[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 48866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20073]


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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 Court Improvement Program.
    OMB No.: 0970-0307.
    Description: The Court Improvement Program (CIP) is a mandatory 
formula grant funded under section 438 of the Social Security Act, and 
most recently reauthorized under the Child and Family Services 
Improvement and Innovation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-34). The purpose of 
the CIP is to facilitate the handling of child welfare cases in the 
courts. All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia 
receive grants under the program. The program requires two submissions 
annually from grantees that constitute information collections under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    The purpose of this notice is to request an extension of the Office 
of Management and Budget Control Number 0907-0307 permitting continued 
use of the information collections requires by ACF-CB-PI-12-02. The 
burden estimates are provided below. The Administration on Children, 
Youth, and Families anticipates issuing a new Program Instruction 
following reauthorization of the program in federal fiscal year 2017.
    Respondents: State Courts.

                                             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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Application.....................................              52               1              92           4,784
Annual Reports..................................              52               1              86           4,472
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,256.
    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. 2015-20073 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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