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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review; Annual
Report on Households Assisted by the
Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (OMB #0970–0060)
Office of Community Services
(OCS), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
OCS, Division of Energy
Assistance, is requesting a substantial
change of the Household Report Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
#0970–0060, expiration May 31, 2025).
Grant recipients complete the
Household Report on an annual basis,
completing either the Long Form or the
Short Form version of the report.
Submission of the completed report is
one requirement for the Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) grant recipients applying for
Federal LIHEAP block grant funds. OCS
proposes substantive changes, including
the addition of reporting requirements
for assisted applicants and household
member demographic characteristics on
the Household Report Long Form and
Short Form, and the removal of
reporting requirements collecting counts
of applicant households by assistance
type and poverty interval on the
Household Report Long Form.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of
publication. OMB must make a decision
about 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. One can find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review-Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: States, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico are required to complete the
SUMMARY:
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Household Report-Long Form on an
annual basis. The Long Form collects
the following information:
• Assisted households, by type of
LIHEAP assistance and funding source;
• Assisted households receiving bill
payment assistance, by funding source;
• Assisted households receiving any
type of LIHEAP assistance, by funding
source;
• Assisted households by poverty
interval, type of LIHEAP assistance, and
funding source;
• 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 receiving any
type of LIHEAP assistance or funding
source, having at least one member 60
years or older, disabled, or 5 years old
or younger.
Tribal grant recipients and other U.S.
territory grant recipients are required to
complete the Household Report-Short
Form on an annual basis. The Short
Form collects data only on the number
of households, by funding source,
receiving heating, cooling, energy crisis,
and/or weatherization benefits.
The information reported in the
Household Report Long Form and Short
Form 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.
ACF is proposing changes to the
Household Report Long Form and Short
Form beginning with FY 2023 reporting.
These changes include additional
reporting requirements for assisted
household and household member
demographic characteristics, and the
removal of reporting requirements
collecting counts of applicant
households by assistance type and
poverty interval on the Household
Report Long Form. The additional
reporting requirements include the
following:
1. Number of Households by Owner/
Renter Status (own, rent with utilities
billed separately, rent with utilities in
rental fee, other) [This is optional for FY
2023 reporting and required beginning
with FY 2024 reporting].
2. Number of Assisted Applicants by
Ethnicity. Grant recipients will report
on assisted applicants by ethnicity
according to standard census categories
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[This is required beginning with FY
2023 reporting].
3. Number of Assisted Applicants by
Race. Grant recipients will report on
assisted applicants by race according to
standard census categories [This is
required beginning with FY 2023
reporting].
4. Number of Assisted Applicants by
Gender. Grant recipients will report on
assisted applicants by gender [This is
required beginning with FY 2023
reporting].
5. Number of Assisted Household
Members by Ethnicity. Grant recipients
will report on assisted household
members by ethnicity according to
standard census categories [This is
optional for FY 2023 reporting and
required beginning with FY 2024
reporting].
6. Number of Assisted Household
Members by Race. Grant recipients will
report on assisted household members
by race according to standard census
categories [This is optional for FY 2023
reporting and required beginning with
FY 2024 reporting].
7. Number of Assisted Household
Members by Gender. Grant recipients
will report on assisted household
members by gender [This is optional for
FY 2023 reporting and required
beginning with FY 2024 reporting].
The proposed additions will provide
OCS with critical data that is needed to
evaluate if LIHEAP is equitably serving
communities across the country. The
collection of demographic data
including owner/renter status, race,
ethnicity, and gender will allow OCS to
conduct analysis disaggregated by these
variables to assess whether the LIHEAP
resources are equity distributed.
Therefore, this data collection aligns
with the goals of Executive Order 13985
(Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through
the Federal Government). Additionally,
collecting demographic data in LIHEAP
will bring the program into alignment
with other programs across OCS
including the Community Services
Block Grant, which currently collects
demographic data on beneficiaries, and
Low Income Household Water
Assistance Program (LIHWAP), which
will collect demographic data on
beneficiaries in FY 2023.
