Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Household Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 Long Format for Applicants Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Short Format Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Long Format for Assisted Form and Instruction	Modified
HH SupStatmnt FY 12-14 final.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-08-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9825	Long Format for Applicants Form and Instruction	Modified
184199	Short Format Form and Instruction	Modified
184198	Long Format for Assisted Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0060	ICR Reference No: 201108-0970-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200803-0970-010
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Household Report
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/23/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/23/2011
Terms of Clearance: The annual cost burden previously includes monetized burden hours. That was removed in this action.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2011
Responses	268	0	248
Time Burden (Hours)	2,140	0	10,700
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	10,664

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Abstract: The data are needed to comply with statutory requirements and Congressional requests for data under the Human Services Amendments of 1994 (Pub. Law 103-252). The data will be included as part of the Department's annual LIHEAP report to Congress. The data are also used to measure LIHEAP targeting performance under the Government Performance Results Act of 1993. The respondents include states, direct-grant Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and insular areas which receive LIHEAP grants from the Department. The reports provide basic oversight data.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 8624 Name of Law: Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 25356	05/04/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 51369	08/18/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Long Format for Applicants	1	Long Format for Applicant
Long Format for Assisted	1	LIHEAP Long Format for Assisted
Short Format	1	LIHEAP Household Report-Short Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	268	248	0	0	20	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,140	10,700	0	-8,580	20	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	10,664	0	-10,664	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The variance in burden is due to the Department waiving most of the reporting requirements for small LIHEAP grantees, given the small grant amounts involved and the overall difficulty in obtaining reliable demographic data from small grantees. In reducing the burden on small LIHEAP grantees, all Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations and four Insular Areas will continue to be exempted from most of the reporting requirements. These grantees report only on the number of households assisted by type of LIHEAP assistance through the LIHEAP Household Report–Short Format for Assisted Households.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $31,749

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/23/2011

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