[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9440]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Court Improvement Program--New Grants.
    OMB No.: 0970-0307.
    Description: The President signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 
(DRA), Public Law 109-171, into law on February 8, 2006. The law 
authorizes and appropriates funds for two new grants under the Court 
Improvement Program in title IV-B, section 438, of the Social Security 
Act. The highest State court in a State with an approved title IV-E 
plan is eligible to apply for either or both of the new grants. The new 
grants are for the purposes of (1) Ensuring that the needs of children 
are met in a timely and complete manner through improved case tracking 
and analysis of child welfare cases, and (2) training judges, 
attorneys, and other legal personnel in child welfare cases and 
conducting cross-training with child welfare agency staff and 
contractors.
    The DRA requires separate applications for these two new grants. 
The annual burden estimates below describe the estimated annual burden 
for the two new grants. The Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF) proposes to collect information from the States about their work 
under these grants (applications, program reports) by way of a Program 
Instruction that was issued on June 15, 2006. This Program Instruction 
described the programmatic and fiscal provisions and reporting 
requirements for each of the grants, specified the application 
submittal and approval procedures for the grants for fiscal years 2006 
through 2010, and identified technical resources for use by State 
courts during the course of the grants. ACF will use the information 
received to ensure compliance with the DRA and provide training and 
technical assistance to the grantees.
    Respondents: State courts.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden huors    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Application.....................................              52               2              40           4,160
Annual Program Report...........................              52               2              36           3,744
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,904.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk 
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: November 21, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-9440 Filed 11-28-06; 8:45 am]
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