To minimize reporting burden to the
greatest extent possible, and in
recognition of the significant overlap in
LIHEAP and LIHWAP grant recipients,
OCS is proposing to use the same
demographic measures included in the
LIHWAP Annual Report in the LIHEAP
Household Report. OCS has also
removed the reporting requirements for
applicant households by assistance type
and poverty interval on the Household
Report Long Form to offset some of the
additional reporting burden entailed by
the demographic data collection.
Respondents: State governments,
tribal governments, U.S. territories, and
the District of Columbia
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
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Assisted Household Report-Long Form ..........................................................
Assisted Household Report-Short Form ..........................................................
Household Application .....................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,165,262.
Please note that the above estimate
accounts for the burden this data
collection entails on LIHEAP applicants.
In previous years, OCS has not included
an estimate of the burden on
households. While OCS does not
mandate that LIHEAP grant recipients
use a standard household application,
we know that grant recipients collect
many of the required Household Report
data elements through their household
application. The annual burden for the
household application indicated above
accounts for the time it will take
LIHEAP applicants to provide the data
required by the current Household
Report as well as the proposed
demographic data elements. To
calculate this burden, we used an
estimate for the annual number of
LIHEAP household applicants
multiplied by an average of an hour to
provide the data required by the
Household Report.
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Total
number of
responses per
respondent
56
151
6,160,000
Authority: U.S.C. 8629 and 45 CFR.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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per response
Annual
burden hours
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3,752
1,510
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accurately list ORA’s new organization.
The corrections depict the proper
organizational components within ORA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority;
Correction
Office of Regulatory Affairs,
Food and Drug Administration,
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is correcting a
notice entitled ‘‘Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority’’ that appeared
in the Federal Register of September 28,
2022. The document announced the
publication of a reorganization of the
Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
SUMMARY:
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Glenda Barfell, Associate Commissioner
for Regulatory Management Operations,
Office of Regulatory Management
Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs,
Food and Drug Administration, Element
Building, Rm. 2002, 12420 Parklawn
Dr., Rockville, MD 20857, 240–402–
7562.
In the
Federal Register of Wednesday,
September 28, 2022 (87 FR 58807),
appearing on pages 58807 through
58810 in FR Doc. 2022–20996, the
following corrections are made:
1. On page 58807, in the second
column, ‘‘Data Analytics and Program
Evaluation Staff (DCIA1)’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘Data Analytics and Program
Evaluation Staff (DCIA2).’’
2. On page 58807, in the second
column, ‘‘Division of Facilities and
Property Management (DCIBBBB)’’ is
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Annual Report on Households Assisted
by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (OMB #0970-0060)
AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children
and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: OCS, Division of Energy Assistance, is requesting a
substantial change of the Household Report Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) #0970-0060, expiration May 31, 2025). Grant recipients
complete the Household Report on an annual basis, completing either the
Long Form or the Short Form version of the report. Submission of the
completed report is one requirement for the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant recipients applying for Federal
LIHEAP block grant funds. OCS proposes substantive changes, including
the addition of reporting requirements for assisted applicants and
household member demographic characteristics on the Household Report
Long Form and Short Form, and the removal of reporting requirements
collecting counts of applicant households by assistance type and
poverty interval on the Household Report Long Form.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. One can find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review-Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You
can also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico are required to complete the Household Report-Long Form
on an annual basis. The Long Form collects the following information:
Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance and
funding source;
Assisted households receiving bill payment assistance, by
funding source;
Assisted households receiving any type of LIHEAP
assistance, by funding source;
Assisted households by poverty interval, type of LIHEAP
assistance, and funding source;
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 receiving any type of LIHEAP
assistance or funding source, having at least one member 60 years or
older, disabled, or 5 years old or younger.
