[Federal Register: October 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 198)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: Program Narrative Objective Work Plan (OWP).
    OMB No.: 0980-0204.
    Description: Program Narrative (OWP) information is collected as 
part of a competitive, discretionary grant application submitted to the 
Administration for Native Americans (ANA). Included with the OWP are 
standard, government-wide Federal assistance application forms (e.g., 
SF-424, 424A, 424B, Non-Constructions Assurances, and various OMB 
certifications). The OWP provides information used by legislatively 
mandated project evaluation panels to compete and rank applications. 
ANA uses the OWP information to perform legislatively mandated project 
evaluations supporting the basis for recommendations to award or not 
award ANA grants. After funding, the OWP is used to reflect funded 
objectives and to administer and monitor ANA grants.
    OWP information presents the grant applicants' locally-determined 
project objectives and plan to achieve those objectives. Economic 
development projects may attach a business plan. OWP information is 
presented as narrative and transcribed onto a government form titled, 
``ANA Objective Work Plan''. In the past, ANA used two forms to collect 
the program narrative; i.e., ``Program Narrative Objective Work Plan'' 
and ``Program Narrative Approach.'' The new, single form combines the 
two old forms and eliminates some information items.
    Instructions for completing the OWP are provided in the 
``Administration for Native Americans Application Packet for Financial 
Assistance.'' Instructions for compiling a complete application are 
provided in the packet. The OWP and instruction packet are used in all 
ANA competitive discretionary grant programs such as Social and 
Economic Development Strategies (SEDS), Native American Languages 
Preservation, Environmental Regulatory Enhancement, etc.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.

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                                             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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Program Narrative Objective Work Plan (OWP):             650                1               28           18,200
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,200.

    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 
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 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 suggestion submitted within 
60 days of this publication.

    Dated: October 7, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-26728 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am]
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