05-13845. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Title: Grants for Battered Women's Shelters.

OMB No.: 0970-0274.

Description: This information collection is authorized under Title III of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, Pub. L. 98-457, as amended. In response to the program announcements, the respondents must submit information about their service programs and their eligibility. Information that is collected is used to award grants under the Grants for Battered Women's Shelters program.

Respondents: State agencies, Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages, and non-profit State Domestic Violence Coalitions administering the Family Violence Prevention and Services program.

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
State FBPSA Agencies	53	1	6	318
Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages	180	1	6	1,080
Domestic Violence Coalitions	53	1	6	318
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:				1,716.

Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: [e-mail].

OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, E-mail address: [e-mail].

Dated: July 8, 2005.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.