence Education Grant Program Application/Annual Report--NEW

    The Application Guidance for Section 510 of the Social Security Act 
is used annually by all States and jurisdictions in applying for 
Abstinence Education Block Grants under Section 510 of Title

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V of the Social Security Act, and in preparing the required annual 
report. This guidance provides guidelines to the State Maternal and 
Child Health Agencies (MCH) on how to apply for the appropriated 
Section 510 Abstinence Education funds.
    The Section 510 Abstinence Education Grant program enables States 
to provide abstinence education, and at the option of States, where 
appropriate, mentoring, counseling, and adult supervision to promote 
abstinence from sexual activity, with a focus on those groups most 
likely to bear children out-of-wedlock. Projects must meet the 
legislative requirements as provided in Section 510 of Title V of the 
Social Security Act. State agencies funded under the program are 
required to report annually on four national performance measures and a 
minimum of two State-developed performance measures.
    The guidance used annually by the 47 States and 4 jurisdictions 
that have applied for and received Section 510 Abstinence Education 
Grant funding have an estimated average burden of 170 hours. The burden 
estimate for this activity is based upon information provided by the 
pilot States as well as previous experience by States in completing the 
application. The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per        Total         Burden hours     Total burden
                       Application and report                          respondents       respondent       responses       per response        hours
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States and Jurisdictions...........................................              51                1               51              170            8,670
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Desk Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration, Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 14, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-11367 Filed 5-19-04; 8:45 am]
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