2015-01176. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Model Plan Application.

OMB No.: 0970-0382.

Sections 676 of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act requires States, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories applying for 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.

This request is to revise the approved Model Application Plan for States by automating the form, streamlining the information, and incorporating accountability measures. The revised and automated form may impose an added first-use burden; however, this burden will diminish substantially in subsequent years. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained by visiting http://www.acf.hhs.gov/​programs/​ocs/​programs/​csbg.

Respondents: State Governments, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories.

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
CSBG State Model Application Plan	56	1	10	560

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 560.

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 Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: [e-mail]. 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.