Notice2024-08732
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Model State Plan Applications (Office of Management and Budget No. 0970-0382)
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Published
April 24, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests a 3-year extension of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan, CSBG Eligible Entity Master List, and the American Customer Survey Index (ACSI) forms (OMB #0970-0382, expiration 8/31/2024). There are no changes requested to these information collections.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31207-31208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08732]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Community Services
Block Grant (CSBG) Model State Plan Applications (Office of Management
and Budget No. 0970-0382)
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) requests a 3-year extension of the
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan, CSBG Eligible Entity
Master List, and the American Customer Survey Index (ACSI) forms (OMB
#0970-0382, expiration 8/31/2024). There are no changes requested to
these information collections.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ef7f0f8f1fdf1f2f2fbfdeaf7f1f0defffdf8b0f6f6edb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="066f68606965696a6a6365726f696846676560286e6e7528616970">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 676 of the 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
(CSBG State Plan). The CSBG State Plan must meet statutory requirements
prior to OCS awarding CSBG grant recipients (states and territories)
with CSBG funds. Grant recipients have the option to submit a detailed
plan annually or biannually. Grant recipients that submit a biannual
plan must provide an abbreviated plan the following year if substantial
changes to the initial plan will occur. OCS is not requesting any
changes to this form. As this will be the 11th year of submitting this
form, OCS does not anticipate any additional burden.
OCS is also requesting to extend approval of the following
information collections, with no changes proposed:
<bullet> CSBG Eligible Entity List. In alignment with Federal
requirements, OCS requests that all grant recipients continue to keep
their CSBG Eligible Entity List current, to include maintaining an
accurate listing of the CSBG sub-grant recipients (CSBG eligible
entities) and current Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for each recipient
listed. This is in alignment with current policies and processes, and
therefore OCS does not anticipate any additional burden.
<bullet> Optional survey for the sub-grant recipients (or CSBG-
eligible entities). The American Customer Survey Index (ACSI) is
administered biennially. OCS uses the ACSI survey for eligible entities
as part of the CSBG performance management framework. The survey
focuses on the customer service that the CSBG sub-grant recipients
receive from the CSBG grant recipients. The survey is optional, and
this will be the seventh time that CSBG sub-grant recipients have the
option to complete the survey. There were no revisions to the survey.
OCS anticipates submitting a subsequent revision to this
information collection, pending OMB review and approval of a separate
but related information collection request (CSBG Annual Report, OMB No.
0970-0492) that is scheduled to publish on April 22, 2024 (see <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-08549">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-08549</a>) and may result in minor updates
to some of these materials.
Respondents: State governments, including the District of Columbia
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and U.S. territories, and local
level sub-grant recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours hours
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CSBG State Plan................. 56 3 28 4,704 1,568
CSBG Eligible Entity List....... 56 3 1 168 56
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for CSBG Grant Recipients 1,624
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CSBG ACSI Survey of CSBG 1000 2 .15 300 150
Eligible Entities..............
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for CSBG sub-grant recipients 150
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for All Respondents 1774
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Comments: 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.
Authority: Sec. 676, Public Law 105-285, 112 Stat. 2735 (42 U.S.C.
9908)
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-08732 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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