[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28230-28231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12904]


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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 (LIHEAP) Household 
Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0060.
    Description: This statistical report is an annual activity which is 
required by statute (42 U.S.C. 8629) and federal regulations (45 CFR 
96.92) for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). 
Submission of the completed report is one requirement for LIHEAP 
grantees applying for federal LIHEAP block grant funds. States, the 
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto are required to 
report statistics for the previous federal fiscal year on the number 
and income levels of LIHEAP applicant and assisted households, and the 
number of

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LIHEAP assisted households with at least one member who is elderly, 
disabled or a young child. Insular areas receiving less then $200,000 
annually in LIHEAP funds and Indian Tribal Grantees are required to 
submit data only on the number of households receiving heating, 
cooling, energy crisis, or weatherization benefits. The information is 
being collected for the Department's annual LIHEAP report to Congress. 
The data also provide information about the need for LIHEAP funds. 
Finally, the data are beginning to be used in the calculation of LIHEAP 
performance measures under the Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993.
    Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments, and 
Territories.

                                             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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Assisted Hhd. Report--LF........................              52               1              25            1300
Assisted Hhd. Report--SF........................             132               1               1             132
Applic. Hhd. Report.............................              52               1              13             675
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2108.
    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: [email protected]. 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 on 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: May 16, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-12904 Filed 5-22-03; 8:45 am]
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