[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39297-39298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15675]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP).
    OMB No.: 0970-0380.
    Description: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010, 
also known as health care reform, amends Title V of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) as amended by sections 2951 and 2952 (c), 
by adding section 513, authorizing the Personal Responsibility 
Education Program (PREP). The President signed into law the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, Public Law 111-
148, which adds the new PREP formula grant program. The purpose of this 
program is to educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception 
to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs); and at 
least three adulthood preparation subjects. The Personal Responsibility 
Education grant program funding is available for fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.
    A request is being made to solicit comments from the public on 
paperwork reduction as it relates to ACYF's receipt of the following 
documents from applicants and awardees:
Application for Mandatory Formula Grant
State Plan
Performance Progress Report
    Respondents: 50 States and 9 Territories, to include, District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall 
Islands and Palau

                                             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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Application, to include program narrative.......              59               1              24           1,416
State Plan......................................              59               1              40           2,360
Performance Progress Reports....................              59               2              16           1,888
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,664.
    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. 2013-15675 Filed 6-28-13; 8:45 am]
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