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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Application Requirements for
the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Residential Energy Assistance Challenge
Program (REACH) Model Plan.
OMB No. 0970–0348.
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 Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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REACH Model Plan .........................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,672.
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 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 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
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comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects
(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United
States Code, as amended by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.
L. 104–13), the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
publishes periodic summaries of
proposed projects being developed for
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed project or
to obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and draft instruments, e-mail
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443–
1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) The
proposed collection of information for
the proper performance of the functions
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responses per
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burden hours
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Total
burden hours
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of the agency; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance 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.
Proposed Project: National Health
Service Corps Site Application (OMB
No. 0915–0230)—Revision
The National Health Service Corps
(NHSC) of the Bureau of Clinician
Recruitment and Service (BCRS), HRSA,
is committed to improving the health of
the Nation’s underserved by uniting
communities in need with caring health
professionals, and by supporting their
efforts to build better systems of care.
The NHSC Site Application, which
renames and revises the previous
Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Application, requests information on
the clinical service site, sponsoring
agency, recruitment contact, staffing
levels, service users, charges for
services, employment policies, and
fiscal management capabilities.
Assistance in completing the
application may be obtained through the
appropriate State Primary Care Offices,
State Primary Care Associations and the
NHSC. The information on the
application is used for determining the
eligibility of sites for assignment of
NHSC-obligated health professionals
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Application Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Residential Energy Assistance Challenge
Program (REACH) Model Plan.
OMB No. 0970-0348.
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 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response 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 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
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 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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-14283 Filed 6-8-11; 8:45 am]
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