[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1617-1618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-27]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, Form ACF-535.
OMB No.: 0970-0037.
Description: The LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, ACF Form-
535 is a one-page form that is sent to 50 State grantees and to the
District of Columbia. It is also sent to Tribal Government grantees
that receive over $1 million annually for the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Grantees are asked to complete and submit
the form in the 4th quarter of each year. The data collected on the
form are grantees' estimates of obligations they expect to make each
quarter for the upcoming fiscal year for the LIHEAP program. This is
the only method used to request anticipated distributions of the
grantees' LIHEAP funds. The information is used to develop
apportionment requests to OMB and to make grant awards based on
grantees' anticipated needs. Information collected on this form is not
available through any other Federal source. Submission of the form is
voluntary.
Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments that receive
over $1 million annually, and the District of Columbia.
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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LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, ACF-535.. 55 1 .25 13.75
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13.75.
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 for 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: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have
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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: January 3, 2008.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-27 Filed 01-08-08; 8:45 am]
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