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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 Child Access Program
Survey—Grants to States for Access and
Visitation.
OMB No.: 0970–0204 (current).
Description: The Federal Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
requests an extension of the current
survey—without change—for three
additional fiscal years (FY 2006–2008).
States are required, on an annual
basis, to provide OCSE with program
data on projects that have been funded
through the Grants to States for Access
and Visitation Program. This program
reporting requirement includes, but is
not limited to, the collection of data on
the number of participants served,
referral sources, kinds of services
delivered, identification of local service
providers, and the number of noncustodial parents whose parenting time
increased as a result of participating in
such services.
The purpose of collecting this
information is twofold: (1) To help
OCSE monitor state utilization of grant
funds; and (2) to compile data, on an
annual basis, into a report that provides
states—in addition to the general
public—with information on individual
state Access and Visitation Program in
an effort to promote cross-fertilization of
innovative services at the local level.
Respondents: State Child Access and
Visitation Program Coordinators and
administrators of state, court and/or
local service providers.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
State Child Access Program Survey ...............................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,860. (FY 2006–2008)
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: 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; and
(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.
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Dated: August 15, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: National Clearinghouse on
Child Abuse and Neglect Information
(CAN) and National Adoption
Information Clearinghouse (NAIC)
Customer Satisfaction Evaluation Plan.
Description: The National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and
Neglect Information (CAN) and the
National Adoption Information
Clearinghouse (NAIC), services of the
Children’s Bureau within ACF, were
established in 1974 and 1986,
respectively. Both are dedicated to the
mission of connecting professionals and
concerned citizens to information on
programs, research, legislation, and
statistics regarding the safety,
permanency, and well-being of children
and families.
The Clearinghouses’ main functions
are identifying information needs,
locating and acquiring information,
creating information, organizing and
storing information, disseminating
information, and facilitating information
exchange among professionals and
concerned citizens. A number of
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Total burden
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4,860
vehicles are employed to accomplish
these activities, including, but not
limited to, Web site hosting, discussions
with customers, and dissemination of
publications (both print and electronic).
The Clearinghouses’ Customer
Satisfaction Evaluation Plan was
initiated in response to Executive Order
12862 issued on September 11, 1993.
The order calls for putting customers
first and striving for a customer-driven
government that matches or exceeds the
best service available in the private
sector. To that end, the Clearinghouses’
Evaluation Plan was designed to better
understand customers’ needs and
measure success in meeting those needs
by obtaining input and feedback directly
from customers. This feedback will be
used to improve the quality of
Clearinghouse products and services, in
turn allowing limited resources to be
targeted to improve those components
that have the most impact on customer
satisfaction. Information will be
collected using close-ended electronic,
telephone, paper and pencil, and inperson administration methods.
In addition to the above quantitative
component of the evaluation plan, focus
groups will be conducted with CAN and
NAIC customers on a yearly basis to
supplement the customer satisfaction
surveys with a qualitative component.
Respondents: General customers are
those who interact with the
Clearinghouses via Web, e-mail, and
telephone. Targeted customers are those
to which selected services are delivered,
such as subscribers to Children’s Bureau
Express (an online digest), recipients of
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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 Child Access Program Survey--Grants to States for
Access and Visitation.
OMB No.: 0970-0204 (current).
Description: The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
requests an extension of the current survey--without change--for three
additional fiscal years (FY 2006-2008).
States are required, on an annual basis, to provide OCSE with
program data on projects that have been funded through the Grants to
States for Access and Visitation Program. This program reporting
requirement includes, but is not limited to, the collection of data on
the number of participants served, referral sources, kinds of services
delivered, identification of local service providers, and the number of
non-custodial parents whose parenting time increased as a result of
participating in such services.
The purpose of collecting this information is twofold: (1) To help
OCSE monitor state utilization of grant funds; and (2) to compile data,
on an annual basis, into a report that provides states--in addition to
the general public--with information on individual state Access and
Visitation Program in an effort to promote cross-fertilization of
innovative services at the local level.
Respondents: State Child Access and Visitation Program Coordinators
and administrators of state, court and/or local service providers.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Child Access Program Survey............... 324 1 15 4,860
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,860. (FY 2006-2008)
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: 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; and (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: August 15, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-16423 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]
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