[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7746-7747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2826]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Projects:

    Title: Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program (CBCAP).
    OMB No.: 0970-0155.
    Description: The Program Instruction, prepared in response to the 
enactment of the Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child 
Abuse and Neglect (administratively known as the Community-Based Child 
Abuse Prevention Program (CBCAP)), as set forth in Title II of Pub. L. 
108-36, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 2003, 
provides direction to the States and Territories to accomplish the 
purposes of (1) supporting community-based efforts to develop, operate, 
expand and, where appropriate, to network initiatives aimed at the 
prevention of child abuse and neglect and to support networks of 
coordinated resources and activities to better strengthen and support 
families to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect; and (2) 
fostering an understanding, appreciation and knowledge of diverse 
populations in order to be effective in preventing and treating child 
abuse and neglect. This Program Instruction contains information 
collection requirements that are found in Pub. L. 108-36 at Sections 
201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, and pursuant to receiving a grant award. 
The information submitted will be used by the agency to ensure 
compliance with the statute, complete the calculation of the grant 
award entitlement, and provide training and technical assistance to the 
grantee.
    Respondents: State Government.

                                             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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Application.....................................              52               1              40           2,080
Annual Report...................................              52               1              24           1,248
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 3,328
    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

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Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection. E-mail: [email protected].
    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 8, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2826 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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