[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14696-14697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5687]


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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) 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 minor changes in the Model Plan for clarity. There have been 
no substantive changes.
    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                .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, SW., Washington, DC. 
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail: 
[email protected].
    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

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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 17, 2005
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5687 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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