[Federal Register: January 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 10)]
[Notices]
[Page 1998-1999]
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
Proposed Projects
Title: Uniform Project Description (UPD) Program Narrative for
Discretionary Grant Application Form
OMB No. 0970-0139.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has
more
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than 40 discretionary grant programs. The proposed information
collection form would be a uniform discretionary application form
eligible for use by grant applications to submit project information in
response to ACF program announcements. ACF would use this information,
along with other OMB-approved information collections, to evaluate and
rank applicants and protect the integrity of the grantee selection
process. All ACF discretionary grant programs would be eligible but not
required to use this application form. The application consists of
general information and instructions; the Standard Form 424 series that
requests basic information, budget information, budget information and
assurances; the Project Description requesting the applicant to
describe how these objectives will be achieved; along with assurances
and certifications. Guidance for the content of information requested
in the Project Description is found in OMB Circulars A-102 and A-110.
Respondents: Applicants for ACF Discretionary Grant Programs.
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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UPD......................................... 11,960 1 40 478,400
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 478,400.
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: infocollection@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: January 11, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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