83 FR 41076 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 160 (August 17, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 41076]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17777]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects: LIHEAP Carryover and Reallotment Report FRN1 
Clearance.
    Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryover 
and Reallotment Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0106.
    Description: The LIHEAP statute and regulations require LIHEAP 
grantees to report certain information to HHS concerning funds 
forwarded and funds subject to reallotment. The 1994 reauthorization of 
the LIHEAP statute, the Human Service Amendments of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-
252), requires that the carryover and reallotment report for one fiscal 
year be submitted to HHS by the grantee before the Allotment for the 
next fiscal year may be awarded.
    We are requesting no changes in the collection of data with the 
Carryover and Reallotment Report for FY 2018, a form for the collection 
of data, and the Simplified Instructions for Timely Obligations of FY 
2019 LIHEAP Funds and Reporting Funds for Carryover and Reallotment. 
The form clarifies the information being requested and ensures the 
submission of all the required information. The form facilitates our 
response to numerous queries each year concerning the amounts of 
obligated funds. Use of the form is voluntary. Grantees have the option 
to use another format.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.

                                             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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Carryover & Reallotment.........................             177               1               3             531
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............             531
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    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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 A. Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17777 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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