Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Reports
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/18/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2022
401,413
400,785
247,571
241,291
0
0
The Administration for Children and Families Office of Community Services (OCS) sought and received emergency review and approval of this information collection by the Office and Management and Budget in October 2021, as authorized under 44 U.S.C. 3507(subsection j). OCS is now seeking to extend approval of the data collection, with revisions, under the normal Paperwork Reduction Act clearance process.
The forms are necessary to provide data to the Administration and Congress in its oversight of recipientsâ 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 recipientsâ 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.
Proposed revisions are based on comments received during the sixty-day comment period in response to our initial Federal Register Notice. Section 8 of this supporting statement provides an overview of the comments and OCS responses, and Appendix 1 includes a table that outlines all comments received and OCSâs individual responses to each one.
This request is to extend approval of LIHWAP quarterly and annual reports. Revisions include continuing quarterly reporting through FY 2023 and edits to the reports, as described in A8 above and in Appendix 1.
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 FY23 Quarterly Performance and Management Report for LIHWAP (FY 2023)
Appendix 1. FRN Comments and Responses final_2.17.22.docx
Quarterly Performance and Management Report for LIHWAP (FY 2023)