[Federal Register: November 6, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 214)]
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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) Residential Energy Assistance Challenge
Program (REACH) Model Plan.
OMB No. New Collection.
Description: States, including the District of Columbia, Tribes,
Tribal organizations and Territories applying for LIHEAP REACH funds
must submit an annual application prior to receiving Federal funds. The
Human Services Amendments of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-252) amended the LIHEAP
statute to add Section 2607B, which established the REACH Program.
REACH was funded for the first time in FY 1996 and is intended to: (1)
Minimize health and safety risks that result from high energy burdens
on low-income Americans; (2) reduce home energy vulnerability and
prevent homelessness as a result of the inability to pay energy bills;
(3) increase the efficiency of energy usage by low-income families,
helping them achieve energy self-sufficiency; and (4) target energy
assistance to individuals who are most in need.
The REACH Model Plan clarifies the information being requested and
ensures the submission of all the information required by statute. The
form facilitates our response to numerous queries each year concerning
the information that should be included in the REACH application.
Submission of a REACH application and use of the REACH Model Plan is
voluntary. Grantees have the option to use another format.
Respondents: State Governments, Tribal governments, Insular Areas,
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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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REACH Model Plan............................ 51 1 72 3,672
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,672.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 356(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
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information.
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: October 30, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5489 Filed 11-1-07; 8:45 am]
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