Tribal grant recipients and other U.S. territory grant recipients
are required to complete the Household Report-Short Form on an annual
basis. The Short Form collects data only on the number of households,
by funding source, receiving heating, cooling, energy crisis, and/or
weatherization benefits.
The information reported in the Household Report Long Form and
Short Form 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.
ACF is proposing changes to the Household Report Long Form and
Short Form beginning with FY 2023 reporting. These changes include
additional reporting requirements for assisted household and household
member demographic characteristics, and the removal of reporting
requirements collecting counts of applicant households by assistance
type and poverty interval on the Household Report Long Form. The
additional reporting requirements include the following:
1. Number of Households by Owner/Renter Status (own, rent with
utilities billed separately, rent with utilities in rental fee, other)
[This is optional for FY 2023 reporting and required beginning with FY
2024 reporting].
2. Number of Assisted Applicants by Ethnicity. Grant recipients
will report on assisted applicants by ethnicity according to standard
census categories
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[This is required beginning with FY 2023 reporting].
3. Number of Assisted Applicants by Race. Grant recipients will
report on assisted applicants by race according to standard census
categories [This is required beginning with FY 2023 reporting].
4. Number of Assisted Applicants by Gender. Grant recipients will
report on assisted applicants by gender [This is required beginning
with FY 2023 reporting].
5. Number of Assisted Household Members by Ethnicity. Grant
recipients will report on assisted household members by ethnicity
according to standard census categories [This is optional for FY 2023
reporting and required beginning with FY 2024 reporting].
6. Number of Assisted Household Members by Race. Grant recipients
will report on assisted household members by race according to standard
census categories [This is optional for FY 2023 reporting and required
beginning with FY 2024 reporting].
7. Number of Assisted Household Members by Gender. Grant recipients
will report on assisted household members by gender [This is optional
for FY 2023 reporting and required beginning with FY 2024 reporting].
The proposed additions will provide OCS with critical data that is
needed to evaluate if LIHEAP is equitably serving communities across
the country. The collection of demographic data including owner/renter
status, race, ethnicity, and gender will allow OCS to conduct analysis
disaggregated by these variables to assess whether the LIHEAP resources
are equity distributed. Therefore, this data collection aligns with the
goals of Executive Order 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for
Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government). Additionally,
collecting demographic data in LIHEAP will bring the program into
alignment with other programs across OCS including the Community
Services Block Grant, which currently collects demographic data on
beneficiaries, and Low Income Household Water Assistance Program
(LIHWAP), which will collect demographic data on beneficiaries in FY
2023.
To minimize reporting burden to the greatest extent possible, and
in recognition of the significant overlap in LIHEAP and LIHWAP grant
recipients, OCS is proposing to use the same demographic measures
included in the LIHWAP Annual Report in the LIHEAP Household Report.
OCS has also removed the reporting requirements for applicant
households by assistance type and poverty interval on the Household
Report Long Form to offset some of the additional reporting burden
entailed by the demographic data collection.
Respondents: State governments, tribal governments, U.S.
territories, and the District of Columbia
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number
Total number of responses Average Annual burden
Instrument of per burden hours hours
respondents respondent per response
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Assisted Household Report-Long Form............. 56 1 67 3,752
Assisted Household Report-Short Form............ 151 1 10 1,510
Household Application........................... 6,160,000 1 1 6,160,000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,165,262.
Please note that the above estimate accounts for the burden this
data collection entails on LIHEAP applicants. In previous years, OCS
has not included an estimate of the burden on households. While OCS
does not mandate that LIHEAP grant recipients use a standard household
application, we know that grant recipients collect many of the required
Household Report data elements through their household application. The
annual burden for the household application indicated above accounts
for the time it will take LIHEAP applicants to provide the data
required by the current Household Report as well as the proposed
demographic data elements. To calculate this burden, we used an
estimate for the annual number of LIHEAP household applicants
multiplied by an average of an hour to provide the data required by the
Household Report.
Authority: U.S.C. 8629 and 45 CFR.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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