[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 48499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18168]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects: Title: Voluntary Surveys of Program Partners to 
Implement Executive Order 12862.
    OMB No.: 0980-0266.
    Description: Under the provisions of the Federal Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF) is requesting clearance for instruments to implement 
Executive Order 12862 within ACF. The purpose of the data collection is 
to obtain customer satisfaction information from those entities who are 
funded to be our partners in the delivery of services to the American 
public. ACF partners are those entities that receive funding to deliver 
services or assistance from ACF programs. Examples of partners are 
state and local governments, territories, service providers, Indian 
Tribes and Tribal organizations, grantees, researchers, or other 
intermediaries serving target populations identified by and funded 
directly or indirectly by ACF. The surveys will obtain information 
about how well ACF is meeting the needs of our partners in operating 
the ACF programs.
    Respondents: State, Local, & Tribal Govt. or not-for-profit 
Organizations.

                                             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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State Governments, Territories and District of                54              10               1             540
 Columbia.......................................
Head Start Grantees & Delegates.................             200               1              .5             100
Other Discretionary Grant Programs..............             200              10              .5           1,000
Indian Tribes & Tribal Organizations............              25              10              .5             125
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,765.
    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: August 4, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-18168 Filed 8-9-04; 8:45 am]
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