[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10696-10697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Collection Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ACF-535 Quarterly Allocation Estimates.
    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. Grantees are asked to complete and submit the 
form in the 4th quarter of each year for the upcoming federal fiscal 
year. The data collected on the form are grantees' estimates of 
obligations based on percent of funds they expect to make each quarter 
for the upcoming federal fiscal year for LIHEAP. 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 and the District of Columbia.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, ACF-535..              51               1            0.25           12.75
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............           12.75
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    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
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

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comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-04138 Filed 2-26-15; 8:45 am]
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