[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9581-9582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3745]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) Performance Management 
and Evaluation Support.
    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:

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                                             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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On-line Survey of SCF Grantees..................              84               1            0.25              21
Telephone Interview of SCF Grantees.............              84               1             1.5             126
On-line Survey of Faith-based and Community                1,000               1             0.5             500
 Organizations (FBCOs)..........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 647.
    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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-3745 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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