[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 39790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17681]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Application Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Plan.
    OMB No.: 0970-0075.
    Description: States, including the District of Columbia, tribes, 
tribal organizations, and U.S. territories applying for LIHEAP block 
grant funds must, prior to receiving federal funds, submit an annual 
application (Model Plan, ACF-122) that meets the LIHEAP statutory and 
regulatory requirements. In addition to the Model Plan, grantees are 
also required to complete the Mandatory Grant Application SF-424-
Mandatory, which is the first section of the Model Plan.
    The LIHEAP Model Plan is an electronic form and is submitted to the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community 
Services (OCS) through the On-line Data Collection (OLDC) system within 
GrantSolutions, which is currently being used by all LIHEAP grantees to 
submit other required LIHEAP reporting forms. In order to reduce the 
reporting burden, all data entries from each grantee's prior year's 
submission of the Model Plan in OLDC is saved and re-populated (cloned) 
into the form for the following fiscal year's application.
    OCS seeks renewal of this form without any changes. A sample model 
plan showing these proposed changes can be found on the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, ACF/OCS LIHEAP Program Resources page at: 
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/resource/funding-applications.
    On April 3, 2017, ACF published a Federal Register Notice seeking 
60 days of public comment on this proposed information collection. One 
state grantee provided comments. ACF revised the Plan to address the 
comments by ensuring that open field boxes and attachment capability 
are available if the answer choices are insufficient to address the 
questions.
    The revised model plan can be viewed on the OCS Web site at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/programs/liheap.
    Respondents: State, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and 
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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LIHEAP Detailed Model Plan..................             210                1             0.50              105
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (all respondents): 105.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email 
address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17681 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am]
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