[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16197]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Application 
Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 
Model Plan Application (OMB #0970-0075)

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), is requesting a 3-year extension of the form OCS-0024: 
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Model Plan 
Application (OMB #0970-0075, expiration 9/30/2020). There are no 
changes requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects 
of the information collection described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 included as the first section 
of the Model Plan.
    The LIHEAP Model Plan is an electronic form and is submitted to 
OCS/ACF 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 are saved and re-populated into 
the form for the following fiscal year's application.
    Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, 
and tribal governments.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total annual
                                                   Total annual      number of        Average      Total annual
                   Instrument                        number of     responses per   burden  hours   burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
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LIHEAP Detailed Model Plan......................             210               1             .50             105
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 105.
    Comments: 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.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8621)

John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-16197 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
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