[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 141 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 36716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17561]


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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 for the Emergency Form for CSBG/ARRA Expenditure 
Report.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The 
Recovery Act provided for $1 billion in additional funds to the 
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program for Federal Fiscal Year 
2009; however, the grant period runs through FY 2010. As with regularly 
appropriated CSBG funds, Recovery Act funds may be used for the 
reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities, and 
the empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and 
urban areas to become fully self-sufficient.
    To be in compliance with Recovery Act (Pub. L. 111-5) section 
1512(c)(1) through (B), a backup sheet was created to identify the 
various activities that make up the total Federal share of outlays 
reported on the 269A Report line 10(a). The CSBG/ARRA Fund provides 
resources to States, Territories, and Tribes to support work and 
families during this difficult economic period. We plan to issue a 
backup sheet for the 269A Report with instructions for jurisdictions to 
complete, which would provide detailed information to support line 
10(a) of the aforementioned document.
    Failure to collect this data would compromise ACF's ability to 
monitor expenditure patterns by the grantees.
    Documentation maintenance on financial reporting for the CSBG Fund 
is governed by 45 CFR 96.30.
    Respondents: State, Territory, and Tribal agencies administering 
the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Program Fund.

                                             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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CSBG/ARRA Plan..........................              103                 4                 4             1,648
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,648
    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: July 20, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-17561 Filed 7-23-09; 8:45 am]
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