[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43139-43140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20547]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) Form.
    OMB No.: 0970-0328.
    Description: The Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) form 
collects information from applicants seeking grants from the 
Administration for Native Americans (ANA). Applicants complete the GADS 
form as part of their funding package. This standardized format allows 
ANA to evaluate applications for financial assistance and to determine 
the relative focus of the projects for which such assistance is 
requested. The data collected focuses on the specific ANA program area 
for which the applicant is applying. ANA awards annual grants in the 
following nine competitive areas: (1) Social & Economic Develop 
Strategies (SEDS); (2) Alaska SEDS; (3) Special Initiative: Family 
Preservation: Improving the Well-Being of Children Planning; (4) 
Special Initiative: Family Preservation: Improving the Well-Being of 
Children Implementation; (5) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance 
Assessment; (6) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Planning; 
(7) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Implementation; (8) 
Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Immersion; (9) Environmental 
Regulatory Enhancement.
    Respondents: Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal 
Governments, Native American Non-profits, Tribal Colleges and 
Universities.

                                             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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Grant Application Data Summary (GADS).......             500                1             0.50              250
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250
    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: 202-395-7245, 
Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

    Dated: August 21, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-20547 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]
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