[Federal Register: January 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 20)]
[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: State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: A State Plan is required by 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1522 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) [Title IV, Sec. 412 of the
Act] for each State agency requesting Federal funding for refugee
resettlement under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1524 [Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act],
including Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance, Refugee Social Services,
and Targeted Assistance program funding. The State Plan is a
comprehensive narrative description of the nature and scope of a
State's programs and provides assurances that the programs will be
administered in conformity with the specific requirements stipulated in
45 CFR 400.4-400.9. The State Plan must include all applicable State
procedures, designations, and certifications for each requirement as
well as supporting documentation. A State may use a pre-print format
prepared by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) of the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) or a different format,
on the condition that the format used meets all of the State plan
requirements under Title IV of the Act and ORR regulations at 45 CFR
part 400.
Respondents: State Agencies, Replacement Designees under 45 CFR
400.301(c), and Wilson-Fish Grantees (State Agencies) administering or
supervising the administration of programs under Title IV of the Act.
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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Title IV State Plan......................... 50 1 15 750
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
In compliance with the requirements of section 506(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 23, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-382 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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