[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 78 (Monday, April 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22057-22058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08604]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Community Services 
Block Grant (CSBG) Model State Plan Applications (OMB No. 0970-0382)

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) requests a three-year 
extension of the forms Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State 
Plan, CSBG Eligible Entity Master List, and the American Customer 
Survey Index (ACSI) (OMB #0970-0382, expiration 6/30/2021). There are 
minimal changes requested to the State Plan and the Master List. No 
changes are proposed to the ACSI.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements 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: 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 CSBG grantees 
(states and territories) being funded with CSBG funds. Grantees have 
the option to submit a detailed plan annually or biannually. Grantees 
that submit a biannual plan must provide an abbreviated plan the 
following year if substantial changes to the initial plan will occur.
    OCS proposes to revise the automated CSBG State Plan format for 
states and territories by revising questions for clarity and system 
compatibility. OCS does not anticipate that these revisions will cause 
any additional burden to CSBG grantees as they have completed the 
automated plan for six 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, OCS requests that all grantees 
revise their CSBG Eligible Entity Master List in year one to add the 
executive director and website for each agency. Grantees will revise 
the Master List as necessary in subsequent years. As the CSBG Eligible 
Entity Master List is already completed and states have the information 
about their eligible entities (or sub-grantees), the burden will be

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minimal to the states to provide the additional requested information.
    Lastly, the request includes a survey for the sub-grantees (or 
CSBG-eligible entities). The survey focuses on the customer service 
that the CSBG sub-grantees receive from the CSBG grantees. The survey 
is optional, and this will be the fifth time that the CSBG sub-grantees 
that chose to submit will complete it. There are no revisions proposed 
to the survey.
    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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                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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CSBG State Plan Application for               56               3              31           5,208           1,736
 States.........................
CSBG Eligible Entity Master List              56               3               2             336             112
CSBG ACSI Survey of Eligible                1007               1             .33             332             111
 Entities.......................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,848 hours for CSBG grantees; 
111 for CSBG sub-grantees.
    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: Sec. 676, Pub. L. 105-285, 112 Stat. 2735 (42 U.S.C. 
9908).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-08604 Filed 4-23-21; 8:45 am]
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