82_FR_27951 82 FR 27835 - Reallotment of Fiscal Year 2016 Funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

82 FR 27835 - Reallotment of Fiscal Year 2016 Funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)

Page Range27835-27836
FR Document2017-12675

Notice is hereby given of a preliminary determination that funds from the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are available for reallotment to states, territories, tribes, and tribal organizations that received FY 2017 direct LIHEAP grants. No subgrantees or other entities may apply for these funds.

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 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.568]


Reallotment of Fiscal Year 2016 Funds for the Low Income Home 
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

AGENCY: Division of Energy Assistance, Office of Community Services 
(OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of determination concerning funds available for 
reallotment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a preliminary determination that 
funds from the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Low Income Home Energy Assistance 
Program (LIHEAP) are available for reallotment to states, territories, 
tribes, and tribal organizations that received FY 2017 direct LIHEAP 
grants. No subgrantees or other entities may apply for these funds.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 19, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: J. Janelle George, Acting 
Director, Office of Community Services, 330 C Street SW., 5th Floor, 
Mail Room 5425, Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Christopher, Director, Division 
of Energy Assistance, Office of Community Services, 330 C Street SW., 
5th Floor, Mail Room 5425, Washington, DC 20201; telephone (202) 401-
4870; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Section 2607(b)(1) of the Low Income Home 
Energy Assistance Act (the Act), (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(1)) requires that, 
if the Secretary of HHS determines that, as of September 1 of any 
fiscal year, an amount in excess of 10 percent of the amount awarded to 
a grantee for that fiscal year (excluding Leveraging and REACH funds) 
will not be used by the grantee during that fiscal year, then the 
Secretary must notify the grantee and publish a notice in the Federal 
Register that such funds may be reallotted to LIHEAP grantees during 
the following fiscal year. If reallotted, the LIHEAP block grant 
allocation formula will be used to distribute the funds. No funds may 
be allotted to entities that are not direct LIHEAP grantees during FY 
2017.
    It has been determined that $3,253,866 in LIHEAP funds may be 
available for reallotment during FY 2017. This determination is based 
on FY 2016 Carryover and Reallotment Reports, which showed that 15 
grantees reported reallotment funds (State of Arkansas, Association of 
Village Council Presidents, Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, Eastern Band of 
Cherokee Indians, State of Georgia, Hoh Indian Tribe, Kalispel Indian 
Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Oglala Sioux Tribe, 
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, Poarch Band of Creeks, Quinault 
Indian Nation, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, The 
Chickasaw Nation, Three Affiliated Tribes of the Ft. Berthold 
Reservation, and the State of Vermont). Grantees submitted the FY 2016 
Carryover and Reallotment Reports to OCS, as required by regulations 
applicable to LIHEAP at 45 CFR 96.81(b).
    The LIHEAP statute allows grantees who have funds unobligated at 
the end of the federal fiscal year for which they are awarded to 
request that they be allowed to carry over up to 10 percent of their 
full-year allotments to the next federal fiscal year. Funds in excess 
of this amount must be returned to HHS and are subject to reallotment 
under section 2607(b)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(1)). The amount 
described in this notice was reported by grantees as unobligated FY 
2016 funds in excess of the amount that these grantees could carry over 
to FY 2017.
    In accordance with section 2607(b)(3) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
8626(b)(3)), comments will be accepted for a period of 30 days from the 
date of publication of this notice.
    After considering any comments submitted, all current LIHEAP 
grantees will be notified of the final reallotment amount redistributed 
to them for obligation in FY 2017. This decision will be published in 
an Information Memorandum that gets posted to ACF's Web site.
    If funds are reallotted, they will be allocated in accordance with 
section 2604 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 8623) and must be treated by LIHEAP 
grantees receiving them as an amount appropriated for FY 2017. As FY 
2017 funds, they will be subject to all requirements of the Act, 
including section 2607(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)), which requires 
that a grantee obligate at least 90 percent of its total block grant 
allocation for a fiscal year by the end of the fiscal year for which 
the funds are appropriated, that is, by September 30, 2017.

