[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 15438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6862]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: ACF Grantee Survey of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance 
Program (LIHEAP).
    OMB No.: 0970-0076.
    Description: The LIHEAP Grantee Survey is an annual data collection 
activity, which is sent to grantees of the 50 states and the District 
of Columbia 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 the 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 Departments 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.

                                             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 Grantee Survey.......................              51                1             3.50           178.50
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 178.50.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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: [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: March 24, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-6862 Filed 3-26-10; 8:45 am]
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