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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. Email address: 

OPREinfocollection@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 agencies, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agencies’ 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. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for 

Children and Families. 

[FR Doc. 2012–812 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Child Care and Development 

Fund Annual Aggregate Report—ACF– 

800. 

OMB No.: 0970–0150. 

Description: Section 658K of the Child 

Care and Development Block Grant Act 

of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–508, 42 U.S.C. 

9858) requires that States and 

Territories submit annual aggregate data 

on the children and families receiving 

direct services under the Child Care and 

Development Fund. The implementing 

regulations for the statutorily required 

reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70. Annual 

aggregate reports include data elements 

represented in the ACF–800 reflecting 

the scope, type, and methods of child 

care delivery. This provides ACF with 

the information necessary to make 

reports to Congress, address national 

child care needs, offer technical 

assistance to grantees, meet performance 

measures, and conduct research. 

Consistent with the statute and 

regulations, ACF requests extension of 

the ACF–800. 

Respondents: States, the District of 

Columbia, and Territories including 

Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 

American Samoa, and the Northern 

Marianna Islands. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

ACF–800 .......................................................................................................... 56 1 40 2,240 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,240 

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, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 

20447, 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. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–737 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2012–N–0021] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Substances 

Generally Recognized as Safe: 

Notification Procedure 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the Agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), Federal Agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

the information collection provisions of 

the Notification Procedure for 

Substances Generally Recognized as 

Safe (GRAS) and new Form FDA 3667, 

which may be submitted electronically 

via the Electronic Submission Gateway 

(ESG). 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the collection of 

information by March 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submit written 

comments on the collection of 

information to the Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All 

comments should be identified with the 


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