[Federal Register: June 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 104)]
[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: 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.
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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Performance Measurement On-line Tool/Abandoned 36 2 1 72
Infants Assistance Program.....................
Performance Measurement On-line Tool/Infant 6 2 1 12
Adoption Awareness Program.....................
Performance Measurement On-Line/Adoption 55 2 1 110
Opportunities Program..........................
Performance Measurement Online Tool/Child Abuse 32 2 1 64
and Neglect Program............................
Performance Measurement On Line Tool/Child 55 2 1 110
Welfare Training Program.......................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 368
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 27, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12670 Filed 6-1-09; 8:45 am]
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