[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 8617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01855]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects: Funding Opportunity Announcements and 
Performance Progress Reporting for Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act Formula Grantees.
    Title: Family Violence Prevention and Services: Grants to States; 
Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages; and State Domestic 
Violence Coalitions.
    OMB No.: 0970-0280.
    Description: The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(FVPSA), 42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq., authorizes the Department of Health 
and Human Services to award grants to States, Tribes and Tribal 
Organizations, and State Domestic Violence Coalitions for family 
violence prevention and intervention activities. The proposed 
information collection activities will be used to make grant award 
decisions and to monitor grant performance.
    Respondents: State Agencies Administering FVPSA Grants; Tribal 
Governments and Tribal Organizations; and State Domestic Violence 
Coalitions.

                                             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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State Grant Application.........................              53               1              10             530
Tribal Grant Application........................             150               1               5             750
State Domestic Violence Coalition Application...              56               1              10             560
State FVPSA Grant Performance Progress Report...              53               1              10             530
Tribal FVPSA Grant Performance Progress Report..             150               1              10           1,500
State Domestic Violence Coalition Performance                 56               1              10             560
 Progress Report................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,430.
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap. 35), 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, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington DC 20201. 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. 2017-01855 Filed 1-26-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P