Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryout and Reallotment Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryout and Reallotment Report Form	Modified
ADMIN_LIHEAP_CORptOMBSS_FY2022_fnl 4.26.22.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-04-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9841	Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryout and Reallotment Report Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0106	ICR Reference No: 202204-0970-018
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202008-0970-011
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCS
Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryout and Reallotment Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/28/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2022
Responses	206	204
Time Burden (Hours)	1,442	1,428
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) statute requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect data annually from all LIHEAP grant recipients regarding the status of obligated and unobligated funding (42 U.S.C. § 8626). HHS shall not make payment to a State for a fiscal year unless the State has complied with this reporting requirement with respect to the prior fiscal year. The amount held available from a prior fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the funds awarded for that fiscal year (42 U.S.C. § 826(b)(2)(B)). Funds exceeding 10 percent shall be realloted in the following fiscal year among all LIHEAP grant recipients (42 U.S.C. § 8626(b)(1)(C)). The federal HHS block grant regulations further require that the Carryover and Reallotment Report (Carryover Report) must contain the following information: (1) The amount of funds that the grant recipient requests to hold available for obligation in the following fiscal year, not to exceed 10 percent of the funds payable to the grant recipient; (2) A statement of the reasons that this amount to remain available will not be used in the fiscal year for which it was allotted; (3) A description of the types of assistance to be provided with the amount held available; and (4) The amount of funds, if any, to be subject to reallotment. See 45 C.F.R. § 96.81. OMB most recently approved the Carryover Report in April 2019 for three years. On August 20, 2020, OMB approved a non-substantive change to this form to allow for line item reporting of funds appropriated through the CARES Act (P. L. 116-136) and through any other supplemental acts passed by Congress. The HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF) now seeks to renew this form for three years with two additional changes: (1) the replacement of Oil Overcharge funds with funds appropriated through the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appropriations Act (Infrastructure Act) [Public Law (P. L.) 117-58]; and (2) the replacement of CARES Act funds with funds appropriated through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) (P. L. 117-2).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 8626(b)(2)(B) Name of Law: Omnibus Ronconciliation Act of 1981
   PL: Pub.L. 97 - 35 2607(b) Name of Law: Omnibus Ronconciliation Act of 1981
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 TITLE VII Name of Law: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 2911 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)
  

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 8018	02/11/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 25276	04/28/2022
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) Carryout and Reallotment Report	1	Carryover Report Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	206	204	0	2	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,442	1,428	0	14	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: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request is for an extension with minor changes to the most recently approved report and instructions. The changes associated with this extension calls for grant recipients to report unobligated LIHEAP Infrastructure Act funds separately from those appropriated by the regular given-year appropriations acts. ACF needs this change to determine how much Infrastructure Act funds to reallot or return to the Treasury. Additionally, burden estimates have changed slightly to reflect the current number of grantees.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $54,414

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: 04/28/2022

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