[Federal Register: March 29, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 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 1. Voluntary Survey to Assess the Implementation
of the Federal Grant Streamlining Program under Public Law 106-107--
NEW--The Department of Health and Human Services, as the lead agency in
the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management
Improvement Act of 1999, will conduct a study for gauging the overall
performance of the Federal government in meeting the standards for the
streamlined grants process. This survey will be used to improve the
efficiency, quality, and timeliness of the grants awarding process, as
well as to strengthen its partnership with the grantee community.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government, Business or other for-
profit, non-profit Institutions--
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Reporting Burden Information--Number of Respondents: 13,000; Frequency
of Response: once every two years; Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes; Total Burden 3,250 hours.
Send comments via e-mail to Geerie.Jones@HHS.gov, or mail to OS
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20201. Comments should be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: March 21, 2002.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-7556 Filed 3-28-02; 8:45 am]
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