[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49289-49290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16638]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Performance Measurement On-Line Tool (PMOTOOL).
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Performance Measurement On-line Tool was designed 
by the Children's Bureau to collect data, in an automated format, from 
specified discretionary grants funded by the Children's Bureau. The 
data collected by this instrument will be submitted by individual 
discretionary grantees funded under the following programs: Abandoned 
Infants Assistance Program, Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program, 
Adoption Opportunities Program, Child Abuse and Neglect Program and the 
Child Welfare Training Program. Grantees will submit this information 
on a semi-annual basis in conjunction with their semi-annual program 
progress report.
    The purpose of this data collection is to assist the Children's 
Bureau in responding to the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), an 
OMB-mandated reporting system that focuses on quantifiable outcome 
measures, directly related to the expected social impact or public 
benefit of each Federal program.

[[Page 49290]]

The Children's Bureau will use the aggregated data collected under each 
Federal program. The measurable outcomes will serve as evidence that 
the federally funded programs are making progess toward achieving 
broad, legislated program goals.
    Respondents: All competitive discretionary grant programs funded by 
the Children's Bureau).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Number of        Average burden
          Instrument                Number of        responses per        hours per         Total burden hours
                                   respondents         respondent          response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Performance Measurement On-     Abandoned Infants  2 per fiscal year  1 hour per          Range 60-72.
 line Tool.                      Assistance                            response
                                 Program.
                                Range 30-36......
Performance Measurement On-     Infant Adoption    3 per fiscal year  1 hour per         Range 8-12.
 line Tool.                      Awareness                             response
                                 Program.
                                Ranges 4-6.......
Performance Measurement On-     Adoption           2 per fiscal year  1 hour per         Range 90-110.
 line Tool.                      Opportunities                         response
                                 Program.
                                Range 45-55......
Performance Measurement On-     Child Abuse and    2 per fiscal year  1 hour per         Range 50-64.
 line Tool.                      Neglect Program.                      response
                                Range 25-32......
Performance Measurement On-     Child Welfare      2 per fiscal year  1 hour per         Range 90-110.
 line Tool.                      Training Program.                     response
                                Range 45-55......
    Total.....................  Range 149-184....  .................  .................  Range 298-368.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families in 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 Reports Clearance Officer. The e-mail address is: 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by the title 
of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comment 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 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 publication.

    Dated: August 15, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-16638 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-M