[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45028-45029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20634]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No.: 0970-0004]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Annual Statistical Report on Children in Foster Homes and 
Children in Families Receiving Payment in Excess of the Poverty Income 
Level From a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the 
Social Security Act
    Description: The Department of Health and Human Services is 
required to collect these data under section 1124 of Title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Public 
Law 114-95. The data are used by the U.S. Department of Education for 
allocation of funds for programs to aid disadvantaged elementary and 
secondary students. Respondents include various components of State 
Human Service agencies.
    Respondents: The 52 respondents include the 50 States, the District 
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

                                             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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Annual Statistical Report on Children in                  52                1           264.35        13,746.20
 Foster Homes and Children Receiving
 Payments in Excess of the Poverty Level
 From a State Program Funded Under Part A of
 Title IV of the Social Security Act........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,746.20.
    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.


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Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20634 Filed 9-26-17; 8:45 am]
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