[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 57584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4968]


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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) 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 Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Submission of the 
completed report is one requirement for LIHEAP grantee 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 required States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to report on 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. The 
Administration deleted on the proposal to add the reporting requirement 
of ``assisted households having at least one elderly person who is 
homebound'' based on comments received in response to the first notice.
    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.
    The form will remain the same as in the past until Fiscal Year 
2010. Start-up for the updated format will require significantly higher 
burden hours per response. Therefore, the Annual Burden
    Estimates below reflect an average of the first two years of this 
renewal period before the burden changes with the third year of this 
renewal period during the revisions.
    Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments, Insular Areas, 
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Assisted Household Report-Long Form.............              52               1             190           9,880
Assisted Household Report-Short Form............             144               1               1             144
Applicant Household Report......................              52               1              13             676
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Estimates.....  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,700
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    Aditional 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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: October 2, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4968 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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