[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 94 (Monday, May 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27560-27561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11647]
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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 LIHEAP and Detailed Model
Plan.
OMB No.: 0970-0075.
Description: States, including the District of Columbia, Tribes,
tribal organizations and territories applying for LIHEAP block grant
funds must submit an annual application (Model Plan) that meets the
LIHEAP statutory and regulatory requirements prior to receiving Federal
funds. A detailed application must be submitted every 3 years.
Abbreviated applications may be submitted in alternate years. There
have been no changes in the Model Plan since the approval of the
addition of the LIHEAP Program Integrity Assessment and Plan by the
Office of Management and Budget earlier this year.
Presidential Executive Order 13520, reducing Improper Payments and
Eliminating Waste in Federal Programs, issued in November 2009,
encourages Federal agencies to take deliberate and immediate action to
eliminate fraud and improper payments. As part of the review of
programs subsequent to this executive order, HHS has determined that
additional information from each administering agency is necessary to
assess grantee measures that are in place to prevent, detect or address
waste, fraud and abuse in LIHEAP programs.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
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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Detailed Model Plan............................. 65 1 1 65
Abbreviated Model Plan.......................... 115 1 0.33 37.95
LIHEAP Program Integrity Assessment and Plan.... 180 1 1 180
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 282.95.
In compliance with the requirements of section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
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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: [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.
Dated: May 11, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-11647 Filed 5-14-10; 8:45 am]
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