LIHEAP Performance Measures

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 State Grantees Module 1 - Energy Vendors Form	New
Form 1 Module 2 - Sub-Grantees Form	Modified
Form 1 Module 2 - State Grantees Form	Modified
Form 1 State Grantees Module 1 - State Grantees Form	Modified
COMM_LIHEAP_MemoForOIRALPDF_FY2020_final.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2020-12-09
ADMIN_LIHEAP_LPDFOMBSupStmt_FY2020_20201209_CLEAN.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-12-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
244825	State Grantees Module 1 - Energy Vendors Form	New
230203	Module 2 - Energy Vendors Instruction	Modified
230202	Module 2 - Sub-Grantees Form	Modified
230201	Module 2 - State Grantees Form	Modified
230200	State Grantees Module 1 - State Grantees Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0449	ICR Reference No: 202012-0970-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201802-0970-007
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCS
Title: LIHEAP Performance Measures
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: 12/23/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/09/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2021	03/31/2021	03/31/2021
Responses	3,262	0	1,732
Time Burden (Hours)	24,821	0	22,220
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: One core purpose of LIHEAP is to ensure that low-income households have access to necessary home energy services. By preventing the loss of service to at risk clients, the program can eliminate the costs of service restoration (e.g., reconnection charges) and can minimize client health and safety risks. By restoring services to clients who do not currently have access to energy service, LIHEAP is eliminating a significant risk to the health and safety of clients. The prevention and restoration of home energy services measures are designed to be complimentary. As LIHEAP grantees are successful in increasing the number of households where loss of home energy is prevented, we hope to see a decrease in the number of households needing to have energy services restored. Based on the data collected from grantees, OCS will calculate the performance measures and report the results through the annual budget development process and in the annual LIHEAP Report to Congress. Once the data are published in the LIHEAP Report to Congress, grantees will be able to compare their own results to the results for other states, as well as to regional and national summaries through the LIHEAP Performance Measurement website. Two regular appropriations acts appropriated $3.7 billion of regular LIHEAP funds for FFY 2020. They retained the 10 percent carryover limit required by the LIHEAP statute. The CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) also appropriated $900 million of LIHEAP funds for FFY 2020. However, it overrode the LIHEAP statute section 2607(b)(2)(B) [42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B)] by that stipulating funds must remain available until September 30, 2021. Consequently, OCS needs to require grantees to report regular LIHEAP funds and CARES Act LIHEAP funds separately. OCS will use the data from this separation to (1) validate the Carryover and Reallotment Reports of the states, which will also call for separate reporting; and (2) report on how grantees used each funding stream. ACF seeks to change the Grantee Survey (Module I) to allow grantees to report CARES Act funds separately from non-CARES Act funds on their reports.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 8621 Name of Law: Low-Income Energy Assistance
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 136 2607(b) Name of Law: The CARES Act

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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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 47211	10/11/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 4060	01/29/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
State Grantees Module 1 - State Grantees	1	LIHEAP Performance Data
Module 2 - State Grantees	1	LIHEAP Perforrmance Data
Module 2 - Sub-Grantees	1	LIHEAP Performance Data Form
Module 2 - Energy Vendors	1	LIHEAP Performance Data
State Grantees Module 1 - Energy Vendors	1	LIHEAP Performance Data

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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	3,262	1,732	0	1,530	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,821	22,220	0	2,601	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request is for a non-substantive change to the collection approved by OMB under ICR Reference No. 201406-0970-003. It calls for grantees to report (1) CARES Act funds as a separate source; and (2) uses of all LIHEAP funds from the CARES Act and from other FFY 2020 sources separately. ACF needs this change to report on use of CARES Act funds and to validate the Carryover Report. We anticipate that the changes will increase the estimated time to respond from 30 to 36 hours for Module I.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $62,730

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? Yes

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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: 12/09/2020

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