[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 69088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28304]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) Evaluation.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: This proposed information collection activity is to
obtain information from participants in two Strengthening Communities
Fund (SCF) programs: The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program and the
State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program. Both
programs are designed to contribute to the economic recovery as
authorized in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA). The SCF evaluation is an important opportunity to examine
outcomes achieved by the Strengthening Communities Fund and progress
toward the objective of improving the capacity of organizations served
by program grantees to address broad economic recovery issues in their
communities.
The evaluation will be designed to assess progress and measure
increased organizational capacity of each participating organization.
The purpose of this request is to receive approval of the data
collection instruments that will be used in this study.
A significant amount of information is already being collected
through program-specific OMB-approved PPR forms or is available through
secondary sources. Proposed surveys and phone interviews are very brief
to reduce the burden on respondents.
Respondents: SCF grantees,and faith-based and Community
Organizations (FBCOs).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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An on-line survey of SCF grantees............... 84 1 0.25 21
Telephone interview of SCF grantees............. 84 1 1.50 126
On-line survey of faith-based and community 1,000 1 0.50 500
organizations (FBCOs) that received capacity
building services from the SCF grantees........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 647
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: [email protected]. 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 4, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-28304 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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