98-18658. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37889-37890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18658]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Annual Statistical Report on Children in Foster Homes and 
Children in Families Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income 
Level from a State Program Funded under Part A of Title IV of the 
Social Security Act.
    OMB No.: 0970-0040.
    Description: This information is collected to meet the statutory 
requirements of section 1124 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act (as amended by PL 103-382). It is collected by DHHS from 
State public welfare agencies and turned over to the Department of 
Education which uses it to arrive at the formula for allocating Title I 
grant funds to State and Local elementary and secondary schools for the 
purpose of providing educational assistance to disadvantaged children.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt.

                                             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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ACF-4125....................................              52                1              264           13,746 

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:                                                                        
     13,746                                                                                                     
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    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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 
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management 
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 clarify 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: July 8, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-18658 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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