82 FR 16214 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 16214]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06521]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Application Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Model Plan.
    OMB No.: 0970-0075.
    Description: States, including the District of Columbia, tribes, 
tribal organizations, and U.S. territories applying for LIHEAP block 
grant funds must, prior to receiving federal funds, submit an annual 
application (Model Plan, ACF-122) that meets the LIHEAP statutory and 
regulatory requirements. In addition to the Model Plan, grantees are 
also required to complete the Mandatory Grant Application SF-424-
Mandatory, which is the first section of the Model Plan.
    The LIHEAP Model Plan is an electronic form and is submitted to the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community 
Services (OCS) through the On-line Data Collection (OLDC) system within 
GrantSolutions, which is currently being used by all LIHEAP grantees to 
submit other required LIHEAP reporting forms. In order to reduce the 
reporting burden, all data entries from each grantee's prior year's 
submission of the Model Plan in OLDC is saved and re-populated (cloned) 
into the form for the following fiscal year's application. OCS seeks 
renewal of this form without any changes.
    Respondents: State, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and 
Tribal governments.

                                             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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LIHEAP Detailed Model Plan..............              210                 1              0.50               105
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (all respondents): 105.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 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 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 suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-06521 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
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