          Estimated Reallotment Amounts of FY 2016 LIHEAP Funds
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                    Grantee name                      Reallotment amount
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Arkansas............................................            $726,214
Association of Village Council Presidents...........             169,410
Cocopah Tribe of Arizona............................                  18
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians....................              18,728
Georgia.............................................           1,035,739
Hoh Indian Tribe....................................               1,907
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel                          1,558
 Reservation........................................
Oglala Sioux Tribe..................................              23,396
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point...............                 107
Poarch Band of Creeks...............................              70,819

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Quinault Indian Nation..............................               4,091
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians..........                   4
The Chickasaw Nation................................             195,952
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Ft. Berthold                      348,035
 Reservation........................................
Vermont.............................................             657,888
                                                     -------------------
    Total...........................................           3,253,866
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    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8626.

Elizabeth Leo,
Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
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                                                       Statutory Authority: This program is                                     reallotment to states, territories, tribes,                                  Point, Poarch Band of Creeks, Quinault
                                                    authorized by—                                                              and tribal organizations that received                                       Indian Nation, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
                                                       (A) Section 462 of the Homeland                                          FY 2017 direct LIHEAP grants. No                                             Chippewa Indians, The Chickasaw
                                                    Security Act of 2002, which in March                                        subgrantees or other entities may apply                                      Nation, Three Affiliated Tribes of the Ft.
                                                    2003, transferred responsibility for the                                    for these funds.                                                             Berthold Reservation, and the State of
                                                    care and custody of Unaccompanied                                           DATES: Submit comments on or before                                          Vermont). Grantees submitted the FY
                                                    Alien Children from the Commissioner                                        July 19, 2017.                                                               2016 Carryover and Reallotment Reports
                                                    of the former Immigration and                                               ADDRESSES: Comments may be
                                                                                                                                                                                                             to OCS, as required by regulations
                                                    Naturalization Service to the Director of                                   submitted to: J. Janelle George, Acting                                      applicable to LIHEAP at 45 CFR
                                                    ORR of HHS.                                                                 Director, Office of Community Services,                                      96.81(b).
                                                       (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement,                                     330 C Street SW., 5th Floor, Mail Room                                          The LIHEAP statute allows grantees
                                                    Case No. CV85–4544–RJK (C. D. Cal.                                          5425, Washington, DC 20201.                                                  who have funds unobligated at the end
                                                    1996), and the William Wilberforce                                                                                                                       of the federal fiscal year for which they
                                                                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Trafficking Victims Protection                                                                                                                           are awarded to request that they be
                                                                                                                                Lauren Christopher, Director, Division
                                                    Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L.                                                                                                                     allowed to carry over up to 10 percent
                                                                                                                                of Energy Assistance, Office of
                                                    110–457), which authorizes post release                                                                                                                  of their full-year allotments to the next
                                                                                                                                Community Services, 330 C Street SW.,
                                                    services under certain conditions to                                                                                                                     federal fiscal year. Funds in excess of
                                                                                                                                5th Floor, Mail Room 5425, Washington,
                                                    eligible children. All programs must                                                                                                                     this amount must be returned to HHS
                                                                                                                                DC 20201; telephone (202) 401–4870;
                                                    comply with the Flores Settlement                                                                                                                        and are subject to reallotment under
                                                                                                                                email: lauren.christopher@acf.hhs.gov.
                                                    Agreement, Case No. CV85–4544–RJK                                                                                                                        section 2607(b)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
                                                    (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent regulations                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
                                                                                                                                                                                                             8626(b)(1)). The amount described in
                                                    and ORR policies and procedures.                                            2607(b)(1) of the Low Income Home                                            this notice was reported by grantees as
                                                                                                                                Energy Assistance Act (the Act), (42                                         unobligated FY 2016 funds in excess of
                                                    Christopher Beach,                                                          U.S.C. 8626(b)(1)) requires that, if the                                     the amount that these grantees could
                                                    Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of                                Secretary of HHS determines that, as of
                                                    Grants Policy, Office of Administration.                                                                                                                 carry over to FY 2017.
                                                                                                                                September 1 of any fiscal year, an
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–12627 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am]                                 amount in excess of 10 percent of the                                           In accordance with section 2607(b)(3)
                                                    BILLING CODE 4184–45–P                                                      amount awarded to a grantee for that                                         of the Act (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(3)),
                                                                                                                                fiscal year (excluding Leveraging and                                        comments will be accepted for a period
                                                                                                                                REACH funds) will not be used by the                                         of 30 days from the date of publication
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                    grantee during that fiscal year, then the                                    of this notice.
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                                              Secretary must notify the grantee and                                           After considering any comments
                                                                                                                                publish a notice in the Federal Register                                     submitted, all current LIHEAP grantees
                                                    Administration for Children and                                                                                                                          will be notified of the final reallotment
                                                                                                                                that such funds may be reallotted to
                                                    Families                                                                                                                                                 amount redistributed to them for
                                                                                                                                LIHEAP grantees during the following
                                                    [CFDA Number: 93.568]                                                       fiscal year. If reallotted, the LIHEAP                                       obligation in FY 2017. This decision
                                                                                                                                block grant allocation formula will be                                       will be published in an Information
                                                    Reallotment of Fiscal Year 2016 Funds                                       used to distribute the funds. No funds                                       Memorandum that gets posted to ACF’s
                                                    for the Low Income Home Energy                                              may be allotted to entities that are not                                     Web site.
                                                    Assistance Program (LIHEAP)                                                 direct LIHEAP grantees during FY 2017.                                          If funds are reallotted, they will be
                                                    AGENCY:  Division of Energy Assistance,                                        It has been determined that                                               allocated in accordance with section
                                                    Office of Community Services (OCS),                                         $3,253,866 in LIHEAP funds may be                                            2604 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 8623) and
                                                    Administration for Children and                                             available for reallotment during FY                                          must be treated by LIHEAP grantees
                                                    Families (ACF), U.S. Department of                                          2017. This determination is based on FY                                      receiving them as an amount
                                                    Health and Human Services (HHS).                                            2016 Carryover and Reallotment                                               appropriated for FY 2017. As FY 2017
                                                    ACTION: Notice of determination
                                                                                                                                Reports, which showed that 15 grantees                                       funds, they will be subject to all
                                                    concerning funds available for                                              reported reallotment funds (State of                                         requirements of the Act, including
                                                    reallotment.                                                                Arkansas, Association of Village                                             section 2607(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)),
                                                                                                                                Council Presidents, Cocopah Tribe of                                         which requires that a grantee obligate at
                                                    SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given of a                                      Arizona, Eastern Band of Cherokee                                            least 90 percent of its total block grant
                                                    preliminary determination that funds                                        Indians, State of Georgia, Hoh Indian                                        allocation for a fiscal year by the end of
                                                    from the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Low                                          Tribe, Kalispel Indian Community of the                                      the fiscal year for which the funds are
                                                    Income Home Energy Assistance                                               Kalispel Reservation, Oglala Sioux                                           appropriated, that is, by September 30,
                                                    Program (LIHEAP) are available for                                          Tribe, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant                                       2017.

