[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50923-50924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7190]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Project:
    Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Household 
Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0060
    Description: This statistical report is an annual activity 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 Rico are required to report statistics 
for the previous Federal fiscal year on the number and income levels of 
LIHEAP applicants and assisted households, as well as the number of 
LIHEAP-assisted households with at least one member who is elderly, 
disabled, or a young child.
    The statistical report requires States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to report on assisted households 
having at least one elderly person who is homebound; an unduplicated 
count of assisted households having at least one member who is elderly, 
disabled, or a young child; and an unduplicated count of assisted 
households receiving one or more types of LIHEAP assistance.
    Insular areas receiving less than $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 provides 
information about the need for LIHEAP funds. Finally, the data are used 
in the calculation of LIHEAP performance measures under the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993. The additional data elements will 
improve the accuracy of measuring LIHEAP targeting performance and 
LIHEAP cost efficiency.
    Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments, Insular Areas, 
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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                                             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 Household Report-Long Form.............              52               1              35           1,820
Assisted Household Report-Short Form............             140               1               1             140
Applicant Household Report......................              52               1              13             676
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,636.
    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 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: August 22, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7190 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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