[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1617-1618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-27]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, Form ACF-535.
    OMB No.: 0970-0037.
    Description: The LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, ACF Form-
535 is a one-page form that is sent to 50 State grantees and to the 
District of Columbia. It is also sent to Tribal Government grantees 
that receive over $1 million annually for the Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Grantees are asked to complete and submit 
the form in the 4th quarter of each year. The data collected on the 
form are grantees' estimates of obligations they expect to make each 
quarter for the upcoming fiscal year for the LIHEAP program. This is 
the only method used to request anticipated distributions of the 
grantees' LIHEAP funds. The information is used to develop 
apportionment requests to OMB and to make grant awards based on 
grantees' anticipated needs. Information collected on this form is not 
available through any other Federal source. Submission of the form is 
voluntary.
    Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments that receive 
over $1 million annually, 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 Quarterly Allocation Estimates, ACF-535..              55               1             .25           13.75
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13.75.
    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 for 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: (1) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have

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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: January 3, 2008.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-27 Filed 01-08-08; 8:45 am]
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