83 FR 11753 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 52 (March 16, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11753-11754]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05395]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan 
Application.
    OMB No.: 0970-0382.
    Description: Section 676 of the Community Services Block Grant

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(CSBG) Act requires states, including the District of Columbia and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories applying for CSBG 
funds to submit an application and plan (CSBG State Plan). The CSBG 
State Plan must meet statutory requirements prior to states and 
territories being funded with CSBG funds. Applicants have the option to 
submit a detailed plan annually or biannually. Entities that submit a 
biannual plan must provide an abbreviated plan the following year if 
substantial changes to the initial plan will occur.
    This request is to revise the automated CSBG State Plan format for 
states and territories by revising questions for clarity and system 
compatibility. It is not anticipated that these revisions will cause 
any additional burden to states as they have been completing the 
automated plan for three years. It is anticipated that the burden will 
continue to diminish in subsequent years due to improved pre-population 
and automation.
    In addition to the CSBG State Plan, states will be requested to 
complete a CSBG Eligible Entity Master List in year one, and then make 
updates as necessary in subsequent years. As the states have the 
information about their eligible entities (or sub-grantees), the burden 
will be minimal to the states to complete this the first year.
    Lastly, the request includes a survey for the CSBG eligible 
entities (or sub-grantees). The survey focuses on the customer service 
that the eligible entities receive from the CSBG states. The survey is 
optional, and this will be the third time that the eligible entities 
that chose to submit will complete it.
    Respondents: State Governments, including the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories, and local 
level sub-grantees.

                                             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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CSBG State Plan Application for States..........              56               1              31            1736
CSBG State Plan Eligible Entity List............              56               1               1              56
CSBG ACSI Survey of Eligible Entities...........            1019               1             .15          152.85
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,792 hours for states and 
territories; 152.85 for eligible entities.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email 
address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-05395 Filed 3-15-18; 8:45 am]
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