Low Income Household Water
Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Reports
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Emergency
10/26/2021
10/20/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved
400,785
0
241,291
0
0
0
The proposed forms are necessary to
provide data to the Administration and Congress in its oversight of
recipients’ performance in administering the Low Income Household
Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) program. The LIHWAP effort was
authorized under two separate appropriations as part of an
emergency effort to prevent and respond to COVID-19: the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law No.: 116-260) and
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No.: 117-2). As a
result of the emergency nature, the timeline to implement the
program was very short and the time to develop and submit related
performance measures is similarly short. The proposed LIHWAP
Quarterly Performance and Management Report and the LIHWAP Annual
Report are conducted in accordance with the LIHWAP statute (Public
Law 116-260) and will provide the Administration and Congress
information necessary for oversight of recipients’ performance in
administering the LIHWAP program. The completeness, accuracy,
consistency, and timeliness of responses to data collections are
needed for the agency to do the following: • Ensure that LIHWAP, an
emergency and temporary program, is implemented effectively and
efficiently; • Provide reliable and complete fiscal and household
data for OCS analysis and reporting to Congress and the public; and
• Respond to questions from the Congress, Department of Health and
Human Services, OMB, White House, and other interested parties in a
timely and accurate manner.
The Administration for
Children and Families Office of Community Services (OCS) is
requesting emergency review and approval of this information
collection by the Office and Management and Budget (OMB), as
authorized under 44 U.S.C. 3507(subsection j). The proposed forms
are necessary to provide data to the Administration and Congress in
its oversight of recipients’ performance in administering the Low
Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) program. The
information collection is essential to the mission of the agency
and the use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to
disrupt and prevent the collection of information.
This is a new information
collection for the new Low Income Household Water Assistance
Program (LIHWAP) program. The LIHWAP effort was authorized under
two separate appropriations as part of an emergency effort to
prevent and respond to COVID-19: the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021 (Public Law No.: 116-260) and the American Rescue Plan
Act of 2021 (Public Law No.: 117-2).
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 2 Annual Performance and Management Report for LIHWAP
Attachment A - LIHWAP Sample HH Application 10.14.21.docx
Household Application