[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39297-39298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15675]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP).
OMB No.: 0970-0380.
Description: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010,
also known as health care reform, amends Title V of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) as amended by sections 2951 and 2952 (c),
by adding section 513, authorizing the Personal Responsibility
Education Program (PREP). The President signed into law the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, Public Law 111-
148, which adds the new PREP formula grant program. The purpose of this
program is to educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception
to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs); and at
least three adulthood preparation subjects. The Personal Responsibility
Education grant program funding is available for fiscal years 2010
through 2014.
A request is being made to solicit comments from the public on
paperwork reduction as it relates to ACYF's receipt of the following
documents from applicants and awardees:
Application for Mandatory Formula Grant
State Plan
Performance Progress Report
Respondents: 50 States and 9 Territories, to include, District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern
Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall
Islands and Palau
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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Application, to include program narrative....... 59 1 24 1,416
State Plan...................................... 59 1 40 2,360
Performance Progress Reports.................... 59 2 16 1,888
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,664.
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.
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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-15675 Filed 6-28-13; 8:45 am]
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