[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8018-8019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02929]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0106]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; LIHEAP Carryover and 
Reallotment Report

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting renewal of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 
(LIHEAP) Carryover and Reallotment Report (Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) #0970-0106, expiration date April 30, 2022) with changes. 
Changes include the addition of one and the removal of two sources in 
pre-populated lines, the re-descriptions of annual funding sources, and 
minor wording changes.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The LIHEAP statute and regulations require LIHEAP 
grant recipients to report certain information to HHS concerning funds 
forwarded and funds subject to reallotment. The 1994 reauthorization of 
the LIHEAP statute, the Human Services Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 
103-252), requires that the carryover and reallotment report for one 
fiscal year be submitted to HHS by the grant recipient before the 
allotment for the next fiscal year may be awarded.
    We are requesting minor changes in the collection of data with the 
Carryover and Reallotment Report for FY 2022, a form for the collection 
of data, and the Simplified Instructions for Timely Obligations of 
LIHEAP Regular Block Grant, Reallotted, and Supplemental Funds and 
Reporting Funds for Carryover and Reallotment. The form clarifies the 
information being requested and ensures the submission of all the 
required information. The form facilitates our response to numerous 
queries each year concerning the amounts of obligated funds. Use of the 
form is mandatory for prior-year grant recipients that seek current 
current-year LIHEAP funds.
    Respondents: State governments, tribal governments, insular areas, 
and the District of Columbia.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual  number  Average  burden
                 Instrument                    Total  number    of  responses       hours per     Annual  burden
                                              of  respondents  per  respondent      response          hours
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LIHEAP Carryover and Reallotment Report.....             207                1                7            1,449
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,449.
    Comments: 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.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02929 Filed 2-10-22; 8:45 am]
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