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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
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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]
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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.
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Number of
respondents
Instrument
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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 low-income 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response 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]
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