[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 54348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24905]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan Application for States
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Eligible Entity Master List
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) ACSI Survey of Eligible Entities
Title: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan Application
OMB Number: 0970-0382
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 states and
territories being funded with CSBG funds. Applicants have the option to
submit a detailed plan annually or biannually. Entities that submit a
biannual plan must provide an abbreviated plan the following year if
substantial changes to the initial plan will occur.
This request is to revise the automated CSBG State Plan format for
states and territories by revising questions for clarity and system
compatibility. It is not anticipated that these revisions will cause
any additional burden to states as they have been completing the
automated plan for three 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, states will be requested to
complete a CSBG Eligible Entity Master List in year one, and then make
updates as necessary in subsequent years. As the states have the
information about their eligible entities (or sub-grantees), the burden
will be minimal to the states to complete this the first year.
Lastly, the request includes a survey for the CSBG eligible
entities (or sub-grantees). The survey focuses on the customer service
that the eligible entities receive from the CSBG states. The survey is
optional, and this will be the third time that the eligible entities
that chose to submit will complete it.
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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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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CSBG State Plan Application for States.......... 56 1 31 1,736
CSBG State Plan Eligible Entity List............ 56 1 1 56
CSBG ACSI Survey of Eligible Entities........... 1,019 1 .15 152.85
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,792 hours for states and
territories; 152.85 for eligible entities.
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap. 35), the Administration for
Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific
aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the
proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be
forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24905 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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