[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4704-4705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1535]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Voting Access Application and
Annual Report.
OMB No. 0970-0326.
Description:
This is a revision to include the application for the previously
cleared Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Annual report.
An application is required by Federal statute (the Help America
Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, Pub. L. 107-252, Section 291, Payments for
Protection and Advocacy Systems, 42 U.S.C. 15461). Each State
Protection & Advocacy (P&A) System must prepare an application in
accordance with the program announcement.
There is no application kit; the P&As application may be in the
format of its choice. It must, however, be signed by the P&As Executive
Director or the designated representative, and contain the assurances
as outlined under Part I. C. Use of Funds. The P&As designated
representatives may signify their agreement with the conditions/
assurances by signing and returning the assurance document Attachment
B, found in Part IV of this Instruction.
The assurance document signed by the Executive Director of the P&A,
or other designated person, should be submitted with the application to
the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
An annual report is required by Federal statute (the Help America
Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, Public Law 107-252, Section 291, Payments for
Protection and Advocacy Systems, 42 U.S.C. 15461) Each State Protection
& Advocacy (P&A) System must prepare and submit an annual report at the
end of every fiscal year. The report addresses the activities conducted
with the funds provided during the year. The information from the
annual report will be aggregated into an annual profile of how HAVA
funds have been spent. The report will also provide an overview of the
P&A goals and accomplishments and permit the Administration on
Developmental Disabilities to track progress to monitor grant
activities.
Respondents: Protection & Advocacy Systems--All States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, and Guam.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Instrument Number of responses per Average per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Voting 55 1 20 1,100
Access Application.....................
Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Voting 55 1 16 880
Access Annual Report+..................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ................ ................ ................ 1,980
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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
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACE Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
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.
Dated: January 19, 2011.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1535 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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