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guidance to agencies on how to improve 

care and avoid adverse events. Form 

Number: CMS–R–245 (OMB# 0938– 

0760); Frequency: Occasionally; 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 10,170; Total 

Annual Responses: 14,960,070; Total 

Annual Hours: 15,590,610. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS Web site 

address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 

1326. 

To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on April 8, 2009. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer. 

Fax Number: (202) 395–6974. 

E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E9–4883 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–U–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Developmental Disabilities 

Program Independent Evaluation 

Project. 

OMB No.: New collection. 

Description: The Developmental 

Disabilities Program Independent 

Evaluation (DDPIE) Project is an 

independent (non-biased) evaluation to 

examine through rigorous and 

comprehensive performance-based 

research procedures the targeted impact 

on the lives of people with 

developmental disabilities and their 

families of three programs funded under 

the Developmental Disabilities 

Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 

2000 (DD Act): (1) State Councils on 

Developmental Disabilities (SCDDs); (2) 

State Protection and Advocacy Systems 

for Individuals with developmental 

disabilities (P & As); and (3) University 

Centers for Excellence in Developmental 

Disabilities (UCEDDs). The intent of this 

evaluation is to understand and report 

on the accomplishments of these 

programs, including collaborative efforts 

among the DD Network programs. The 

results of this evaluation will provide a 

report to the Administration on 

Developmental Disabilities (ADD) (the 

agency that administers these programs) 

with information on the effectiveness of 

its programs and policies and serve as 

a way for ADD to promote 

accountability to the public. 

The independent evaluation is a 

response to accountability requirements 

for ADD as identified in the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act), 

the Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, and the 

Program Assessment Rating Tool 

(PART), administered by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

project meets the requirements of PART 

by providing a non-biased method of 

evaluating the effectiveness and impact 

of DD Network programs on the lives of 

people with developmental disabilities 

and their families. 

ADD is seeking OMB approval for the 

evaluation tools (e.g., data collection 

instruments). The evaluation tools are 

designed to collect data for two 

purposes: (1) To measure the programs 

according to indicators (structural, 

process, output, and outcome) in key 

function areas; and (2) to establish 

performance standards for measuring 

the impact of each of the programs. The 

evaluation tools are primarily protocols 

for conducting interviews with various 

staff of the three programs and 

stakeholders associated with the 

programs. The interview protocols were 

tested during a pilot study in 2008. 

There is also a self-administered form 

for each of the programs to be 

completed by Executive Directors or 

his/her designee. The self-administered 

form was developed as a result of the 

pilot study and, therefore, has not been 

tested for reliability and validity. It is 

intended that the clearance process will 

be a mechanism for determining the 

reliability, validity, and feasibility of 

using this instrument. 

Respondents: Staff of State Councils 

on Developmental Disabilities, State 

Protection and Advocacy Systems for 

Indiviiduals with developmental 

disabilities, and University Centers for 

Excellence in Developmental 

Disabilities, Education, Research, and 

Service; individuals with 

developmental disabilities; parents of 

individuals with developmental 

disabilities; siblings of individuals with 

developmental disabilities; guardians; 

advocates; policymakers; service 

providers; university faculty; and others 

(e.g., DDC chairs, members of Protection 

and Advocacy boards of directors or 

commissioners; Consumer Advisory 

Committee members). 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

DD Council: Executive Director Interview ...................................................... 20 1 4 80 

DD Council: Interview with Council Chair/Council Members ........................ 60 1 0 .75 45 

DD Council: Group Interview with Policymakers, Collaborators, and Grantees .............................................................................................................. 160 1 2 320 

DD Council: Group Interview with Recipients of Self-Advocacy and Leadership Education and Training ................................................................... 100 1 0 .75 75 

DD Council: Group Interview with Recipients of Education and Training to 

Improve Community Capacity .................................................................... 100 1 0 .75 75 

