[Federal Register: February 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 30)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program: quarterly caseload
data collection.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of
2001 (Pub. L. 107-133) amend Title IV-B of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 629-629e) to provide funding for nonprofit agencies that
recruit, screen, train, and support mentors for children with an
incarcerated parent or parents. The mentoring program is administered
by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the Administration
for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human
Services. Pursuant to annual performance planning and reporting
requirements placed upon Federal agencies by the Government Performance
and Results Act, and in order to maintain oversight and exercise proper
stewardship of taxpayer-funded programs, FYSB must regularly collect
information on operations, outputs, and outcomes of the mentoring
program. Moreover, Subpart 2, Section 439(g) of the Act directs the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an evaluation of this
mentoring program and submit a report to Congress on the findings.
Respondents: Private, community-based nonprofit and faith-based
organizations receiving HHS funds for programs providing mentoring
services to children with incarcerated parents.
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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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Quarterly Caseload Form..................... 250 4 16 16000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16000.
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
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. 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: February 9, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
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