60298 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 198 / Friday, October 10, 2008 / Notices 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument No. of 

respondents 

No. of responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

ACF–204 .......................................................................................................... 54 1 128 6,912

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ..................................................................................................................................... 6,912 

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: October 7, 2008. 

Janean Chambers, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–24187 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: ACF–IV–E–1 Foster Care and 

Adoption Assistance Financial 

Reporting Form. 

OMB No.: 0970–0205. 

Description: State agencies administer 

the Foster Care and Adoption 

Assistance Programs under Title IV–E of 

the Social Security Act. The 

Administration for Children and 

Families provides Federal funding at the 

rate of 50 percent for most of the 

administrative costs and at other rates 

for other specific categories of costs as 

detailed in Federal statute and 

regulations. This form is submitted 

quarterly by each State to estimate the 

funding needs for the upcoming fiscal 

quarter and to report expenditures for 

the fiscal quarter just ended. This form 

is also used to provide annual budget 

projections from each State. The 

information collected in this report is 

used by this agency to calculate 

quarterly Federal grant awards and to 

enable this agency to submit budget 

requests to Congress through the 

Department and to enable oversight of 

the financial management of the 

programs. 

Respondents: State agencies 

(including the District of Columbia and 

Puerto Rico) administering the Foster 

Care and Adoption Assistance programs 

under Title IV–E of the Social Security 

Act. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument No. of 

respondents 

No. of responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Form ACF–IV–E–1 .......................................................................................... 52 4 17 3,536 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,536. 

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: October 7, 2008. 

Janean Chambers, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–24188 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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