[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72934-72935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30553]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

State Court Improvement Program

    OMB No.: 0970-0307.
    Description: The Court Improvement Program (CIP) is composed of 
three grants, the basic, data, and training

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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, 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: 9,256.
    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. Email 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, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-30553 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am]
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