Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 235 / Friday, December 7, 2007 / Notices 69219 

Dated: November 30, 2007. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–23746 Filed 12–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Voluntary Establishment of 

Paternity. 

OMB No.: 0970–0175. 

Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C) of 

the Social Security Act requires States 

to pass laws ensuring a simple civil 

process for voluntarily acknowledging 

paternity under which the State must 

provide that the mother and putative 

father must be given notice, orally and 

in writing, of the benefits and legal 

responsibilities and consequences of 

acknowledging paternity. The 

information is to be used by hospitals, 

birth record agencies, and other entities 

participating in the voluntary paternity 

establishment program. 

Respondents: State and Tribal IV–D 

agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

None ................................................................................................................ 1,025,521 Variable .166 170,236 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 170,236. 

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 nd 

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: November 30, 2007. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–5964 Filed 12–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Head Start Program Information 

Report. 

OMB No.: 0980–0017. 

Description: The Office of Head Start 

within the Administration for Children 

and Families, United States Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

proposing to renew authority to collect 

information using the Head Start 

Program Information Report (PIR). The 

PIR provides information about Head 

Start and Early Head Start services 

received by the children and families 

enrolled in Head Start programs. The 

information collected in the PIR is used 

to inform the public about these 

programs and to make periodic reports 

to Congress about the status of children 

in Head Start programs as required by 

the Head Start Act. 

Respondents: Head Start and Early 

Head Start program grant recipients. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Head Start Program Information Report .......................................................... 2,690 1 4 10,760 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,760. 

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 


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