[Federal Register: June 19, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 118)]
[Notices]               
[Page 36822-36823]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: 45 CFR part 95, section F.
    OMB No.: 0992-0005.
    Description: The advance planning document (APD) process, 
established in the rules at 45 CFR part 95, subpart F, is the procedure 
by which States request and obtain approval for Federal financial 
participation in their cost of acquiring automatic data processing 
(ADP) equipment and services. The State Agency's submitted APD provides 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the following 
information necessary to determine the State's need to acquire the 
requested ADP equipment and/or services:

1. A statement of need;
2. A requirements analysis and feasibility study;
3. A cost benefit analysis;
4. A proposed activity schedule; and,
5. A proposed budget.

    DHHS' determination of a State agency's need to acquire requested 
ADP equipment or services is authorized at sections 402(a)(5), 
452(a)(1), 1902(a)(4) and 1102 of the Social Security Act.

Respondents

                                             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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Advance Planning Document.......................              50            1.84              60           5,520
RFP and Contract................................              50            1.54             1.5           115.5
Emergency Funding Request.......................              27               1               1              27

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Service Agreements..............................              14               1               1              14
Biennial Reports................................              50               1             1.5              75
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      Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.......  ..............  ..............  ..............         5,751.5
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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. E-mail 
address: rsargis@acf.hhs.gov.
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, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, E-mail address: 
lauren_wittenberg@omb.eop.gov

    Dated: June 16, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-15503 Filed 6-18-03; 8:45 am]

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