[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46797-46798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23606]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: Application Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Detailed Model Plan submitted every 3 
years. Abbreviated applications to be submitted in alternate years.
    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 that meets the LIHEAP statutory 
and regulatory requirements prior to receiving Federal funds. A 
detailed application must be submitted every 3 years.
    Respondents: State, Territories and 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
Abb. Model Plan.................................             115               1             .33              38
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 103.
    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 may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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

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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: August 27, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23606 Filed 9-1-98; 8:45 am]
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