[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57034-57035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23200]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP).
    OMB No.: 0970-0380.
    Description: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010, 
also known as health care reform, amends Title V of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) as amended by sections 2951 and 2952(c), by 
adding section 513, authorizing the Personal Responsibility Education 
Program (PREP). The President signed into law the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, Public Law 111-148, which 
adds the new PREP

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formula grant program. The purpose of this program is to educate 
adolescents on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy 
and sexually transmitted infections (STIs); and at least three 
adulthood preparation subjects. The Personal Responsibility Education 
grant program funding is available for fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
    An emergency request is being made to solicit comments from the 
public on paperwork reduction as it relates to ACYF's receipt of the 
following documents from applicants and awardees: Application for 
Mandatory Formula Grant State Plan; Performance Progress Report.
    Respondents: 50 States and 9 Territories, to include, District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall 
Islands and Palau

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Application, to include program narrative.......              59               1              24           1,416
State Plan......................................              59               1              40           2,360
Performance Progress Reports....................              59               5              16           4,720
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,496
    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: September 14, 2010
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-23200 Filed 9-16-10; 8:45 am]
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