83 FR 41075 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 160 (August 17, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41075-41076]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17768]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects: LIHEAP Household Report FRN1 Clearance.
    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 receiving nominal payments of $50 or 
less;
     Assisted households receiving only utility payment 
assistance; this information will automatically be transferred to the 
grantee's Performance Data Form.
     Assisted households, regardless of the type(s) of LIHEAP 
assistance, excluding households that only receive nominal payments of 
$50 or less;
     Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, having 
at least one vulnerable member who is at least 60 years or older, 
disabled, or five years old or younger;
     Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, with at 
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, and/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, 
and the District of Columbia.

                                             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.............              56               1              39           2,184
Assisted Household Report-Short Form............             160               1               1             160
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,344
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    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap. 35), 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 Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
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

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other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to 
comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.

Robert A. Sargis,
Report Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17768 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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