[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33745-33746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13812]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Plan Guidance and 
Report Requirements.
    OMB No.: 0970-0174.

Description

    The Native Employment Works (NEW) program plan is the application 
for NEW program funding. As approved by the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), it documents how the grantee will carry out its 
NEW program. The NEW program plan guidance provides instructions for 
preparing a NEW program plan and explains the process for plan 
submission every third

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year. The NEW program report provides information on the activities and 
accomplishments of grantees' NEW programs. The NEW program report and 
instructions specify the program data that NEW grantees report 
annually.

Respondents

    Federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that 
are NEW program grantees.

                                             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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NEW program plan guidance.......................              26               1              29             754
NEW program report..............................              48               1              15             720
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,474.
    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. 2012-13812 Filed 6-6-12; 8:45 am]
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