62652 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 6, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Application Requirements for 

the Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 

Residential Energy Assistance Challenge 

Program (REACH) Model Plan. 

OMB No. New Collection. 

Description: States, including the 

District of Columbia, Tribes, Tribal 

organizations and Territories applying 

for LIHEAP REACH funds must submit 

an annual application prior to receiving 

Federal funds. The Human Services 

Amendments of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–252) 

amended the LIHEAP statute to add 

Section 2607B, which established the 

REACH Program. REACH was funded 

for the first time in FY 1996 and is 

intended to: (1) Minimize health and 

safety risks that result from high energy 

burdens on low-income Americans; (2) 

reduce home energy vulnerability and 

prevent homelessness as a result of the 

inability to pay energy bills; (3) increase 

the efficiency of energy usage by lowincome families, helping them achieve 

energy self-sufficiency; and (4) target 

energy assistance to individuals who are 

most in need. 

The REACH Model Plan clarifies the 

information being requested and 

ensures the submission of all the 

information required by statute. The 

form facilitates our response to 

numerous queries each year concerning 

the information that should be included 

in the REACH application. Submission 

of a REACH application and use of the 

REACH Model Plan is voluntary. 

Grantees have the option to use another 

format. 

Respondents: State Governments, 

Tribal governments, Insular Areas, the 

District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

REACH Model Plan .......................................................................................... 51 1 72 3,672 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,672. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 356(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 Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information. 

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: October 30, 2007. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–5489 Filed 11–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Children’s Justice Act Program 

(CJA). 

OMB No.: 0980–0196. 

Description: The Program Instruction, 

prepared in response to the enactment 

of the Children’s Justice Act (CJA), as set 

forth in Title II of Public Law 108–36, 

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act Amendments of 2003, provides 

direction to the States and Territories to 

accomplish the purposes of assisting 

States in developing, establishing and 

operating programs designed to 

improve: (1) The handling of child 

abuse and neglect cases, particularly 

child sexual abuse and exploitation, in 

a manner that limits additional trauma 

to the child victim; (2) the handling of 

cases of suspected child abuse or 

neglect-related fatalities; (3) the 

investigation and prosecution of cases of 

child abuse and neglect, particularly 

child sexual abuse and exploitation; and 

(4) the handling of cases involving 

children with disabilities or serious 

health-related problems who are victims 

of abuse and neglect. This Program 

Instruction contains information 

collection requirements that are found 

in Pub. L. 108–36 at Sections 107(b) and 

107(d), and pursuant to receiving a grant 

award. The information being collected 

is required by statute to be submitted 

pursuant to receiving a grant award. The 

information submitted will be used by 

the agency to ensure compliance with 

the statute; to monitor, evaluate and 

measure grantee achievements in 

addressing the investigation and 

prosecution of child abuse and neglect; 

and to report to Congress. 

Respondents: State Governments. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Application ....................................................................................................... 52 1 40 2,080

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