[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 140 (Friday, July 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37751-37752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18377]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
OMB No: 0970-0060.
Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Household
Report.
Description: The report is an annual activity which is required by
law of LIHEAP grantees for receipt of federal LIHEAP block grant funds.
Statistics are to be reported for the previous federal fiscal year on
the number and income levels of LIHEAP applicants and assisted
households, and the number of LIHEAP assisted households with at least
one member who is elderly,
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disabled, or a young child. The information is being collected for the
Department's annual LIHEAP report to Congress and is used to provide
information about the need for and use of LIHEAP funds. The information
may also may be used as performance measures under the Government
Performance Results Act of 1993.
Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments and Territories.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Number of responses burden Total
Instrument respondents per hours per burden
respondent response hours
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Asst. Hhd. Report-LF........................................ 52 1 25 1,300
Asst. Hhd. Report-SF........................................ 128 1 1 128
Applic. Hhd. Report......................................... 51 1 13 663
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,091
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn:
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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) ways to enhance 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. Considerations will be given to comments and suggestions
submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: July 15, 1996.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-18377 Filed 7-18-96; 8:45 am]
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