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Dated: March 23, 2005.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 05–6094 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Certification of
Maintenance of Effort Form Title III of
the Older Americans Act, Grants for
State and Community Programs on
Aging
Administration on Aging, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging
(AoA) is announcing an opportunity for
public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the
agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies
are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the information
collection requirements relating to
Certification of Maintenance of Effort
Form Title III of the Older Americans
Act, Grants for State and Community
Programs on Aging.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by May 31, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to:
margaret.tolson@aoa.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to:
Administration on Aging, Washington,
DC 20201. Attention: Margaret Tolson.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Tolson, telephone: (202) 357–
3440; e-mail: margaret.tolson@aoa.gov.
Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency request
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, AoA is publishing notice
of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection
of information, AoA invites comments
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of AoA’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
AoA’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Title III of the Older Americans Act,
Section 309(c), requires that a state’s
allotment be reduced by the percentage
by which its state expenditures for a
given fiscal year are less than its average
annual expenditures from state sources
for the period of three consecutive fiscal
years preceding such fiscal year. Since
information collected on the SF–269
report combines the funds from state
and local sources, the Administration
on Aging is unable to identify funds
solely from State sources. The
information contained on the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Certification of Maintenance of Effort
form will be used by the Administration
on Aging to verify the amount of state
expenditures and make comparisons
with the average annual expenditures
for the period of three consecutive fiscal
years preceding the given year to assure
that a state is in compliance with 45
CFR 1321.49.
AoA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
Approximately one-half hour per
respondent with 52 State Agencies on
Aging responding annually, thus
producing a burden of 26 hours per
year.
Dated: March 23, 2005.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 05–6095 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Adoption and Foster Care
Analysis Reporting System for title IV–
B and title IV–E.
OMB No.: 0980–0267.
Description
Section 479 of title IV–E of the Social
Security Act directs States to establish
and implement an adoption and foster
care reporting system. The data are used
for a number of reasons, including
responding to Congressional requests for
current data on children in foster care
or those who have been adopted;
responding to questions and requests
from other Federal departments and
agencies; trend analyses and short- and
long-term planning; targeting areas for
greater or potential technical assistance
efforts; and determining and assessing
outcomes for children and families.
Respondents: States, District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of respondents
Instrument
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
52
2
2,971.89
AFCARS (Electronic Submission) ...................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 309,077.
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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:
grjohnson@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.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a proposed collection of
information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the
collection of information by April 28,
2005.
ADDRESSES: OMB is still experiencing
significant delays in the regular mail,
including first class and express mail,
and messenger deliveries are not being
accepted. To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that comments be
faxed to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: Fumie
Yokota, Desk Officer for FDA, FAX:
202–395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Robbins, Office of Management
Programs (HFA–250), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–1223.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
Irradiation in the Production,
Processing, and Handling of Food—21
CFR 179.21 (OMB Control Number
0910–0549)—Extension
Under section 409(a) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act)
(21 U.S.C. 348(a)), the use of a food
additive is deemed unsafe unless it
conforms to the terms of a regulation
prescribing its use, or to an exemption
for investigational use, or in the case of
a food additive that is a food contact
substance, there is in effect a regulation
prescribing the conditions under which
such additive may be safely used or a
notification that is effective. In response
to a petition that is submitted under
section 409 of the act to establish that
a food additive is safe, the agency may
either: (1) By order establish a
regulation (whether or not in accord
with that proposed by the petitioner)
Dated: March 23, 2005
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2004N–0554]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Irradiation in the Production,
Processing, and Handling of Food
AGENCY:
Notice.
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
prescribing, with respect to one or more
proposed uses of the food additive
involved, the conditions under which
such additive may be safely used
(including, but not limited to,
specifications as to the particular food
or classes of food in or on which such
additive may be used, the maximum
quantity which may be used or
permitted to remain in or on such food,
the manner in which such additive may
be added to or used in or on such food,
and any directions or other labeling or
packaging requirements for such
additive deemed necessary by him to
assure the safety of such use), and shall
notify the petitioner of such order and
the reasons for such action; or (2) by
order deny the petition and notify the
petitioner of such order and of the
reasons for such action.
In response to a petition filed by
Science Applications International
Corp., who subsequently transferred
their rights to the petition to Ancore
Corp., FDA published in the Federal
Register of December 21, 2004, a
document that amended 21 CFR 179.21
to provide for the use of sources of
monoenergetic neutrons to inspect cargo
containers that may contain food. Under
this regulation, monoenergetic neutron
sources producing neutrons at energies
not less than 1 million electron volts
(MeV) but no greater than 14 MeV may
be used for inspection of cargo
containers that may contain food,
providing that the neutron source bears
a label stating the minimum and
maximum energy of radiation emitted
by the source. The regulation also
requires that the label or accompanying
labeling bear adequate directions for
safe use and a statement that no food
shall be exposed to this radiation source
so as to receive a dose in excess of 0.01
gray. FDA has determined that this
information is needed to assure safe use
of the source of radiation.
In the Federal Register of January 4,
2005 (70 FR 366), FDA published a 60day notice requesting public comment
on the information collection
provisions. No comments were received.
FDA estimates the burden for this
collection of information as follows:
TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN1
21 CFR Section
Number of
Respondents
179.21(a)(5) and (b)(2)(v)
1There
Annual
Frequency
Per Response
1
Total Annual
Responses
1
1
Total
Operating and
aintenance
Costs
Hours Per
Response
1
$100
are no capital costs associated with this collection of information.
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15862-15863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System for title
IV-B and title IV-E.
OMB No.: 0980-0267.
Description
Section 479 of title IV-E of the Social Security Act directs States
to establish and implement an adoption and foster care reporting
system. The data are used for a number of reasons, including responding
to Congressional requests for current data on children in foster care
or those who have been adopted; responding to questions and requests
from other Federal departments and agencies; trend analyses and short-
and long-term planning; targeting areas for greater or potential
technical assistance efforts; and determining and assessing outcomes
for children and families.
Respondents: States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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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AFCARS (Electronic Submission).................. 52 2 2,971.89 309,077
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 309,077.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
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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: grjohnson@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: March 23, 2005
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6170 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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