[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1616-1617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-26]


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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.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                           Number of
           Instrument                 Number of          responses per      Average burden    Total burden hours
                                     respondents          respondent      hours per response
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Performance Measurement On-line  Abandoned Infants    2 per fiscal year.  1 hour per          Range 60-72.
 Tool.                            Assistance Program.                      response.
                                 Range 30-36........
Performance Measurement On-line  Infant Adoption      2 per fiscal year.  1 hour per          Range 8-12.
 Tool.                            Awareness Program.                       response.
                                 Range 4-6..........
Performance Measurement On-line  Adoption             2 per fiscal year.  1 hour per          Range 90-110.
 Tool.                            Opportunities                            response.
                                  Program.
                                 Range 45-55........
Performance Measurement On-line  Child Abuse and      2 per fiscal year.  1 hour per          Range 50-64.
 Tool.                            Neglect Program.                         response.
                                 Range 25-32........
Performance Measurement On-line  Child Welfare        2 per fiscal year.  1 hour per          Range 90-110.
 Tool.                            Training Program.                        response.
                                 Range 45-55........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Range 298-368.
    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 Office. The e-mail address is: 
[email protected]. 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.

    January 3, 2008.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-26 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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