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assess the quality of survey data and
attrition.
Respondents: The target population of
the SHM study is low-income married
couples with children or expecting a
child. Both members of the couple must
be over 18, and both must volunteer to
participate in the program. In addition,
SHM is not intended for couples who
are in dangerous relationships or who
are experiencing serious family
violence. Programs will provide
opportunities for the safe disclosure of
family violence, as well as access to
appropriate services when family
violence is disclosed.
The respondents for the Supporting
Healthy Marriage Project Baseline Data
Collection will be participants in the
SHM study. This will include both
those receiving SHM program services
and those in the SHM study control
group. The respondents will be both
spouses of 1,000 low-income married
couples (2,000 respondents) in each of
up to eight sites. The total number of
respondents could be up to 16,000. In
summary, the evaluation will include
up to 8 sites phased in over four years,
in which case the annual burden can be
represented by one quarter of the total
burden. The chart below outlines the
estimated annual burden that could
result from the SHM baseline data
collection. The estimates below are
based on pre-tests of the baseline
instrument with individuals similar to
the SHM target population.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual
number of
respondents
Instrument
Eligibility Checklist ...........................................................................................
Informed Consent Form ...................................................................................
Baseline Information Form ..............................................................................
Self-Administered Questionnaire .....................................................................
Contact Information Sheet ...............................................................................
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
3,000.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to The Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Information Services, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollections@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after publication of this
document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Attn: Desk Officer for
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response (min)
Estimated
annual burden
hours
1
1
1
1
1
5
10
9
11
10
332
668
600
732
668
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
ACF, E-mail address:
Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: March 31, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB No. 0970–0174]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Native Employment Works
(NEW) Program Plan Guidance and
Program Report
Description: The Native Employment
Works (NEW) program plan is the
application for NEW program funding.
As approved by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), it
documents how the grantee will carry
out its NEW program. The NEW
program plan guidance specifies the
information needed to complete a NEW
program plan and explains the process
for plan submission every third year.
The NEW program report provides
information on the activities and
accomplishments of grantees’ NEW
programs. The NEW program report and
instructions specify the program data
that NEW grantees report annually.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations
that are NEW program grantees.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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NEW program plan guidance ..................................................
NEW program report ...............................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,474
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
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Number of
responses
per respondent
Number of
respondents
Instrument
26
48
1 every 3 years ......................
1 annually ..............................
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,
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burden hours
per response
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Total burden
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720
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
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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 31, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2005N–0457]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Substances
Generally Recognized as Safe:
Notification Procedure
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
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 May 8,
2006.
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 written
comments be faxed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: Fumie Yokota, Desk Officer
for FDA, FAX: 202–395–6974.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Management
Programs (HFA–250), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–4659.
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.
Substances Generally Recognized as
Safe: Notification Procedure (OMB
Control Number 0910–0342)—Extension
Section 409 of the act (21 U.S.C. 348)
establishes a premarket approval
requirement for ‘‘food additives;’’
section 201(s) of the act (21 U.S.C.
321(s)) provides an exemption from the
definition of ‘‘food additive’’ and thus
from the premarket approval
requirement, for uses of substances that
are generally recognized as safe (GRAS)
by qualified experts. FDA is proposing
a voluntary procedure whereby
members of the food industry who
determine that use of a substance
satisfies the statutory exemption may
notify FDA of that determination. The
notice would include a detailed
summary of the data and information
that support the GRAS determination,
and the notifier would maintain a
record of such data and information.
FDA would make the information
describing the GRAS claim, and the
agency’s response to the notice,
available in a publicly accessible file;
the entire GRAS notice would be
publicly available consistent with the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and
other Federal disclosure statutes.
In the Federal Register of December 8,
2005 (70 FR 73009), FDA published a
60-day notice requesting public
comment on the information collection
provisions to which one comment was
received. The comment states that
obtaining the entire GRAS notification
through the provisions of FOIA is not a
practical means for interested persons to
learn about the safety of a substance.
The comment suggests that, to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected, FDA should
make publicly available a summary of
data and information that supports the
GRAS notice and also contains a
discussion of any negative or
inconsistent data.
FDA does not agree that obtaining
information through the provisions of
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FOIA is impractical for interested
persons. FDA also disagrees with the
comment’s suggestion that the agency
make publicly available in the GRAS
notification process a summary of data
and information that supports the GRAS
notice and also contains a discussion of
any negative or inconsistent data,
because such a summary would be
duplicative of information available
through FOIA procedures. This
information collection is associated
with the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Notice
of a Claim for GRAS Exemption Based
on a GRAS Determination’’ (the
proposed rule) (62 FR 18938). Proposed
§ 170.36(c)(4) describes requirements for
a detailed summary in the GRAS
notification procedures. This section
states that notifiers shall submit a
detailed summary of the basis for the
notifier’s determination that a particular
use of the notified substance is exempt
from the premarket approval
requirements of the act because such
use is GRAS. Such determination may
be based either on scientific procedures
or on common use in food. Proposed
§ 170.36(c)(4)(i)(B) and
170.36(c)(4)(ii)(B) state that this detailed
summary shall contain a comprehensive
discussion of any reports of
investigations or other information that
may appear to be inconsistent with the
GRAS determination. Proposed
§ 170.36(f)(1) states that all remaining
data and information in the GRAS
notice shall be available for public
disclosure, in accordance with the
provisions of FOIA, on the date the
notice is received. This would include
the detailed summary of the basis for
the notifier’s GRAS determination. To
the extent that the comment suggests a
change to the requirements of the
proposed rule, FDA responds that such
a request is outside the scope of the four
collection of information topics on
which the notice solicits comments and,
thus, will not be addressed in this
document. In response to the request for
comments in that proposed rule, the
commenter timely filed a similar
comment. This comment will be
considered in the development of the
final rule.
Description of Respondents:
Manufacturers of Substances Used in
Food and Feed.
FDA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0174]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Plan Guidance and
Program Report
Description: The Native Employment Works (NEW) program plan is the
application for NEW program funding. As approved by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), it documents how the grantee will
carry out its NEW program. The NEW program plan guidance specifies the
information needed to complete a NEW program plan and explains the
process for plan submission every third year. The NEW program report
provides information on the activities and accomplishments of grantees'
NEW programs. The NEW program report and instructions specify the
program data that NEW grantees report annually.
Respondents: Federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal
organizations that are NEW program grantees.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Average
Instrument Number of Number of responses burden hours Total burden
respondents per respondent per response hours
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NEW program plan guidance............. 26 1 every 3 years......... 29 754
NEW program report.................... 48 1 annually.............. 15 720
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,474
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: 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
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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 31, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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