The Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) statute requires grantees to obligate no less than
90% of total LIHEAP funds appropriated for a federal fiscal year
(FFY). Section 2607(b) of the LIHEAP statute (42 U.S.C. 8626(b))
requires each grantee (1) to notify HHS of the amount (if any) of
these funds that it fails or will fail to obligate; and (2) to
return any unobligated funds above 10% of the FFY's total to the
federal government. Grantees may carry over the amount, up to 10%,
that they fail to obligate for use in the following FFY. Grantees
use the LIHEAP Carryover and Reallotment Report on an annual basis
to notify HHS of these amounts. The CARES Act (Public Law 116-136)
appropriated $900,000,000 for LIHEAP for FFY 2020. This law lifted,
for these funds only, the requirement of Section 2607(b).
Legislation pending in Congress proposes to do likewise for
additional supplemental funds. Consequently, grantees may obligate
any share of their LIHEAP allotment under the CARES Act, and
potentially additional supplemental acts, in FFY 2020 and carry
over the full remainder to FFY 2021. This means FFY 2020 LIHEAP
funds fall under at least two funding streams--one with a 90%
obligation requirement and the other with a 0% obligation
requirement. As a result, ACF, which administers LIHEAP for HHS,
must require grantees to report LIHEAP funds appropriated through
the CARES Act separately from those appropriated under other
appropriations mechanisms. Accordingly, ACF asks that OMB approve
the attached, non-substantive change to the LIHEAP Carryover and
Reallotment Report for FFY 2020.
US Code:
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USC 8626 Name of Law: Omnibus Ronconciliation Act of 1981
PL: Pub.L. 116 - 136 Title VIII Name of Law:
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
The CARES Act requires ACF to
implement the standard LIHEAP statutory requirements, including the
normal reporting requirements for how grantees use funding. ACF
proposes to increase the total burden hours for this information
collection to allow grantees to report separately CARES Act funding
and other supplemental funds if Congress passes the appropriate
legislation (e.g., Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2020 (S.4320) and The Heroes Act (H.R.6800)).
ACF also proposes to increase the number of respondents from 177 to
204 due to a recent reassessment of reporting grantees.
$6,500
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No
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Yes
Camille Wilson 202 565-0162
camille.wilson@acf.hhs.gov
No
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:
(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;
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.
Form 1 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryout and Reallotment Report
NonSub Change Memo - LIHEAP COR_FY2020.docx
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryout and Reallotment Report