[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16197]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Application
Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Model Plan Application (OMB #0970-0075)
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting a 3-year extension of the form OCS-0024:
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Model Plan
Application (OMB #0970-0075, expiration 9/30/2020). There are no
changes requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 included as the first section
of the Model Plan.
The LIHEAP Model Plan is an electronic form and is submitted to
OCS/ACF 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 are saved and re-populated into
the form for the following fiscal year's application.
Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories,
and tribal governments.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total annual
Total annual number of Average Total annual
Instrument number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondent per response
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LIHEAP Detailed Model Plan...................... 210 1 .50 105
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 105.
Comments: 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.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8621)
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-16197 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
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