[Federal Register: November 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 224)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Letter of Intent for Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations or 
Tribal consortia to operate a title IV-E program under the Fostering 
Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 
110-351).
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families is 
requesting that Indian tribes, tribal organizations or tribal consortia 
that wish to apply for direct title IV-E funding pursuant to section 
479B of the Social Security Act send a letter expressing their intent 
to facilitate budget and staff planning.
    Respondents: Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations and Tribal 
consortia.

                                             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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Letter of Intent............................             562                1                1              562
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 562.
    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: November 13, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-27358 Filed 11-18-08; 8:45 am]

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