[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 28362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11162]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Expedited OMB Review: Low Income Household Water Assistance 
Program (LIHWAP) Plan (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), is requesting expedited review of an information 
collection request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of 
the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Plan. OCS 
solicited comments in the form of the LIHWAP survey (approved under OMB 
#0970-0531), which was available on the LIWHAP webpage from Monday, 
April 19-Tuesday April 27. These comments were due prior to submission 
of this information collection request and have been addressed in the 
submission package to OMB. OCS will use information from the LIHWAP 
Plan to identify recipients, methods and categories for grantee 
expenditures, as well as to assess the effectiveness of grantee 
planning and compliance to terms and conditions for the LIHWAP.

DATES: Comments should be submitted as soon as possible upon 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by using the 
search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 180-day approval 
for this request under procedures for expedited processing. If OCS 
determines to need to continue use of the LIHWAP plan beyond this 
initial 180-day approval period, a request for review under normal 
procedures will be submitted within 180 days of the approval for this 
request.
    The LIHWAP is an emergency program intended to maintain continuity 
in water services for households with the lowest incomes that pay a 
high proportion of income for drinking water and waste water services. 
LIHWAP grantees have the flexibility to design certain policies and 
procedures related to the implementation of their LIHWAP programs in 
order to target the specific needs of their service population. The 
LIHWAP Plan will collect information related to each grantee's program 
design, including eligibility, benefit amounts, outreach, fiscal 
monitoring, etc. Grantees must report on program design and be approved 
prior to making payments on behalf of eligible households.
    Respondents: LIHWAP Grantees, including States, Territories, and 
tribes that received a Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program 
(LIHEAP) grant award for Fiscal Year 2021.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Total number of   Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of   responses per      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIHWAP Plan.................................             206                1                2              412
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 412.
    Grantees are required to submit one Plan that will cover their FY 
2021 funding (including the American Rescue Plan funding) and covers 
the project period funded through September 30, 2023. Grantees will 
submit revised Plans if they make significant changes to their program 
during that project period. The two hour estimate includes potential 
revision(s) which are anticipated to be limited and quick in nature.

    Authority: Sec. 533, Public Law 116-260.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-11162 Filed 5-21-21; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 4184-80-P