[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 50971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4311]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Title V section 510 Abstinence Education Grant Program--
Annual Program Application and Annual Performance Progress Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0271.
    Description: The Title V section 510 Abstinence Education Grant 
Program (section 510 program) is a formula block grant program, 
authorized through September 30, 2007, by S. 1701, a bill to provide 
for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the 
abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and 
for other purposes.
    The section 510 Annual Program Application requires basic 
application information that will be used by the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) to establish applicant eligibility, 
determine each applicant's compliance with Federal law, review and 
evaluate each applicant's proposed plans, and to develop any conditions 
to be placed on grant awards. Projects must meet the legislative 
priorities as described in section 510 of Title V of the Social 
Security Act.
    The section 510 Annual Performance Progress Report includes four 
forms through which grantees report basic performance information, 
which is used by ACF to determine each grantee's compliance with 
Federal law and to review and evaluate each applicant's progress toward 
achieving its goals. Basic performance information includes the 
unduplicated count of clients served, hours of service received by 
clients, program completion data, and communities served.
    Respondents: The 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
following 8 Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 
the U.S. Virgin Islands.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                      Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     Response  per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Annual Program Application......................              59               1              36           2,124
Annual Performance Progress Report..............              59               1             122           7,198
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,322.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-
6974. Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: August 29, 2007.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4311 Filed 9-4-07; 8:45 am]
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