[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5572-5573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-382]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: A State Plan is required by 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1522 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) [Title IV, Sec. 412 of the 
Act] for each State agency requesting Federal funding for refugee 
resettlement under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1524 [Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act], 
including Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance, Refugee Social Services, 
and Targeted Assistance program funding. The State Plan is a 
comprehensive narrative description of the nature and scope of a 
State's programs and provides assurances that the programs will be 
administered in conformity with the specific requirements stipulated in 
45 CFR 400.4-400.9. The State Plan must include all applicable State 
procedures, designations, and certifications for each requirement as 
well as supporting documentation. A State may use a pre-print format 
prepared by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) of the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) or a different format, 
on the condition that the format used meets all of the State plan 
requirements under Title IV of the Act and ORR regulations at 45 CFR 
part 400.
    Respondents: State Agencies, Replacement Designees under 45 CFR 
400.301(c), and Wilson-Fish Grantees (State Agencies) administering or 
supervising the administration of programs under Title IV of the Act.

                                             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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Title IV State Plan.........................              50                1               15              750
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 506(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 23, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-382 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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