[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10423]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Developmental Disabilities Annual Protection and Advocacy 
Systems Program Performance Report.
    OMB No.: 0980-0160.
    Description: This information collection is required by federal 
statute. Each State Protection and Advocacy System must prepare and 
submit a program Performance Report for the preceding fiscal year of 
activities and accomplishments and of conditions in the State. The 
information in the Annual Report will be aggregated into a national 
profile of Protection and Advocacy Systems. It will also provide the 
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) with an overview of 
program trends and achievements and will enable ADD to respond to 
administration and congressional requests for specific information on 
program activities. This information will also be used to submit a 
Centennial Report to Congress as well as to comply with requirements in 
the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
    Respondents: Protection & Advocacy Systems.

                                             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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Developmental Disabilities Protection and                 57                1               44            2,508
 Advocacy Program Performance Report........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,508.
    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
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 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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-10423 Filed 4-30-12; 8:45 am]
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