DD Council: Self-administered Form ............................................................. 20 1 8 160 

P&A: Executive Director Interview ................................................................. 20 1 4 80 

P&A: Staff Interview ....................................................................................... 60 1 0 .75 45 


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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued 

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

P&A: Board of Directors (Commissioners)—Chair and Members ................ 60 1 0 .75 45 

P&A: Group Interview with Policymakers and Collaborators ........................ 160 1 2 320 

P&A: Interview with Recipient of Community Education ............................... 100 1 0 .75 75 

P&A: Interview with Clients ........................................................................... 100 1 0 .75 75 

P&A: Self-administered Form ........................................................................ 20 1 8 160 

UCEDD: Interview with Director .................................................................... 20 1 4 80 

UCEDD: Telephone Interview with Current and Graduated Students .......... 100 1 0 .75 75 

UCEDD: Interview with the Consumer Advisory Committee ......................... 60 1 0 .75 45 

UCEDD: Interview with Peer Researchers and Colleagues ......................... 100 1 0 .75 75 

UCEDD: Interview with Recipients of Community Services or Members of 

Organizations/Agencies that are Trained to Provide Community Services 100 1 0 .75 75 

UCEDD: Self-administered Form ................................................................... 20 1 8 160 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,065. 

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: March 4, 2009. 

Janean Chambers, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4857 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[CFDA#: 93.604] 

Office of Refugee Resettlement 

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, 

ACF, DHHS. 

ACTION: Notice of a Noncompetitive 

Successor Award to Utah Health and 

Human Rights Service for Grant Number 

90ZT0059. 

Legislative Authority: ‘‘Torture 

Victims Relief Act (TVRA) of 1998,’’ 

Public Law 105–320 (22 U.S.C. 2152 

note), reauthorized by Public Law 109– 

165 in January 2006. Section 5(a) of the 

law provides: Assistance for Treatment 

of Torture Victims—The Secretary of 

Health and Human Services may 

provide grants to programs in the 

United States to cover the cost of the 

following services: (1) Services for the 

rehabilitation of victims of torture, 

including treatment of the physical and 

psychological effects of torture. (2) 

Social and legal services for victims of 

torture. (3) Research and training for 

health care providers outside of 

treatment centers, or programs for the 

purpose of enabling such providers to 

provide the services described in 

paragraph (1). 

Amount of Award: Remainder of 

current budget period February 1, 2009 

through September 29, 2009. Award 

$152,405. Final budget period of the 

originally approved three-year project 

period September 30, 2008 through 

September 29, 2009. 

Project Period: February 1, 2009– 

September 29, 2009. 

Summary: In FY 2006, ORR awarded 

a competitive Services for Survivors of 

Torture grant to the Tides Center/Utah 

Health and Human Rights Project in Salt 

Lake City, Utah. The original project 

period was from September 30, 2006 

through September 29, 2009. The Tides 

Center served as fiscal sponsor and legal 

entity of the approved project. The 

Tides Center provides essential 

financial, human resources, and 

administrative services to philanthropic 

projects such as the Utah Health and 

Human Rights Project (UHHRP) while 

enabling them to become independent 

agencies. UHHRP has now completed 

the process of becoming an independent 

agency and is formally separating from 

the Tides Center on January 31, 2009. 

The Tides Center has requested 

permission for UHHRP to assume the 

grant. UHHRP has agreed to this request 

and will continue to function with the 

scope and operations of the grant 

remaining unchanged. 

Contact for Further Information: 

Ronald Munia, Director, Division of 

Community Resettlement, Office of 

Refugee Resettlement, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 

20447. Telephone: 202–401–4559. Email: Ronald.Munia@acf.hhs.gov. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

Ronald Munia, 

Director, Division of Community 

Resettlement, Office of Refugee Resettlement. 

[FR Doc. E9–4922 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0607] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; Reclassification 

Petitions for Medical Devices 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 


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