[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20304-20305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7817]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Family Violence Prevention and Services: Grants to States; 
Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages; and State Domestic 
Violence Coalitions.
    OMB No.: 0970-0280.
    Description: The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(FVPSA), as amended, authorizes the Department of Health and Human 
Services to award grants to States, Tribes--and Tribal Organizations, 
and State Domestic Violence Coalitions for family violence prevention 
and intervention activities. The proposed information collection 
activities will be used to make grant award decisions and to monitor 
grant performance.
    Respondents: State Agencies Administering FVPSA Grants; Tribal 
Governments and Tribal Organizations; and State Domestic Violence 
Coalitions.

                                             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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State Grant Application.........................              53               1              10             530
Tribal Grant Application........................             200               1               5           1,000
State Domestic Violence Coalition Application...              52               1              10             520
State FVPSA Grant Performance Progress Report...              53               1              10             530
Tribal FVPSA Grant Performance Progress Report..             200               1              10           2,000
State Domestic Violence Coalition FVPSA Grant                 52               1              10             520
 Performance Progress Report....................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............           3,700
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    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: April 7, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-7817 Filed 4-14-08; 8:45 am]
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