[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 8 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 1538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-87]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Voting Access Annual Report.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: An annual report is required by Federal statute (the 
Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, Public Law 107-252, Section 291, 
Payments for Protection and Advocacy Systems, 42 U.S.C. 15461). Each 
State or Unit of Local Government must prepare and submit an annual 
report at the end of every fiscal year. The report addresses the 
activities conducted with the funds provided during the year. The 
information collected from the annual report will be aggregated into an 
annual profile of how States have utilized the funds and establish best 
practices for election officials. It will also provide an overview of 
the State election goals and accomplishments and permit the 
Administration on developmental Disabilities to track voting progress 
to monitor grant activities.
    Respondents: Secretaries of State, Directors, State Election 
Boards, State Chief Election Officials.

                                             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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Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Voting Access                    55               1              24           1,320
 Annual Report..................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,320
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    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 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, 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: January 8, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-87 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am]
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