[Federal Register: June 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 124)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed projects: Title: Developmental Disabilities Protection and
Advocacy Program Performance Report.
OMB No.: 0980-0160.
Description: This information collection is required by federal
statute. Each State Protection and Advocacy System must prepare and
submit a Program Performance Report for the preceding fiscal year of
activities and accomplishments and of conditions in the State. The
information in the Annual Report will be aggregated into a national
profile of Protection and Advocacy Systems. It will also provide ADD
with an overview of program trends and achievements and will enable ADD
to respond to administration and congressional requests for specific
information on program activities. This information will also be used
to submit a Biennial Report to Congress as well as to comply with
requirements in the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
Respondents: Protection & Advocacy Agencies.
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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Developmental disabilities Protection and 57 1 44 2,508
Advocacy Program Performance Report........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,508.
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: grjohnson@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;
(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: June 23, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-12823 Filed 6-28-05; 8:45 am]
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