[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21778-21779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8589]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Uniform Project Description (UPD) Program Narrative Format
for Discretionary Grant Application Forms.
OMB No.: 0970-0139
Description: The proposed information collection would extend the
Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Uniform Project
Description (UPD). The UPD provides a uniform grant application format
for applicants to submit project information in response to ACF
discretionary funding opportunity announcements. ACF uses this
information, along with other OMB-approved information collections
(Standard Forms), to evaluate and rank applications. Use of the UPD
helps to protect the integrity of ACF's award selection process. All
ACF discretionary grant programs are required to use this application
format. The application consists of general information and
instructions; the Standard Form 424 series, which requests basic
information, budget information, and assurances; the Project
Description that requests the applicant to describe how program
objectives will be achieved; and other assurances and certifications.
Guidance for the content of information requested in the Project
Description is found in OMB Circular A-102; 2 CFR, Part 215; 2 CFR,
Part 225; 2 CFR, Part 230; 45 CFR, Part 74; and 45 CFR, Part 92.
Respondents: Applicants to ACF Discretionary Funding Opportunity
Announcements.
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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ACF Uniform Project Description............. 5,500 1 60 330,000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 330,000
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: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
ACF 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. 2012-8589 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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