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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Annual Report on Households
Assisted by the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
(OMB #0970–0060)
Office of Community Services,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Community
Services (OCS), Division of Energy
Assistance, is requesting a 3-year
extension of the Household Report Form
(OMB #0970–0060, expiration February
28, 2022). Submission of the completed
report is one requirement for LIHEAP
grant recipients applying for federal
LIHEAP block grant funds. OCS
proposes minor changes related to
reporting of supplemental funding and
to update reporting dates and number of
respondents.
DATES: Comments may be submitted
through February 25, 2022. In
compliance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF
is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Identify all requests by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Description: States, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico are required by the LowIncome Energy Assistance Act of 1981
(42 U.S.C. 8624, Sec 2610) to report
statistics for the previous federal fiscal
year (FFY) on the following:
• Assisted and applicant households,
by type of LIHEAP assistance and
funding source;
• Assisted households receiving
nominal payments of $50 or less, by
funding source;
• Assisted households receiving only
utility payment assistance, by funding
source; this information will
automatically be transferred to the grant
recipient’s Performance Data Form;
• Assisted households, regardless of
the type(s) of LIHEAP assistance or
funding source, excluding households
that only receive nominal payments of
$50 or less;
• Assisted households, by type of
LIHEAP assistance and funding source,
having at least one vulnerable member
who is at least 60 years or older,
disabled, or 5 years old or younger;
• Assisted households, by type of
LIHEAP assistance and funding source,
with at least one member age 2 years or
under;
• Assisted households, by type of
LIHEAP assistance and funding source,
with at least one member ages 3 years
through 5 years; and
• Assisted households, regardless of
the type(s) of LIHEAP assistance or
funding source, having at least one
member 60 years or older, disabled, or
5 years old or younger.
Indian tribal grant recipients are
required to submit data only on the
number of households, by funding
source, receiving heating, cooling,
energy crisis, and/or weatherization
benefits.
In FFY 2020, OCS updated the form
to allow for the reporting of households
served by separate LIHEAP funding
types and benefits provided by the
following: (1) Funds from regular
LIHEAP FFY appropriations acts,
including any Continuing Resolutions
and final appropriations acts, reallotted
prior year funds, and federal LIHEAP
funds carried-over to or expended in the
current year; (2) supplemental funds
from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act (the CARES Act)
(Pub. L. 116–136); and (3) funds from
any subsequent supplemental LIHEAP
appropriations acts. ACF proposes
similar changes to the report for FFY
2022, including the addition of lines
that allow for the reporting of
households served by LIHEAP funds
from the American Rescue Plan Act of
2021 (Pub. L. 117–2). OCS has also
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updated the request to reflect the
current number of expected respondents
and appropriate reporting dates.
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, U.S. territories, and
the District of Columbia.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Assisted Household Report-Long Form ..........................................................
Assisted Household Report-Short Form ..........................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,710.
Comments: 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 other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
through February 25, 2022.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8629 and 45 CFR
96.92.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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Total
number of
responses per
respondent
56
151
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; National Directory of New
Hires (OMB No. 0970–0166)
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), is
requesting the federal Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the National Directory of New
Hires (NDNH), with minor changes to
the Multistate Employer Registration
form, for an additional three years. The
current OMB approval expires July 31,
2022.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
SUMMARY:
1
1
Average
burden hours
per response
43
2
Annual
burden hours
2,408
302
of the information collection described
above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The NDNH is a federally
mandated repository of employment
and wage information. The information
maintained in the NDNH is collected
electronically and is used for authorized
purposes. State child support agencies
use the NDNH information to locate a
parent living or working in a different
state and to take appropriate interstate
actions to establish, modify, or enforce
a child support order. NDNH
information is also used for authorized
purposes by specific state and federal
agencies to help administer certain
programs, prevent overpayments, detect
fraud, assess benefits, and recover
funds, as provided under 42 U.S.C.
653(i)(1).
Respondents: Employers, State Child
Support Agencies, and State Workforce
Agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
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New Hire: Employers Reporting Manually .......................................................
New Hire: Employers Reporting Electronically ................................................
New Hire: States ..............................................................................................
Quarterly Wage (QW) & Unemployment Insurance (UI) .................................
Multistate Employer Registration Form ...........................................................
5,411,180
664,757
54
53
1,118
Total
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
annual burden
hours per
response
Total
annual burden
hours
1.29
94.77
129,629.63
28.00
1.00
.025
.00028
.017
.00028
.05
174,510.56
17,639.73
119,000.00
0.42
55.90
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 311,207.
Comments: 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
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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
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burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Annual Report on
Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) (OMB #0970-0060)
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), Division of Energy
Assistance, is requesting a 3-year extension of the Household Report
Form (OMB #0970-0060, expiration February 28, 2022). Submission of the
completed report is one requirement for LIHEAP grant recipients
applying for federal LIHEAP block grant funds. OCS proposes minor
changes related to reporting of supplemental funding and to update
reporting dates and number of respondents.
DATES: Comments may be submitted through February 25, 2022. In
compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico are required by the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act of
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624, Sec 2610) to report statistics for the previous
federal fiscal year (FFY) on the following:
Assisted and applicant households, by type of LIHEAP
assistance and funding source;
Assisted households receiving nominal payments of $50 or
less, by funding source;
Assisted households receiving only utility payment
assistance, by funding source; this information will automatically be
transferred to the grant recipient's Performance Data Form;
Assisted households, regardless of the type(s) of LIHEAP
assistance or funding source, excluding households that only receive
nominal payments of $50 or less;
Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance and
funding source, having at least one vulnerable member who is at least
60 years or older, disabled, or 5 years old or younger;
Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance and
funding source, with at least one member age 2 years or under;
Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance and
funding source, with at least one member ages 3 years through 5 years;
and
Assisted households, regardless of the type(s) of LIHEAP
assistance or funding source, having at least one member 60 years or
older, disabled, or 5 years old or younger.
Indian tribal grant recipients are required to submit data only on
the number of households, by funding source, receiving heating,
cooling, energy crisis, and/or weatherization benefits.
In FFY 2020, OCS updated the form to allow for the reporting of
households served by separate LIHEAP funding types and benefits
provided by the following: (1) Funds from regular LIHEAP FFY
appropriations acts, including any Continuing Resolutions and final
appropriations acts, reallotted prior year funds, and federal LIHEAP
funds carried-over to or expended in the current year; (2) supplemental
funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the
CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116-136); and (3) funds from any subsequent
supplemental LIHEAP appropriations acts. ACF proposes similar changes
to the report for FFY 2022, including the addition of lines that allow
for the reporting of households served by LIHEAP funds from the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2). OCS has also
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updated the request to reflect the current number of expected
respondents and appropriate reporting dates.
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, U.S.
territories, and the District of Columbia.
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assisted Household Report-Long Form............. 56 1 43 2,408
Assisted Household Report-Short Form............ 151 1 2 302
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,710.
Comments: 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 other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
through February 25, 2022.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8629 and 45 CFR 96.92.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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