[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 48866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20073]
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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 Court Improvement Program.
OMB No.: 0970-0307.
Description: The Court Improvement Program (CIP) is a mandatory
formula grant funded under section 438 of the Social Security Act, and
most recently reauthorized under the Child and Family Services
Improvement and Innovation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-34). The purpose of
the CIP is to facilitate the handling of child welfare cases in the
courts. All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia
receive grants under the program. The program requires two submissions
annually from grantees that constitute information collections under
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The purpose of this notice is to request an extension of the Office
of Management and Budget Control Number 0907-0307 permitting continued
use of the information collections requires by ACF-CB-PI-12-02. The
burden estimates are provided below. The Administration on Children,
Youth, and Families anticipates issuing a new Program Instruction
following reauthorization of the program in federal fiscal year 2017.
Respondents: State Courts.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Application..................................... 52 1 92 4,784
Annual Reports.................................. 52 1 86 4,472
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,256.
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. 2015-20073 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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