[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 235 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 70972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9581]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Compassion Capital Fund Evaluation--Indicators of 
Organizational Capacity Among Targeted Capacity Building Program 
Grantees.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: This proposed information collection activity is for a 
study that is one component of the evaluation of the Compassion Capital 
Fund (CCF) program. The information collection will be through mailed 
surveys to be completed by selected faith-based and community 
organizations that received Targeted Capacity Building grants under the 
CCF program.
    The overall evaluation includes multiple components that will 
examine indicators, outcomes and effectiveness of the CCF in meeting 
its objective of improving the capacity of faith-based and community 
organizations. This component of the evaluation will involve 
approximately 250 faith-based and community organizations. Information 
will be sought from these organizations to assess change and 
improvement in various areas of organizational capacity resulting from 
receipt of a Targeted Capacity Building grant.
    Respondents: The respondents will be selected faith-based and 
community organizations that received a Targeted Capacity Building 
grant in a prior year. The surveys will be self-administered.
    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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Indicators of Organizational Capacity Survey             250                1              .33             82.5
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 82.5
    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; (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. Consideration will be given to comments 
and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: December 1, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Office.
[FR Doc. 06-9581 Filed 12-6-06; 8:45 am]
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