[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 24857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12093]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: ACF Uniform Project Description.
    OMB No.: 0970-0139.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has 
more than 40 discretionary grant programs. The proposed information 
collection form would be a uniform discretionary application form 
eligible for use by grant applicants to submit project information in 
response to ACF program announcements. ACF would use this information, 
along with other OMB-approved information collections, to evaluate and 
rank applicants and protect the integrity of the grantee selection 
process. All ACF discretionary grant programs would be eligible but not 
required to use this application form. The application consists of 
general information and instructions; the Standard Form 424 series that 
requests basic information, budget information and assurances; the 
Project Description requesting the applicant to describe how these 
objectives will be achieved; along with assurances and certifications. 
Guidance for the content of information requested in the Project 
Description is found in OMB Circular A-102 and 45 CFR Part 74.
    Respondents: Applicants for ACF Discretionary Grant Programs.

                                             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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UPD.............................................          11,588               1              40         463,520
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 463,520.
    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: May 20, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12093 Filed 5-22-09; 8:45 am]
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