[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57154-57155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15368]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget (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, 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.

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DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision regarding 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 information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can also obtain 
copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing 
[email protected]. Identify all emailed 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 forthcoming and expected in summer 2024 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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                                                                                 Average
                                               Total number   Total number of     burden      Total      Annual
                 Instrument                   of respondents   responses per    hours per     burden     burden
                                                                 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   ..............  ...............  ...........  .........      1,624
     CSBG Grant Recipients..................
CSBG ACSI Survey of CSBG Eligible Entities..           1,000                2          .15        300        100
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for   ..............  ...............  ...........  .........        100
     CSBG sub-grant recipients..............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for   ..............  ...............  ...........  .........      1,724
     All Respondents........................
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    Authority: Sec. 676, Public Law 105-285, 112 Stat. 2735 (42 U.S.C. 
9908).

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-15368 Filed 7-11-24; 8:45 am]
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