[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 4838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1433]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Financial 
Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0205.
    Description: This form is used by States and Puerto Rico to 
facilitate the reporting of expenditures for the Foster Care and 
Adoption Assistance programs. State agencies (including Puerto Rico) 
use this form to report data on a quarterly basis. The form provides 
specific data regarding financial disbursements, obligations and 
estimates. It provides States with a mechanism to request grant awards 
and certify the availability of State matching funds. Failure to 
collect this data would seriously compromise the Administration for 
Children and Families' ability to issue grant awards and monitor 
expenditures. This form is also used to prepare ACF budget submission 
to Congress.
    Respondents: States and Puerto Rico.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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IV-E-1......................................              52             4/YR               25            5200
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5200.

    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 
Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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: January 11, 2001.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-1433 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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