[Federal Register: November 6, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 214)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program (CBCAP).
OMB No.: 0970-0155.
Description: The Program Instruction, prepared in response to the
enactment of the Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect (administratively known as the Community-Based Child
Abuse Prevention Program (CBCAP)), as set forth in Title II of Public
Law 108-36, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of
2003, provides direction to the States and Territories to accomplish
the purposes of (1) supporting community-based efforts to develop,
operate, expand, and where appropriate to network, initiatives aimed at
the prevention of child abuse and neglect, and to support networks of
coordinated resources and activities to better strengthen and support
families to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect; and (2)
fostering an understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of diverse
populations in order to be effective in preventing and treating child
abuse and neglect. This Program Instruction contains information
collection requirements that are found in Public Law 108-36 at Sections
201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, and pursuant to receiving a grant award.
The information submitted will be used by the agency to ensure
compliance with the statute, complete the calculation of the grant
award entitlement, and provide training and technical assistance to the
grantee.
Respondents: State Governments.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Averge burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Application..................................... 52 1 40 2,080
Annual Report................................... 52 1 24 1,248
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,328.
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 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.
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: October 30, 2007.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5492 Filed 11-5-07; 8:45 am]
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