[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30253-30254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12695]


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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 Language Preservation and Maintenance Grant 
Application Template Pilot.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: Based on feedback from grantees and TA providers, ANA 
became aware of the fact that many applicants face considerable 
challenges attempting to respond to Funding Opportunity Announcements 
(FOAs) to apply for grant funding. In particular, many applicants are 
overwhelmed by the volume of information in the FOAs, have trouble 
discerning what information is being requested, and find it difficult 
to structure the application narratives required by the FOAs.
    The proposed Electronic Grant Application Template is intended to 
be made part of the Grant Application Package through Grants.gov, the 
OMB-designated government-wide Web site for finding and applying for 
Federal financial assistance. The Grant Application Template is 
proposed to be piloted as a consolidated and streamlined pre-formatted 
electronic application form that is user-friendly and has an 
interactive interface providing structure and clarity for applicants. 
The proposed Grant Application Template is not intended to replace the 
FOA which will still function as the full text of all funding 
opportunities for which applications are sought and considered by the 
Administration for Native Americans.
    The proposed Grant Application Template will be used in a pilot 
capacity in just one Administration for Native Americans' discretionary 
program areas: Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance. 
All applicants applying for funding in that program area will be 
required to use the Application Template during the pilot competition 
proposed for FY16 unless they request and receive approval to submit a 
paper application. By using the Grant Application Template, no 
applicant will be required to provide any information beyond what is 
already required by the FOA. Additionally, free training and technical 
assistance will be available to all applicants on use of the Template. 
ANA intends to use the project proposals submitted via the Grant 
Application Template to make funding decisions for Native American 
Language Preservation and Maintenance grant awards made in the FY 2016 
pilot year. In addition, ANA will solicit feedback from applicants and 
panel reviewers to obtain feedback on the results, outcomes, and their 
recommendations regarding the Grant Application Template as a user 
friendly method of applying for funding opportunities. If the pilot is 
successful in making it easier for applicants to apply, ANA will 
consider potentially expanding use of the Template to all 
Administration for Native Americans `discretionary funding areas in 
subsequent years.
    Respondents: Applicants responding to Native Language Preservation 
and Maintenance FY 2016 Funding Opportunity Announcement.

                                             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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Native Language Preservation and                    40                 28                .50                560
 Maintenance Application Template...
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 560.
    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

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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. 2015-12695 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
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