00-430. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
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[FR Doc No: 00-430]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of 
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports 
Clearance Officer on [phone].
    Comments are invited 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) ways to enhance 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.
    Proposed Project 1. First Follow-Up Survey of Youth and Site Visit 
and Focus Group Protocols for the Federal Evaluation of Initiatives 
Funded Under Section 510 of the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant 
Program--The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act (Pub. L. 104-193) established section 510 of the 
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program, the purpose of which is 
to support state efforts promoting abstinence only education. The 
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-33) established a requirement 
to ``evaluate programs under Section 510.'' This proposed information 
collection will gather follow-up information for the evaluation--NEW--
Respondents: Individuals, state or local governments--Burden 
Information for First Follow-Up Survey--Number of Respondents: 6,510; 
Average Burden per Response: .75 hours; Burden: 4,883 hours--Burden 
Information for Focus Groups--Number of Respondents: 380; Average 
Burden per Response: 2 hours; Burden: 760 hours--Burden Information for 
Executive Interviews--Number of Respondents: 350; Average Burden per 
Response: 1.5 hours; Burden: 495 hours--Total Burden: 6,138 hours. Send 
comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, Room 
503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC, 
20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: December 23, 1999.
Dennis Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 00-430 Filed 1-7-00; 8:45 am]
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