[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16423]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Projects

    Title: State Child Access Program Survey--Grants to States for 
Access and Visitation.
    OMB No.: 0970-0204 (current).
    Description: The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) 
requests an extension of the current survey--without change--for three 
additional fiscal years (FY 2006-2008).
    States are required, on an annual basis, to provide OCSE with 
program data on projects that have been funded through the Grants to 
States for Access and Visitation Program. This program reporting 
requirement includes, but is not limited to, the collection of data on 
the number of participants served, referral sources, kinds of services 
delivered, identification of local service providers, and the number of 
non-custodial parents whose parenting time increased as a result of 
participating in such services.
    The purpose of collecting this information is twofold: (1) To help 
OCSE monitor state utilization of grant funds; and (2) to compile data, 
on an annual basis, into a report that provides states--in addition to 
the general public--with information on individual state Access and 
Visitation Program in an effort to promote cross-fertilization of 
innovative services at the local level.
    Respondents: State Child Access and Visitation Program Coordinators 
and administrators of state, court and/or local service providers.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden  hours   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response       hours
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State Child Access Program Survey...............             324               1              15           4,860
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,860. (FY 2006-2008)
    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; and (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 15, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-16423 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]
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