[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31207-31208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08732]


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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 (Office of Management 
and Budget No. 0970-0382)

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) requests a 3-year extension of the 
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan, CSBG Eligible Entity 
Master List, and the American Customer Survey Index (ACSI) forms (OMB 
#0970-0382, expiration 8/31/2024). There are no changes requested to 
these information collections.

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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: Section 676 of the 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 OCS awarding CSBG grant recipients (states and territories) 
with CSBG funds. Grant recipients have the option to submit a detailed 
plan annually or biannually. Grant recipients that submit a biannual 
plan must provide an abbreviated plan the following year if substantial 
changes to the initial plan will occur. OCS is not requesting any 
changes to this form. As this will be the 11th year of submitting this 
form, OCS does not anticipate any additional burden.
    OCS is also requesting to extend approval of the following 
information collections, with no changes proposed:
     CSBG Eligible Entity List. In alignment with Federal 
requirements, OCS requests that all grant recipients continue to keep 
their CSBG Eligible Entity List current, to include maintaining an 
accurate listing of the CSBG sub-grant recipients (CSBG eligible 
entities) and current Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for each recipient 
listed. This is in alignment with current policies and processes, and 
therefore OCS does not anticipate any additional burden.
     Optional survey for the sub-grant recipients (or CSBG-
eligible entities). The American Customer Survey Index (ACSI) is 
administered biennially. OCS uses the ACSI survey for eligible entities 
as part of the CSBG performance management framework. The survey 
focuses on the customer service that the CSBG sub-grant recipients 
receive from the CSBG grant recipients. The survey is optional, and 
this will be the seventh time that CSBG sub-grant recipients have the 
option to complete the survey. There were no revisions to the survey.
    OCS anticipates submitting a subsequent revision to this 
information collection, pending OMB review and approval of a separate 
but related information collection request (CSBG Annual Report, OMB No. 
0970-0492) that is scheduled to publish on April 22, 2024 (see https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-08549) and may result in minor updates 
to some of these materials.
    Respondents: State governments, including the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and U.S. territories, and local 
level sub-grant recipients.

                                             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.................              56               3              28           4,704           1,568
CSBG Eligible Entity List.......              56               3               1             168              56
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                  Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for CSBG Grant Recipients                            1,624
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CSBG ACSI Survey of CSBG                    1000               2             .15             300             150
 Eligible Entities..............
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                Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for CSBG sub-grant recipients                            150
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                     Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for All Respondents                                1774
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    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, Public Law 105-285, 112 Stat. 2735 (42 U.S.C. 
9908)

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-08732 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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