98-5821. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11261-11262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5821]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Projects

    Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Quarterly 
Allocation Estimates.
    OMB No.: 0970-0037.
    Description: Used by States to report their estimated funding 
requirements on a percentage bases, by quarter. The information is used 
to develop apportionment requests and to provide funding to States when 
their program requirements are most acute. Certain States need the bulk 
of their funds during the winter months while others require theirs 
during the summer months.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt.

                                             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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ACF-535.....................................              51                1              .25               13 
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13.
    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

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to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information 
Services, Division of Information Resource Management Services, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF Reports 
Clearance Officer. 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: March 2, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-5821 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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