Federal Register: July 17, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 137)

DOCID: FR Doc 00-17938

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Children and Families Administration

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Agency information collection activities:

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Title: LIHEAP Household Report

OMB No.: 09700060

Description: The report is an annual activity which is required by law of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grantees for receipt of federal LIHEAP block grant funds. States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto are required to report statistics for the previous federal fiscal year on the number and income levels of LIHEAP applicant and assisted households, and the number of LIHEAP assisted households with at least one member who is elderly, disabled or a young child. 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 provide information about the need for LIHEAP funds. Finally, the data are being used in the calculation of LIHEAP performance measures under the Government Performance Results Act of 1993.

Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments and Territories Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours Recommended LF LIHEAP assist. household......... 52 1 25 1,300 Recommended SF LIHEAP assist. household......... 132 1 1 132 Recommended format for LIHEAP applicant 52 1 13 676 households.....................................

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 2,108 Additional Information

Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.

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 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, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

Dated: July 11, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 0017938 Filed 71400; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 418401M

SUMMARY:

Submission for OMB review; comment request,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

Title: LIHEAP Household Report

OMB No.: 09700060

Description: The report is an annual activity which is required by law of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grantees for receipt of federal LIHEAP block grant funds. States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto are required to report statistics for the previous federal fiscal year on the number and income levels of LIHEAP applicant and assisted households, and the number of LIHEAP assisted households with at least one member who is elderly, disabled or a young child. 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 provide information about the need for LIHEAP funds. Finally, the data are being used in the calculation of LIHEAP performance measures under the Government Performance Results Act of 1993.

Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments and Territories Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours Recommended LF LIHEAP assist. household......... 52 1 25 1,300 Recommended SF LIHEAP assist. household......... 132 1 1 132 Recommended format for LIHEAP applicant 52 1 13 676 households.....................................

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 2,108 Additional Information

Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.

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 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, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

Dated: July 11, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 0017938 Filed 71400; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 418401M