[Federal Register: August 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 162)]
[Notices]
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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
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Performance Measurement On-Line Tool (PMOTOOL).
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Performance Measurement On-line Tool was designed
by the Children's Bureau to collect data, in an automated format, from
specified discretionary grants funded by the Children's Bureau. The
data collected by this instrument will be submitted by individual
discretionary grantees funded under the following programs: Abandoned
Infants Assistance Program, Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program,
Adoption Opportunities Program, Child Abuse and Neglect Program and the
Child Welfare Training Program. Grantees will submit this information
on a semi-annual basis in conjunction with their semi-annual program
progress report.
The purpose of this data collection is to assist the Children's
Bureau in responding to the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), an
OMB-mandated reporting system that focuses on quantifiable outcome
measures, directly related to the expected social impact or public
benefit of each Federal program.
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The Children's Bureau will use the aggregated data collected under each
Federal program. The measurable outcomes will serve as evidence that
the federally funded programs are making progess toward achieving
broad, legislated program goals.
Respondents: All competitive discretionary grant programs funded by
the Children's Bureau).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden hours
respondents respondent response
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Performance Measurement On- Abandoned Infants 2 per fiscal year 1 hour per Range 60-72.
line Tool. Assistance response
Program.
Range 30-36......
Performance Measurement On- Infant Adoption 3 per fiscal year 1 hour per Range 8-12.
line Tool. Awareness response
Program.
Ranges 4-6.......
Performance Measurement On- Adoption 2 per fiscal year 1 hour per Range 90-110.
line Tool. Opportunities response
Program.
Range 45-55......
Performance Measurement On- Child Abuse and 2 per fiscal year 1 hour per Range 50-64.
line Tool. Neglect Program. response
Range 25-32......
Performance Measurement On- Child Welfare 2 per fiscal year 1 hour per Range 90-110.
line Tool. Training Program. response
Range 45-55......
Total..................... Range 149-184.... ................. ................. Range 298-368.
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In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families in 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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. The e-mail address is:
grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comment 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 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 publication.
Dated: August 15, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-16638 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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