[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 53637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23200]


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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 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.
    Grantees required to complete the Long Format of the Household 
Report are required to report statistics for the previous Federal 
fiscal year on:
     Assisted and applicant households, by type of LIHEAP 
assistance;
     Assisted and applicant households, by type of LIHEAP 
assistance and poverty level;
     Assisted households receiving nominal payments of $50 or 
less;
     Assisted households receiving only utility payment 
assistance;
     Assisted households, regardless of the type(s) of LIHEAP 
assistance, excluding households that only receive nominal payments of 
$50 or less;
     Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, having 
at least one vulnerable member who is at least 60 years or older, 
disabled, or five years old or younger;
     Assisted households, regardless of the type(s) of LIHEAP 
assistance, having at least one member 60 years or older, disabled, or 
five years old or younger.
    Grantees required to complete the Short Format of the Household 
Report 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.
    ACF published a Federal Register notice on August 17, 2018 
soliciting 60 days of public comment on the renewal of the LIHEAP 
Household Report without any changes. No comments were received during 
this timeframe.
    Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments, Insular Areas, 
and the District of Columbia.

                                             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............              56               1              39           2,184
Assisted Household Report--Short Form...........             160               1               1             160
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,344.
    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, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. Attention 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. 2018-23200 Filed 10-23-18; 8:45 am]
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