[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 203 (Monday, October 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59535-59536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5176]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; 
Proposed Project

    Title: Compassion Capital Fund Impact Evaluation Process Study.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The information collection activity proposed under 
this notice will obtain information about intermediary grantee agencies 
providing capacity building assistance to faith-based and community 
organizations under the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Demonstration 
program. The information gathered under this data collection activity 
will be used to describe the approach and methods used by 
intermediaries to provide the services that are being evaluated in the 
CCF impact evaluation. Information collection will be through informal 
discussions and observations on-site at the organizations, using 
uniform protocols.
    Respondents: Directors and staff providing technical assistance and 
related services to faith-based and community organizations and 
directors and staff in faith-based and community organizations that 
have received capacity building assistance.

                                             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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Intermediary Protocol for Executive Director....              10               1               3              30
Intermediary Protocol for Key Staff.............              30               1               1              30
Faith-based or Community Organization Protocol                30               1               2              60
 for Executive Director.........................
Faith-based or Community Organization Protocol                60               1               1              60
 for Key Staff..................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 180.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(1)(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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. 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

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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. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: October 10, 2007.
Brendan C. Kelly,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5176 Filed 10-19-07; 8:45 am]
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