[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 14556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05148]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: ADP & Services Conditions for FFP for ACF.
    OMB No.: 0992-0005.
    Description: The Advance Planning Document (APD) process, 
established in the rules at 45 CFR Part 95, Subpart F, is the procedure 
by which States request and obtain approval for Federal financial 
participation in their cost of acquiring Automatic Data Processing 
(ADP) equipment and services. State agencies that submit APD requests 
provide the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the 
following information necessary to determine the States' needs to 
acquire the requested ADP equipment and/or services:
    (1) A statement of need;
    (2) A requirements analysis and feasibility study;
    (3) A procurement plan;
    (4) A proposed activity schedule; and,
    (5) A proposed budget.
    HHS' determination of a State Agency's need to acquire requested 
ADP equipment or services is authorized at sections 402(a)(5), 
452(a)(1), 1902(a)(4) and 1102 of the Social Security Act.
    Respondents: States.

                                             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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RFP and Contract................................               4             1.5               4             324
Emergency Funding Request.......................               5              .1               2               1
Biennial Reports................................              54               1            1.50              81
Advance Planning Document.......................              34             1.2             120           4,896
Operational Advance Planning Document...........              20               1              30             600
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............           5,902
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    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 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. 2013-05148 Filed 3-5-13; 8:45 am]
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