[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 54348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24905]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan Application for States
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Eligible Entity Master List
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) ACSI Survey of Eligible Entities

    Title: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan Application
    OMB Number: 0970-0382
    Description: Section 676 of the Community Services Block Grant 
(CSBG) Act requires states, including the District of Columbia and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories applying for CSBG 
funds to submit an application and plan (CSBG State Plan). The CSBG 
State Plan must meet statutory requirements prior to states and 
territories being funded with CSBG funds. Applicants have the option to 
submit a detailed plan annually or biannually. Entities that submit a 
biannual plan must provide an abbreviated plan the following year if 
substantial changes to the initial plan will occur.
    This request is to revise the automated CSBG State Plan format for 
states and territories by revising questions for clarity and system 
compatibility. It is not anticipated that these revisions will cause 
any additional burden to states as they have been completing the 
automated plan for three years. It is anticipated that the burden will 
continue to diminish in subsequent years due to improved automation.
    In addition to the CSBG State Plan, states will be requested to 
complete a CSBG Eligible Entity Master List in year one, and then make 
updates as necessary in subsequent years. As the states have the 
information about their eligible entities (or sub-grantees), the burden 
will be minimal to the states to complete this the first year.
    Lastly, the request includes a survey for the CSBG eligible 
entities (or sub-grantees). The survey focuses on the customer service 
that the eligible entities receive from the CSBG states. The survey is 
optional, and this will be the third time that the eligible entities 
that chose to submit will complete it.
    Respondents: State Governments, including the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories, and local 
level sub-grantees.

                                             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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CSBG State Plan Application for States..........              56               1              31           1,736
CSBG State Plan Eligible Entity List............              56               1               1              56
CSBG ACSI Survey of Eligible Entities...........           1,019               1             .15          152.85
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,792 hours for states and 
territories; 152.85 for eligible entities.
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap. 35), 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, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. 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 comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24905 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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