[Federal Register: August 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 166)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project:
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 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.
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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............. 52 1 35 1,820
Assisted Household Report-Short Form............ 140 1 1 140
Applicant Household Report...................... 52 1 13 676
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,636.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
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. E-mail
address: rsargis@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection.
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.
Dated: August 22, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7190 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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