[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49491-49492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20069]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Understanding Urban Indians' Interactions with ACF Programs 
and Services.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: As part of the ``Understanding Urban Indians' 
Interactions with ACF Programs and Services'' research study, site 
visits will be conducted to three to five urban areas with a high 
percentage of Indians within the population, including Anchorage, 
Alaska. Members of the research study team will utilize a field 
discussion guide to collect information from staff members at relevant 
programs and organizations (e.g., American Indian Organizations, social 
service agencies serving urban Indians) in these areas.
    The goal of this information collection is to assess the challenges 
and context for family self-sufficiency of urban Indians and their 
interactions with services and programs offered by ACF.

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The information gathered will help to generate recommendations and 
action items for ACF in seeking to better understand and meet the needs 
of the urban Indian population.
    Respondents: Information will be collected by members of the 
research study team from staff members at relevant programs and 
organizations (e.g., American Indian Organizations, social service 
agencies serving urban Indians) in three to five urban areas with a 
high percentage of Indians within the population, including Anchorage, 
Alaska. It is anticipated that up to 9 staff members at each program or 
organization will be interviewed, for a total of up to 27 interviews 
annually.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                             Number of        Average burden
             Instrument                Annual number of    responses per        hours per         Total annual
                                         respondents         respondent          response         burden hours
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Field discussion guide..............                27                  1                1.5               40.5
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated total annual 
burden hours is 40.5 hours.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: OPREinfocollectionPacf.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: August 3, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20069 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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