[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75548-75549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27582]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates.
    OMB No.: 0970-0037.
    Description: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 
Quarterly Allocation Estimates Form-535 is a one-page form that is sent 
to 50 State grantees and the District of Columbia. It is also sent to 
Tribal grantees that receive over $1 million annually and who directly 
administer the LIHEAP Program. Grantees are asked to complete and 
submit the form in the 4th quarter of each fiscal year. The data 
collected on the form are the grantee's estimates of obligations that 
they expect to make each quarter during the upcoming fiscal year. This 
is the only method used to request anticipated distribution of the 
grantee's LIHEAP funds for the program year. The information is used to 
disburse LIHEAP funds in accordance with grantee needs and to develop 
OMB apportionment requests.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal govt.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                          Average
                                                            No. of          No. of         burden       Total
                      Instrument                          respondents   responses  per   hours per      burden
                                                                          respondent      response      hours
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Form ACF-535..........................................              55               1          .25        13.75
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:..............  ..............  ..............  ...........        13.75
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    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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 
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) 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.

    Dated: December 13, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-27582 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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