[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 69088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28304]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) Evaluation.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: This proposed information collection activity is to 
obtain information from participants in two Strengthening Communities 
Fund (SCF) programs: The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program and the 
State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program. Both 
programs are designed to contribute 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 
outcomes achieved by the Strengthening Communities Fund and progress 
toward the objective of improving the capacity of organizations served 
by program grantees to address broad economic recovery issues in their 
communities.
    The evaluation will be designed to assess progress and measure 
increased organizational capacity of each participating organization. 
The purpose of this request is to receive approval of the data 
collection instruments that will be used in this study.
    A significant amount of information is already being collected 
through program-specific OMB-approved PPR forms or is available through 
secondary sources. Proposed surveys and phone interviews are very brief 
to reduce the burden on respondents.
    Respondents: SCF grantees,and faith-based and Community 
Organizations (FBCOs).

                                             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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An on-line survey of SCF grantees...............              84               1            0.25              21
Telephone interview of SCF grantees.............              84               1            1.50             126
On-line survey of faith-based and community                1,000               1            0.50             500
 organizations (FBCOs) that received capacity
 building services from the SCF grantees........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 647
    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: November 4, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-28304 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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