[Federal Register: May 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 86)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Grantee
Survey.
OMB No. 0970-0076.
Description: The LIHEAP Grantee Survey is an annual data collection
activity, which is sent to the 50 States and the District of Columbia
grantees administering the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP). The survey is mandatory in order that national estimates of
the sources and uses of LIHEAP funds can be calculated in a timely
manner; a range can be calculated of state average LIHEAP benefits; and
maximum income cutoffs for four-person households can be obtained for
estimating the number of low-income households that are income eligible
for LIHEAP under state income standards.
The need for the above information is to provide the Administration
and Congress with fiscal estimates in time for hearings about LIHEAP
appropriations and program performance. The information also is
included in the Department's annual LIHEAP Report to Congress. Survey
information also will be posted on the Office of Community Services'
LIHEAP Web site for access by grantees and other interested parties.
Respondents: 50 States and the District of Columbia.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Survey.......................................... 51 1 3.5 178.5
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 178.5.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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 my be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov. 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.
Dated: April 28, 20004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-10080 Filed 5-3-04; 8:45 am]
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