[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30251-30252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12676]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects: Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Plan 
Guidance and Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Report.
    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 year. There are two versions of this 
plan guidance: One for tribes that include their NEW program in a 
Public Law 102-477 project, and one for tribes that do not. The primary 
difference between the guidance documents is in the instructions for 
how to submit the plan. 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.

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                                             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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NEW program plan guidance for non-477 Tribes....          \1\ 15               1              29             435
NEW program plan guidance for 477 Tribes........          \2\ 11               1              29             319
NEW program report..............................          \3\ 45               1              15             675
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,429
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\1\ We estimate that 45 of the 78 NEW grantees will not include their NEW programs in P.L. 102-477 projects. 48
  grantees divided by 3 (because grantees submit the NEW plan once every 3 years) = 15.
\2\ We estimate that 33 of the 78 NEW grantees will include their NEW programs in P.L. 102-77 projects. 31
  grantees divided by 3 (because grantees submit the NEW plan once every 3 years) = 11.
\3\ We estimate that 45 of the 78 NEW grantees will not include their NEW programs in P.L. 102-477 projects and
  therefore will submit the NEW program report to HHS.

    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. 2015-12676 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P