99-5986. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12171-12172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5986]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: Family Preservation and Family Support (FP/FS) Services 
Implementation Study--State Level Data Collection
    OMB No.: 0970-0137
    Description: Participants in the implementation of the FP/FS 
Program will provide information necessary for reauthorization of Title 
IV-B, subpart 2 of the Social Security Act and provide feedback to ACF 
necessary to determine the need for future policy guidance and to 
refine the nature and scope of technical assistance.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government and Not-for-Profit 
Institutions.

                                             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 Level Data Collection.................             150                1            0.849           127.40
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 127.40
    In Compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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

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Families, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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.

    Dated: March 4, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-5986 Filed 3-10-99; 8:45 am]
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