[Federal Register: May 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 93)]
[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: Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) Form.
    OMB No.: 0970-0328.
    Description: The Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) form 
collects information from applicants seeking grants from the 
Administration for Native Americans (ANA). Applicants complete the GADS 
form as part of their funding package. This standardized format allows 
ANA to evaluate applications for financial assistance and to determine 
the relative focus of the projects for which such assistance is 
requested. The data collected focuses on the specific ANA program area 
for which the applicant is applying. ANA awards annual grants in the 
following nine competitive areas: (1) Social & Economic Develop 
Strategies (SEDS); (2) Alaska SEDS; (3) Special Initiative: Family 
Preservation: Improving the Well-Being of Children Planning; (4) 
Special Initiative: Family Preservation: Improving the Well-Being of 
Children Implementation; (5) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance 
Assessment; (6) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Planning; 
(7) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Implementation; (8) 
Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Immersion; (9) Environmental 
Regulatory Enhancement.
    Respondents: Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal 
Governments, Native American Non-profits, Tribal Colleges and 
Universities.

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                                             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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Grant Application Data Summary (GADS).......             500                1             0.50              250
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250
    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: May 12, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-11364 Filed 5-14-09; 8:45 am]

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