[Federal Register: November 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 218)]
[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: Office of Community Services (OCS) Evaluation Initiative:
Community Economic Development (CED) and Job Opportunities for Low-
Income (JOLI) Individuals.
OMB Control No. 0907-0317.
Description: The Office of Community Services (OCS) is a component
of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), which is part of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Part of OCS'
responsibilities is the program administration of Federal grants
awarded through an annual competitive process to support urban and
rural community economic development projects carried out by local,
non-profit, community-based organizations. OCS is collecting key
program information about the CED and the JOLI projects in the United
States. The legislative requirement for these two programs is in Title
IV of the Community Opportunities, Accountability and Training and
Educational Services Act (COATES Human Services Reauthorization Act) of
October 27, 1998, Pub. L. 105-285, section 680(b) as amended. The
information collection questionnaire will gather significant updated
information concerning program outcomes and management. OCS will use
the data to critically review and improve the overall design and
effectiveness of each program.
Respondents: OCS Grantees.
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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Questionnaire for OCS-CED Grantees 147 1 1.5 220.5
in the United States...............
Questionnaire for OCS-JOLI Grantees 25 1 1.5 37.5
in the United States...............
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 258.
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: November 6, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5609 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]
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