ACF is approved
this emergency request for a period of six months. During this
time, ACF is encouraged to seek input from State, Tribal, and
Territorial grantees on the burden and practical utility of the new
amendments to the collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2010
6 Months From Approved
09/30/2011
360
0
180
283
0
103
0
0
0
The data collectd will be used as the
application for LIHEAP block grant funding to determine the state,
tribal and territorial grantees of LIHEAP funds for each fiscal
year in order to carry out the requirements of Section 2605(b) of
the LIHEAP statute.
States, Territories, and
Indian Tribes/Tribal organizations that wish to administer a Low
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) must submit an
application for funds each year. Section 2605(c)(3) of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, as amended, provides that not
later than April 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make
available a model LIHEAP plan which may be used, at the option of
each grantee, to prepare the application required under Sections
2605(a)(1) and (c)(1). Presidential Executive Order 13520, Reducing
Improper Payments and Eliminating Waste in Federal Programs, issued
in November 2009, encourages Federal agencies to take deliberate
and immediate action to eliminate fraud and improper payments.
Additionally, as part of a review of programs subsequent to this
executive order, HHS has determined that additional information
from each administering agency is necessary to assess grantee
measures that are in place to prevent, detect and address waste,
fraud and abuse in LIHEAP programs. The LIHEAP Model Plan, OMB
Number 0970-0075, currently expires on 12/30/10. The plan must be
submitted by grantees annually on or before September 1 of each
year in preparation for funding in the upcoming fiscal year that
begins on October 1. Therefore, the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance
procedures for a plan supplement, since the requested information
is needed from grantees by September 1, 2010. The need has been
precipitated by the unanticipated event of Executive Order 13520.
Because we are asking grantees to submit additional information on
the LIHEAP Program Integrity Assessment and Plan, as a supplement
to the LIHEAP Model Plan beginning on September 1, 2010, we are
requesting an expedited clearance from OMB. We need the clearance
in sufficient time to notify grantees of our request for the
completion of LIHEAP Program Integrity Assessment and Plan, so that
they will be able to submit it with the LIHEAP Model Plan by
September 1, 2010. In order to plan for the timely submission and
review process of Fiscal Year 2011 LIHEAP applications, including
the Program Integrity Assessment Supplement, ACF is requesting an
expedited clearance process for Action Transmittal Number,
LIHEAP-AT-2010-6, which will transmit the LIHEAP Program Integrity
Assessment and Plan to grantees. We plan to make this request to
grantees after OMB provides clearance. The attached Federal
Register notice details the information we are requesting grantees
to include in the LIHEAP Program Integrity Assessment and Plan. To
give sufficient time for grantees to complete their responses to
the ACF, we ask that OMB expedite their review of the information
collection through emergency processing and give us clearance by
May 31, 2010.
US Code:
42
USC 8624 Name of Law: Low Income Energy Assistance Act
There is an increase in burden
due to a program change required by E.O. 13520.
$12,975
No
No
No
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Robert Sargis
2026907275
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.