[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 41044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17166]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home 
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
    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.

                                             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              25           1,300
Assisted Household Report-Short Form............             155               1               1             155
Applicant Household Report......................              52               1              13             676
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,131.

Additional Information

    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research 
and Evaluation, 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. Email 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 , Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-17166 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am]
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