[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19208-19209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1879]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Online Data Collection 
(OLDC)
    OMB No.: 0970-0266.
    Description: The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 
2001 (Pub. L. 107-133) amended Title IV-B of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629-629e) to provide funding for nonprofit agencies that 
recruit, screen, train, and support mentors for children with an 
incarcerated parent or parents. The Family and Youth Services Bureau 
(FYSB) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
United States Department of Health and Human Services, administers the 
Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. The MCP program creates 
lasting, high quality, one-on-one relationships that provide young 
people with caring adult role models. Information from the Mentoring 
Children of Prisoners Online Data Collection is necessary for ACF's 
reporting and planning under the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA), and to support evaluation requirements within GPRA. Information 
collected will be used for accountability monitoring, management 
improvement, and research. Data collection ensures that ACF knows if 
grantees of the MCP program are meeting the established targets 
(established based on research and benchmarks) recorded in the grant 
application as required by the GPRA, and that mentoring activities are 
faithful to characteristics established by research as essential to 
success. Data collected will also support grantees as they carry out 
ongoing responsibilities, maintain program service, and manage 
information for internal uses.
    Respondents: Public, faith-based and community organizations 
receiving funding to implement the MCP program.

                                             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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MCP Online Data Collection..................             238                4               12           11,424
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,424.
    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.


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    Dated: April 11, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-1879 Filed 4-16-07; 8:45 am]
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