[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1998-1999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-127]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Uniform Project Description (UPD) Program Narrative for 
Discretionary Grant Application Form
    OMB No. 0970-0139.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has 
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than 40 discretionary grant programs. The proposed information 
collection form would be a uniform discretionary application form 
eligible for use by grant applications to submit project information in 
response to ACF program announcements. ACF would use this information, 
along with other OMB-approved information collections, to evaluate and 
rank applicants and protect the integrity of the grantee selection 
process. All ACF discretionary grant programs would be eligible but not 
required to use this application form. The application consists of 
general information and instructions; the Standard Form 424 series that 
requests basic information, budget information, budget information and 
assurances; the Project Description requesting the applicant to 
describe how these objectives will be achieved; along with assurances 
and certifications. Guidance for the content of information requested 
in the Project Description is found in OMB Circulars A-102 and A-110.
    Respondents: Applicants for ACF Discretionary Grant Programs.

                                             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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UPD.........................................          11,960                1               40          478,400
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 478,400.
    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, 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 11, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-127 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]
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