Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

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

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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 Officer on (202) 690-6207.

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. Follow-up Survey for the Multi-site Evaluation

of the Welfare-to-Work Grant Program--New--This data collection will

support the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and

Evaluation in its efforts to further document the status of Welfare-to-

Work formula and competitive grantees and provide information on

implementation issues as part of the Congressionally mandated

evaluation of the Welfare-to-work grants program.

Respondents: Individuals;

Number of Responses: 4,250;

Burden per Response: .75 hours;

Total Annual Burden: 3,188 hours.

Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,

DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this

notice.

Dated: December 21, 1999.

Dennis P. Williams,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.

[FR Doc. 99-33942 Filed 12-29-99; 8:45 am]

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