[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62416-62417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25954]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: State Court Improvement Program.
    OMB No.: 0970-0307.

Description

    The Court Improvement Program (CIP) is composed of three grants, 
the basic, data, and training grants, governed by two separate Program 
Instructions (PIs). The training and data grants are governed by the 
``new grant'' PI and the basic grant is governed by the ``basic grant'' 
PI. Current PIs require separate applications and program assessment 
reports for each grant. Every State applies for at least two of the 
grants annually and most States apply for all three. As many of the 
application requirements are the same for all three grants, this 
results in duplicative work and high degrees of repetition for State 
courts applying for more than one CIP grant.
    The purpose of this Program Instruction is to streamline and 
simplify the application and reporting processes by consolidating the 
PIs into one single PI and requiring one single,

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consolidated application (App) package and program assessment report 
(PAR) per State court annually. These revisions will satisfy statutory 
programmatic requirements and reduce both the number of required 
responses and associated total burden hours for State courts.
    This new PI also describes programmatic and fiscal provisions and 
reporting requirements for the grants, specifies the application 
submittal and approval procedures for the grants for fiscal years 2012 
through 2015, and identifies technical resources for use by State 
courts during the course of the grants. The agency uses the information 
received to ensure compliance with the statute and provide training and 
technical assistance to the grantees.
    Respondents: Highest State Courts of Appeal.

                                             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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App.............................................              52               1              92            4784
PAR.............................................              52               1              86            4472
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............            9256
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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. 2011-25954 Filed 10-6-11; 8:45 am]
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