[Federal Register: September 12, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 177)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections;
Comment Request
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information
collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports
Clearance Office at (202) 619-2118 or e-mail Geerie.Jones@HHS.gov.
Comments are invited 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
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agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance 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.
Proposed Project: Study of Fathers' Involvement in Permanency
Planning and Child Welfare Casework--New--The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation proposes a study to assess how
four states identify, locate, and involve non-custodial fathers in case
decision making and permanency planning for children in the child
welfare system. Respondents: State or local governments--Reporting
Burden Information--State and Local Administrator Burden Information--
Number of Respondents: 44; Average Burden per Response: 35 minutes;
Total Administrator Burden: 26 hours--Caseworker Burden Information--
Number of Respondents: 1,200; Average Burden per Interviewer Response:
55 minutes; Total Interviewer Burden: 1,100 hours--Administrative Staff
Burden Information--Number of Respondents: 8; Average Burden per
Response 90 minutes; Total Administrative Burden: 12 hours--Total
Burden 1,138 hours.
Send comments via e-mail to Geerie.Jones@HHS.gov or mail to OS
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Huber H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. Comments should be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: September 4, 2002.
Kerry Weens,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-23108 Filed 9-11-02; 8:45 am]
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