[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 50923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7189]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 
Leveraging Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0121.
    Description: The LIHEAP leveraging incentive program rewards LIHEAP 
grantees that have leveraged non-federal home energy resources for low-
income households. The LIHEAP leveraging report is the application for 
leveraging incentive funds that these LIHEAP grantees submit to the 
Department of Health and Human Services for each fiscal year in which 
they leverage countable resources. Participation in the leveraging 
incentive program is voluntary and is described at 45 CFR 96.87.
    The LIHEAP leveraging report obtains information on the resources 
leveraged by LIHEAP grantees each fiscal year (as cash, discounts, 
wailers, and in-kind); the benefits provided to low-income households 
by these resources (for example, as fuel and payments for fuel, as home 
heating and cooling equipment, and as weatherization materials and 
installation); and the fair market value of these resources/benefits. 
HHS needs this information in order to carry out statutory requirements 
for administering the LIHEAP leveraging incentive program, to determine 
countability and valuation of grantees' leveraged non-federal home 
energy resources, and to determine grantees' shares of leveraging 
incentive funds. HHS proposes to request a three-year extension of OMB 
approval for the currently approved LIHEAP leveraging report 
information collection.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Governments.

                                             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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LIHEAP Leveraging Report....................              70                1               38            2,660
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,660.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, E-mail address: 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 22, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7189 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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