[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 242 (Friday, December 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67231-67232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30092]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Data Collection Process 
(MCPDCP).
    OMB No.: 0970-0266.
    Description: Information from the Mentoring Children of Prisoners 
Data Collection Process is necessary for the Federal agency's reporting 
and planning under the Government Performance and Results Act and to 
support evaluation requirements in the statute. The data will be used 
for accountability monitoring, management improvement, and research. 
Acquisition of the data ensures that the Federal agency knows if 
Grantees are meeting the targets (number of children being mentored) 
recorded in the grant application as required by the statute, and that 
mentoring activities are faithful to characteristics established by 
research as essential to success. The data also support grantees as 
they carry out ongoing responsibilities, maintain program service and 
manage information for internal uses.
    Respondents: Recipients of grants from the HHS/ACF/Family and Youth 
Services Bureau to operate programs to provide mentoring for children 
of prisoners.

                                             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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MCP Data Collection Process (MCPDCP)........             150                4               12            7,200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,200.
    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

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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: December 15, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30092 Filed 12-17-09; 8:45 am]
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