Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 36330-36331 [E8-14161]

Download as PDF 36330 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 124 / Thursday, June 26, 2008 / Notices the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of the following ways by August 25, 2008: 1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ‘‘Comment or Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ to find the information collection document(s) accepting comments. 2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB Control Number ll, Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. Date: June 18, 2008. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E8–14442 Filed 6–25–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–R–71] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed AGENCY: information collection for the proper performance of the Agency’s function; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Assumption of Responsibilities and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Sections 412.44, 412.46, 431.630, 476.71, 476.73, 476.74, and 476.78; Use: The Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 amended Title XI of the Social Security Act to create the Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization (PRO) program which replaces the Professional Standards Review Organization (PSRO) program and streamlines peer review activities. The term PRO has been renamed Quality Improvement Organization (QIO). This collection describes the review functions to be performed by the QIO. It outlines relationships among QIOs, providers, practitioners, beneficiaries, intermediaries, and carriers. Form Number: CMS-R–71 (OMB# 0938–0445); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 6,036; Total Annual Responses: 6,036; Total Annual Hours: 156,846. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web Site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/ PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 1326. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on July 28, 2008, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: OMB Desk Officer, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974. Dated: June 18, 2008. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E8–14443 Filed 6–25–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Voluntary Surveys of Program Partners to Implements Executive Order 12862 OMB No.: 0980-0266 Description: Under the provisions of the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting clearance for instruments to implement Executive Order 12862 within ACF. The purpose of the data collection is to obtain customer satisfaction information from those entities who are funded to be our partners in the delivery of services to the American public. ACF partners are those entities that receive funding to deliver services or assistance from ACF programs. Examples of partners are state and local governments, territories, service providers, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, grantees, researchers, or other intermediaries serving target populations identified by and funded directly or indirectly by ACF. The surveys will obtain information about how well ACF is meeting the needs of our partners in operating the ACF programs. Respondents: State, Local, & Tribal Govt. or not-for-profit Organizations ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total burden hours State Governments, Territories and District of Columbia ................................ Head Start Grantees and Delegates ............................................................... Other Discretionary Grant Programs ............................................................... Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations ........................................................... 54 200 200 25 10 1 10 10 1 0.50 0.50 0.50 540 100 1,000 125 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:05 Jun 25, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1 36331 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 124 / Thursday, June 26, 2008 / Notices Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125 Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@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, Fax: 202–395–6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Dated: June 18, 2008. Janean Chambers, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E8–14161 Filed 6–25–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement; Unaccompanied Alien Children Shelter Care Facilities Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, DHHS. AGENCY: Notice to award ten noncompetitive supplements to existing Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Shelter Care Facilities. ACTION: CFDA #: 93.676. Legslative Authority: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is mandated by Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act to ensure appropriate placement of all unaccompanied alien children referred to ORR for care and custody by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Amount of Award: $2,521,320. SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement intends to award ten unaccompanied alien shelter care providers in the amount of $2,521,320. This funding will support services through September 30, 2008. Location Southwest Key—El Paso .............................. The Children’s Village ................................... Florence Crittenton ....................................... Lutheran Social Services of the South ......... Heartland/ICC ............................................... Southwest Indiana Youth Village .................. International Educational Services—Foster Care. International Educational Services—Foster Care. Pioneer Services ........................................... Southwest Key—Pleasant Hill ...................... rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Grantee El Paso, TX .................................................. New York, NY ............................................... Los Angeles, CA .......................................... Austin, TX ..................................................... Chicago, IL ................................................... Vincennes, IN ............................................... Brownsville, TX ............................................. 06/10/08–09/30/08 06/10/08–09/30/08 06/10/08–09/30/08 06/10/08–09/30/08 06/10/08–09/30/08 06/10/08–09/30/08 06/10/08–09/30/08 $390,320 445,000 336,000 600,000 325,000 120,000 90,000 Harlingen, TX ............................................... 06/10/08–09/30/08 70,000 Fife, WA ........................................................ Pleasant Hill, CA .......................................... 06/10/08–09/30/08 06/10/08–09/30/08 85,000 60,000 This funding will support the expansion of shelter/foster/staff secure/ secured/therapeutic care program bed capacity to meet the number of unaccompanied alien children referrals from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This expansion is necessary to replace bed capacity discontinued at several sites as well as to accommodate the increase of length of stay of UAC in ORR’s care. This supplemental funding will support the additional bed capacity through the summer high season, terminating at the end of the 2008 fiscal year. To ensure the program would have complete flexibility to expand and contract to meet the ever-changing demands of the program, ORR specifically included language in its program announcement to stipulate that funding and capacity may increase based on the needs of the program. The program has very specific requirements for the provision of services. Existing grantees are the only entities with the infrastructure, licensing, experience and appropriate level of trained staff to meet VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:05 Jun 25, 2008 Jkt 214001 Project period the service requirements and the urgent need for expansion. The program’s ability to avoid a backlog of children waiting in border patrol stations for placement can only be accommodated through the expansion of existing programs through this supplemental award process. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Tota, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, telephone (202) 401–4858. Dated: June 17, 2008. David H. Siegel, Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement. [FR Doc. E8–14429 Filed 6–25–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Amount DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0173] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Appeals of Science-Based Decisions Above the Division Level at the Center for Veterinary Medicine 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 July 28, 2008. E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36330-36331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14161]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Voluntary Surveys of Program Partners to Implements 
Executive Order 12862
    OMB No.: 0980-0266
    Description: Under the provisions of the Federal Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF) is requesting clearance for instruments to implement 
Executive Order 12862 within ACF. The purpose of the data collection is 
to obtain customer satisfaction information from those entities who are 
funded to be our partners in the delivery of services to the American 
public. ACF partners are those entities that receive funding to deliver 
services or assistance from ACF programs. Examples of partners are 
state and local governments, territories, service providers, Indian 
Tribes and Tribal organizations, grantees, researchers, or other 
intermediaries serving target populations identified by and funded 
directly or indirectly by ACF. The surveys will obtain information 
about how well ACF is meeting the needs of our partners in operating 
the ACF programs.
    Respondents: State, Local, & Tribal Govt. or not-for-profit 
Organizations

                                             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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State Governments, Territories and District               54               10                1              540
 of Columbia................................
Head Start Grantees and Delegates...........             200                1             0.50              100
Other Discretionary Grant Programs..........             200               10             0.50            1,000
Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations......              25               10             0.50              125
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: June 18, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-14161 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-S
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