[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 121 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 34018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13742]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 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: 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 
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
                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average      Total burden    Annual burden
           Instrument                   of              per        burden hours        hours           hours
                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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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               1,007               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.

    Authority: Sec. 676, Pub. L. 105-285, 112 Stat. 2735 (42 U.S.C. 
9908)

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-13742 Filed 6-25-21; 8:45 am]
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