[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 40301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3568]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryover 
and Reallotment Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0106.
    Description: The LIHEAP statute and regulations require LIHEAP 
grantees to report certain information to HHS concerning funds 
forwarded and funds subject to reallotment. The 1994 reauthorization of 
the LIHEAP statute, the Human Service Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 
103-252), requires that the Carryover and Reallotment Report for one 
fiscal year be submitted to HHS by the grantee before the allotment for 
the next fiscal year may be awarded. The Administration for Children 
and Families is requesting no changes in the collection of data with 
the Carryover and Reallotment Report for FY 20--, a form for the 
collection of data, and the Simplified Instructions for Timely 
Obligations of FY-- LIHEAP Funds and Reporting Funds for Carryover and 
Reallotment. The form clarifies the information being requested and 
ensures the submission of all the required information. The form 
facilitates our response to numerous queries each year concerning the 
amounts of obligated funds. Use of the form is voluntary. Grantees have 
the option to use another format.
    Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments, Insular Areas, 
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                 Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of        Number of        hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents     responses per       response          hours
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Carryover and Reallotment...................             192                1                3              576
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 576.
    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 
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: July 18, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-3568 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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