[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 55051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25650]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program Model Plan 
Application.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: Sections 676 and 677 of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act require States, including the District of Columbia and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Tribes, Tribal organizations and U.S. 
territories applying for Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to 
submit an application and plan (Model Application Plan). The 
application plan must meet statutory requirements prior to being funded 
with CSBG funds. Applicants have the option to submit a detailed 
application annually or biannually. Entities that submit a biannual 
application must provide an abbreviated application the following year 
if substantial changes to the initial application will occur. OMB 
approval is being sought.
    Respondents: State Governments, including the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Tribal Governments, Tribal 
Organizations, and U.S. territories.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Model State CSBG Application....................              56               1              10             560
Model Indian Tribes & Tribal Organizations CSBG               30               1              10             300
 Application....................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 860
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#036a6d656c606c6f6f6660776a6c6d436260652d6b6b702d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365f58505955595a5a5355425f595876575550185e5e4518515940">[email protected]</span></a>. 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: October 21, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25650 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
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