[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program LIHEAP Leveraging 
Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0121.
    Description: The LIHEAP leveraging incentive program rewards LIHEAP 
grantees that have leveraged non-federal home energy resources for low-
income households. The LIHEAP leveraging report is the application for 
leveraging incentive funds that these LIHEAP grantees submit to the 
Department of Health and Human Services for each fiscal year in which 
they leverage countable resources. Participation in the leveraging 
incentive program is voluntary and is described at 45 CFR 96.87. The 
LIHEAP leveraging report obtains information on the resources leveraged 
by LIHEAP grantees each fiscal year (as cash, discounts, waivers, and 
in-kind); the benefits provided to low-income households by these 
resources (for example, as fuel and payments for fuel, as home heating 
and cooling equipment, and as weatherization materials and 
installation); and the fair market value of these resources/benefits.
    HHS needs this information in order to carry out statutory 
requirements for administering the LIHEAP leveraging incentive program, 
to determine countability and valuation of grantees leveraged non-
federal home energy resources, and to determine grantees shares of 
leveraging incentive funds. HHS proposes to request a three-year 
extension of OMB approval for the currently approved LIHEAP leveraging 
report information collection.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Governments.

                                             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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LIHEAP Leveraging Report................               70                 1                38             2,660
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,660
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
    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

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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, Fax: 202-395-7245, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

    Dated: June 10, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-13985 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]

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