Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 21 / Thursday, January 31, 2019 / Notices 743 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. Email 

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 

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. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2019–00388 Filed 1–30–19; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[OMB No.: 0970–0482] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: Application for 

Grants to States 

Title: State Access and Visitation 

Grant Application. 

Description: The Personal 

Responsibility and Work Opportunity 

Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) 

created the ‘‘Grants to States for Access 

and Visitation’’ program (AV grant 

program). Funding for the program 

began in FY 1997 with a capped, annual 

entitlement of $10 million. The 

statutory goal of the program is to 

provide funds to states that will enable 

them to provide services for the purpose 

of increasing noncustodial parent (NCP) 

access to and visitation with their 

children. State governors decide which 

state entity will be responsible for 

implementing the AV grant program in 

addition to determining who will be 

served, what services will be provided, 

and whether the services will be 

statewide or in local jurisdictions. The 

statute specifies certain activities which 

may be funded including: Voluntary 

and mandatory mediation, counseling, 

education, the development of parenting 

plans, supervised visitation, and the 

development of guidelines for visitation 

and alternative custody arrangements. 

Even though OCSE manages this 

program, the funding for the AV grant 

is separate from funding for federal and 

state administration of the Child 

Support program. 

Section 469B(e)(3) of the Social 

Security Act (Pub. L. 104–193) requires 

that each state receiving an AV grant 

award shall monitor, evaluate and 

report on such programs in accordance 

with regulations. Additionally, the 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, 

states that there is an application 

requirement for Grants to States for 

Access and Visitation Programs 

(93.597). The application process assists 

OCSE in complying with this 

requirement and emphasizes program 

efficiency, coordination of services, 

building support for parenting time 

services, and ensuring the safety of 

parents and children. 

Specifically, the application require 

states to submit a detailed program plan, 

indicating how they anticipate spending 

their funds within the program statue 

and regulations. The applications cover 

three fiscal years and any changes made 

to the plan during the three year period 

will require a notification of change to 

OCSE. 

OCSE will review the applications to 

ensure that planned services meet the 

requirements laid out in Section 

469B(e)(3) of the Social Security Act 

(Pub. L. 104–193). This review will 

include monitoring of program 

compliance and the safe delivery of 

services. In addition to monitoring, the 

report will also assist in OCSE’s ability 

to provide technical assistance to states 

that request assistance. 

Respondents: Recipients of the Access 

& Visitation Grant (54 states and 

territories). 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per responses 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Fillable Word document ................................................................................... 54 1 10 540 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 540. 

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 Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. Email 

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. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2019–00403 Filed 1–30–19; 8:45 am] 

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