Notice2022-03610
Submission for OMB Review; Office of Community Services Data Collection for the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program Reports (0970-0578)
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Published
February 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting an extension of approval for an information request to collect data from Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) grant recipients. This information collection was originally approved for 6 months as an emergency approval. OCS is proposing revisions to the information collection based on feedback received to date.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9364-9365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03610]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Office of Community Services Data
Collection for the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program
Reports (0970-0578)
AGENCY: Office of Community Services; Administration for Children and
Families; HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting an extension of approval for an
information request to collect data from Low Income Household Water
Assistance Program (LIHWAP) grant recipients. This information
collection was originally approved for 6 months as an emergency
approval. OCS is proposing revisions to the information collection
based on feedback received to date.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The LIHWAP Quarterly Performance and Management Report
and the LIHWAP Annual Report provide ACF and Congress information
necessary for oversight of recipients' performance in administering the
LIHWAP program. The LIHWAP Quarterly Performance and Management Report
solicits information on total households assisted, type of assistance
provided, LIHWAP implementation information, performance management,
and ongoing training/technical assistance needs. The LIHWAP Annual
Report is modeled after the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Annual
Report and has been streamlined to reduce recipient burden. The LIHWAP
Annual Report collects data in three distinct modules: (1) Use of
Funds, (2) Household Report, (3) Performance Measures.
This information collection package also includes a burden estimate
related to the information collected from households. While grant
recipients will collect necessary information from households using a
variety of intake systems and local forms, OCS is providing technical
assistance in this area and has included a sample application template
in supplementary materials. This is a sample template; there will be no
mandated household application format, and OCS will not receive or
analyze copies of individual household application materials. OCS is
proposing changes based on feedback received, including comments in
response to a request for comments in the Federal Register (86 FR
59166). The currently approved versions of the LIHWAP Quarterly and
Annual Reports and the sample application can be found here https://
www.reginfo.gov/
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public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202110-0970-011. Updated materials can be
found by following the directions to submit a comment in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
Respondents: LIHWAP grant recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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Quarterly Report for FY 2022.................... 157 4 13 8,164
Quarterly Report for FY 2023.................... 157 4 10 6,280
Annual Report................................... 157 2 211 33,127
Household Application........................... 1,200,000 1 .5 200,000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 241,291 (for FY 2022), 239,407
(for FY 2023).
Authority: Public Law 116-260 and LIHWAP Terms and Conditions
Section 10 (<a href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/LIHWAP%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20for%20States.pdf">https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/LIHWAP%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20for%20States.pdf</a>).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03610 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-86-P
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