Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Grantee Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Grantee Survey Form	Modified
LIHEAP Grantee Survey.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2013-04-29
survey10 Instructions_11-29-10.final.doc Supplementary Document	2011-02-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9834	Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Grantee Survey Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0076	ICR Reference No: 201304-0970-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201102-0970-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: 19399
Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Grantee Survey
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/31/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/30/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2014	04/30/2014	04/30/2014
Responses	51	0	51
Time Burden (Hours)	179	0	179
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: OCS collects and reports on state estimates of sources and uses of LIHEAP funding, average household LIHEAP benefits, and the maximum household income cutoffs used for LIHEAP assistance. The survey data are: (1) displayed in tables in the Secretary's Annual LIHEAP Report to Congress, (2) used to respond to inquiries from Congress, OMB, and the White House, and (3) disseminated through copies of the Secretary's Annual LIHEAP Report to Congress.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 2610 Name of Law: XXVI of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Grantee Survey	1	LIHEAP GRANTEE SURVEY

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	51	51	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	179	179	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $30,850

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/30/2013

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