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• Unduplicated number of 

households that had restoration of home 

energy service, and 

• Unduplicated number of 

households that had prevention of loss 

of home energy. 

Based on the data collected in the 

LPDF: 

• ACF will provide reliable and 

complete LIHEAP fiscal and household 

data to Congress in the Department’s 

annual LIHEAP Report to Congress. 

• ACF will calculate LHEAP 

performance measures and report the 

results through the annual budget 

development process and in LIHEAP’s 

annual Congressional Justification (CJ) 

under the Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993. 

• ACF and grantees will be informed 

about the impact LIHEAP has with 

respect to LIHEAP households’ home 

energy burden (the proportion of their 

income spent towards their home 

heating and cooling bills), including 

information on the difference between 

the average recipient and high burden 

recipients, restoring home energy 

service, and preventing loss of home 

energy service. 

• ACF will be able to respond to 

questions on sources and uses of 

LIHEAP funds from the Congress, 

Department, OMB, White House, and 

other interested parties in a timely 

manner. 

• LIHEAP grantees will be able to 

compare their own results to the results 

for other states, as well as to regional 

and national results, through the Data 

Warehouse of the LIHEAP Performance 

Management Web site as they manage 

their programs. 

Respondents: State Governments and 

the District of Columbia. 

Annual Burden Estimates 

The table below shows the estimated 

data collection and reporting burden for 

the LPDF as reported in 2014. These 

estimates are based on a small number 

of interviews conducted in 2014 with 

grantees, sub-grantees, and energy 

vendors. In support of this submission 

requesting comments, ACF is currently 

re-assessing the level of effort to collect 

and report the required data in order to 

develop updated burden estimates. The 

original 2014 estimates were based on 

grantee reporting capabilities at that 

time and included time and costs for 

initial system development. However, 

since most grantees have improved their 

reporting capabilities, many grantees 

have completed their system 

development, and ACF has furnished 

reporting resources and technical 

assistance to assist grantees, it is 

expected that the time and costs 

associated with reporting are lower than 

the original 2014 estimates show below. 

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Module 1: Grantee Survey 

Grantees .......................................................................................... 51 ................................... 1 3.5 .................. 178.50 

Module 2: Performance Measures 

Grantees .......................................................................................... 51 ................................... 1 100 ................. 5,100 

Sub-Grantees (in states with sub-grantee managed systems) ...... 200 (estimate) ................ 1 80 hours ......... 16,000 

Large Energy Vendors (largest 5 electric, 5 gas, 10 fuel oil, and 

10 propane vendors per state—average).

1,530 (estimate) ............. 1 40 hours ......... 61,200 

Small Energy Vendors (excluded except in special circumstances).200 ................................. 1 10 ................... 2,000 

Total Annual Burden Hours ..................................................... 2,032 .............................. 1 Varies ............. 84,478 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 168,956.50. 

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: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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. 

Mary Jones, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[OMB No. 0970–0356] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Title: Formative Data Collections for 

ACF Research and Program Support 

Description: The Office of Planning, 

Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), in the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

intends to request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to renew a generic clearance to 

conduct a variety of formative data 

collections with more than nine 

respondents. The data collections will 

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support but will not be highly 

systematic nor intended to be 

statistically representative. 

ACF programs promote the economic 

and social well-being of families, 

children, individuals and communities. 

OPRE studies ACF programs, and the 

populations they serve, through rigorous 

research and evaluation projects. These 

include evaluations of existing 

programs, evaluations of innovative 

approaches to helping low income 

children and families, research 

syntheses and descriptive and 

exploratory studies. OPRE’s research 

serves to provide further understanding 

of current programs and service 

populations, explore options for 

program improvement, and assess 

alternative policy and program designs. 

OPRE anticipates undertaking a variety 

of new research projects related to 

welfare, employment and selfsufficiency, Head Start, child care, 

healthy marriage and responsible 

fatherhood, family and youth services, 

home visiting, and child welfare. Many 

ACF program offices find a need to learn 

more about funded program services to 

inform internal decision making and to 

provide adequate support. Some 

program offices conduct their own 

research and evaluation projects. 

Under this generic clearance, ACF 

would engage in a variety of formative 

data collections with researchers, 

practitioners, TA providers, service 

providers and program participants 

throughout the field to fulfill the 

following goals: (1) Inform the 

development of ACF research, (2) 

maintain a research agenda that is 

rigorous and relevant, (3) ensure that 

research products are as current and 

responsive to audience needs as 

possible and (4) inform the provision of 

technical assistance. ACF envisions 

using a variety of techniques including 

semi-structured discussions, focus 

groups, and telephone or in-person 

interviews, in order to reach these goals. 

Following standard OMB 

requirements, OPRE will submit a 

change request for each individual data 

collection activity under this generic 

clearance. Each request will include the 

individual instrument(s), a justification 

specific to the individual information 

collection, and any supplementary 

documents. OMB should review 

requests within 10 days of submission. 

Under this generic IC information will 

not be collected with the primary 

purpose of publication, but findings are 

meant to inform ACF activities and may 

be incorporated into documents or 

presentations that are made public. The 

following are some examples of ways in 

which we may disseminate information 

resulting from these data collections: 

Research design documents or reports; 

research or technical assistance plans; 

background materials for technical 

workgroups; concept maps, process 

maps, or conceptual frameworks; 

contextualization of research findings 

from a follow-up data collection that has 

full PRA approval; informational reports 

to stakeholders such as funders, 

grantees, local implementing agencies, 

and/or TA providers. In presenting 

findings, we will describe the study 

methods and limitations with regard to 

generalizability and as a basis for policy 

recommendations. 

Respondents: Key stakeholder groups 

involved in ACF projects and programs, 

state or local government officials, 

service providers, participants in ACF 

programs or similar comparison groups; 

experts in fields pertaining to ACF 

research and programs, or others 

involved in conducting ACF research or 

evaluation projects. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument type 

Estimated 

total 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated 

total burden 

hours 

Semi-Structured Discussions, Focus Groups .................................................. 1,750 1 2 3,500 

Interviews ......................................................................................................... 750 1 1 750 

Questionnaires/Surveys ................................................................................... 500 1 .5 250 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 4,500. 

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 Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE 

Reports Clearance Officer. Email 

address: OPREinfocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. 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. 

Mary Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Public Comment Request; 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform 

Data System, OMB No. 0915–0193— 

Revision 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

HRSA has submitted an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. Comments 

submitted during the first public review 


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