[Federal Register: October 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 208)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Plan Guidance and 
Program Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0174.
    Description: The Native Employment Works (NEW) program plan is the 
application for NEW program funding. As approved by the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), it documents how the grantee will 
carry out its NEW program. The NEW program plan guidance specifies the 
information needed to complete a NEW program and explains the process 
for plan submission every third year. The NEW program report provides 
information on the activities and accomplishments of grantees' NEW 
programs. The NEW program report and

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instructions specify the program data that NEW grantees report 
annually.
    Respondents: Federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal 
organizations that are NEW program grantees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                  Average burden
              Instrument                   Number of     Number of responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                          respondents          respondent            response          hours
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NEW program plan guidance.............              26  1 every 3 years.........              29             754
NEW program report....................              48  1 annually..............              15             720
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,474.
    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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@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 17, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, E-mail 
address: Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: October 23, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-8942 Filed 10-26-06; 8:45 am]

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