[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9364-9365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/LIHWAP%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20for%20States.pdf).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03610 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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