[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 88 (Friday, May 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 26215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11189]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 
Leveraging Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0121.
    Description: The LIHEAP leveraging incentive program rewards LIHEAP 
grantees that have leveraged nonfederal home energy resources for low 
income households. The LIHEAP leveraging report is the application for 
leveraging incentive funds that these LIHEAP grantees submit to HHS for 
each fiscal year in which they leverage countable resources. 
Participation in the leveraging incentive program is voluntary. The 
Leveraging report obtains information on the resources leveraged by 
LIHEAP grantees each fiscal year (as cash, discounts, waivers, and in-
kind); the benefits provided to low income households by these 
resources (for example, as fuel and payments for fuel, as home heating 
and cooling equipment, and is weatherization materials and 
installation); and the fair market value of these resource/benefits. 
HHS needs this information in order to carry out statutory requirements 
for administering the LIHEAP leveraging incentive program, to determine 
countability and valuation of grantees' leveraged nonfederal home 
energy resources, and to determine grantees' shares of leveraging 
incentive funds. HHS proposes to request a 3-year extension of OMB 
approval for the currently approved LIHEAP leveraging report 
information collection.
    Respondents: State and Tribal Governments.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per       hours per      Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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LIHEAP leveraging Report....................              70                1               38            2,660
    Estimated total annual burden hours.....                                                              2,660
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    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, SW., 
Washington, DC 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, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: May 1, 2000
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-11189 Filed 5-4-00; 8:45 am]
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