[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 54387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18258]


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

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of
                                                                   responses per      Average
              Instrument                  Number of respondents     respondent     burden hours    Total burden
                                                                    (per fiscal    per response    hours (range)
                                                                       year)
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Performance Measurement On-line Tool..  Abandoned Infants                      2               1           60-72
                                         Assistance Program--
                                         Range 30-36.
Performance Measurement On-line Tool..  Infant Adoption                        2               1            8-12
                                         Awareness Program--
                                         Range 4-6.
Performance Measurement On-line Tool..  Adoption Opportunities                 2               1          90-110
                                         Program--Range 45-55.
Performance Measurement On-line Tool..  Child Abuse and Neglect                2               1           50-64
                                         Program--Range 25-32.
Performance Measurement On-line Tool..  Child Welfare Training                 2               1          90-110
                                         Program--Range 45-55.
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    Total.............................  Range 149-184...........  ..............  ..............         298-368
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    In compliance with the requirement 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 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: September 8, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-18258 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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