[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 188 (Monday, September 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 60802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21267]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 09/30/2020). There are no 
changes requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 burden    Total annual
                 Instrument                      number of      responses per      hours per       burden hours
                                                respondents       respondent        response
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LIHEAP Detailed Model Plan..................             210                1              .50              105
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 105.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8621.

John M. Sweet Jr,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-21267 Filed 9-25-20; 8:45 am]
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