Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: March 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 50)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

Title: Developmental Disabilities Council State Plan.

OMB No.: 0980-0162.

Description: Developmental Disabilities Councils (DD Councils) in each State are required under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.) to develop plans on a triennial basis and to review those plans at least annually. Each Council develops its plan as a basis for promoting systems change and capacity building in service systems for persons with developmental disabilities in the State. The State plan must be made available for public comment in the State and must be approved by the Governor of the State. After that it is submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services, which will use the information to ensure compliance of the State with requirements in the Act. The information in the State plan is also used as one basis for providing technical assistance, such as during site visits. The burden statement of 130 hours per State for preparing this plan is annualized over the three-year period of the plan. This requirement was recently redesigned with significant involvement of State Developmental Disabilities Councils.

Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.

Annual Burden Estimates

Number of Average burden Instrument

Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent

response

hours

Three Year State Plan.......................

55

1

130

7,150

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,150.

In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 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.

The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) whether the proposed

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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 9, 1999. Bob Sargis, Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 99-6291Filed3-15-99; 8:45 am]

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