[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 95 (Thursday, May 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 27815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9529]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0000]


30-Day Notice

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Agency information collection activities: proposed collection; 
comment request.

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    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Understanding Barriers and 
Successful Strategies for Faith-Based Organizations in Accessing 
Grants.
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-0000.
    Use: The Understanding Barriers and Successful Strategies for 
Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) in Accessing Grants study will 
identify perceived or underlying barriers faith-based organizations may 
face in applying for federal discretionary grants, as well as identify 
the strategies and approaches used by successful applicants. The data 
gathered will help Health and Human Services understand the 
effectiveness of its past internal efforts to ensure that FBOs had 
equal access to grants, and whether additional steps should be 
considered. Additionally, this study should provide future FBO grant 
applicants, as well as other nonprofit organizations, information that 
could be used to improve the quality of their grant applications and 
their capacity to seek federal funding.
    Frequency: Single time.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 290.
    Total Annual Responses: 290.
    Average Burden Per Response: 35.2 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 170.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 30 days of this notice directly to the Desk Officer at 
the address below:
    OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: (OMB 0990-0000), New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington DC 20503.

    Dated: May 10, 2007.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-9529 Filed 5-16-07; 8:45 am]
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