[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54342-54343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22132]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 [OMB No.: 0970-0376]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Strengthening Communities Fund Program Evaluation.
    Description: This proposed information collection activity is to 
obtain evaluation information from Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) 
grantees. Grantees include participants in two SCF grant programs 
contributing to the economic recovery as authorized in the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The SCF evaluation is an 
important opportunity to examine the outcomes achieved by the 
Strengthening Communities Fund in meeting its objective of improving 
the capacity of grantees that include Nonprofit organizations and 
State, Local and Tribal Governments. The evaluation for each program 
will be designed to assess progress and measure increased 
organizational capacity of grantees is each of the two SCF programs. 
The purpose of this request will be to establish the approved baseline 
instruments for follow-up data collection.
    Respondents: SCF Grantees (both the Nonprofit Capacity Building 
Program and the Government Capacity Building Program) made up of state, 
local, and Tribal governments, as well as nonprofit organizations.

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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Nonprofit Capacity Building Program                     35                 4                 1               140
 Performance Progress Report (PPR)......
Government Capacity Building Program PPR                49                 4                 1               196
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 336.
    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-
7285, E-mail: [email protected]. Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

     Dated: August 31, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-22132 Filed 9-3-10; 8:45 am]
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