[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 25356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10729]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance (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.
States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico 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, regardless of the type(s) of LIHEAAP
assistance;
Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, having
at least one vulnerable member broken out; by a person at least 60
years or younger, disabled person, or a child five years old or
younger;
Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, with
least one member age 2 years or under;
Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, with at
least one member ages 3 years through 5 years; and
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.
Insular areas (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) 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 data elements will allow 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.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Assisted Household Report--Long Form............ 52 1 25 1,300
Assisted Household Report--Short Form........... 164 1 1 164
Applicant Household Report...................... 52 1 13 676
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 2,140
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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: [email protected].
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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-10729 Filed 5-3-11; 8:45 am]
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