                                                                                                       ESTIMATED REALLOTMENT AMOUNTS OF FY 2016 LIHEAP FUNDS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Reallotment
                                                                                                                                        Grantee name                                                                                                     amount

                                                    Arkansas ......................................................................................................................................................................................          $726,214
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                                                    Association of Village Council Presidents ...................................................................................................................................                             169,410
                                                    Cocopah Tribe of Arizona ............................................................................................................................................................                          18
                                                    Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians .............................................................................................................................................                             18,728
                                                    Georgia ........................................................................................................................................................................................        1,035,739
                                                    Hoh Indian Tribe ..........................................................................................................................................................................                 1,907
                                                    Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation .............................................................................................................                                         1,558
                                                    Oglala Sioux Tribe .......................................................................................................................................................................                 23,396
                                                    Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point ....................................................................................................................................                                    107
                                                    Poarch Band of Creeks ...............................................................................................................................................................                      70,819



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                                                                                           ESTIMATED REALLOTMENT AMOUNTS OF FY 2016 LIHEAP FUNDS—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Reallotment
                                                                                                                                         Grantee name                                                                                                      amount

                                                    Quinault Indian Nation .................................................................................................................................................................                      4,091
                                                    Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians ...............................................................................................................................                                        4
                                                    The Chickasaw Nation .................................................................................................................................................................                      195,952
                                                    Three Affiliated Tribes of the Ft. Berthold Reservation ...............................................................................................................                                     348,035
                                                    Vermont .......................................................................................................................................................................................             657,888

                                                          Total ......................................................................................................................................................................................        3,253,866



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of determination concerning funds available for reallotment.
DatesSubmit comments on or before July 19, 2017.
ContactLauren Christopher, Director, Division of Energy Assistance, Office of Community Services, 330 C Street SW., 5th Floor, Mail Room 5425, Washington, DC 20201; telephone (202) 401- 4870; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 27835 

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