[Federal Register: September 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)]
[Notices]
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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. The Children's Bureau will use the
aggregated data collected under each federal program. These measurable
outcomes will serve as evidence that the federally funded programs are
making progress 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
responses per Average
Instrument Number of respondents respondent burden hours Total burden
(per fiscal per response hours (range)
year)
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Performance Measurement On-line Tool.. Abandoned Infants 2 1 60-72
Assistance Program--
Range 30-36.
Performance Measurement On-line Tool.. Infant Adoption 2 1 8-12
Awareness Program--
Range 4-6.
Performance Measurement On-line Tool.. Adoption Opportunities 2 1 90-110
Program--Range 45-55.
Performance Measurement On-line Tool.. Child Abuse and Neglect 2 1 50-64
Program--Range 25-32.
Performance Measurement On-line Tool.. Child Welfare Training 2 1 90-110
Program--Range 45-55.
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Total............................. Range 149-184........... .............. .............. 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 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
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: September 8, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-18258 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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