[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46268-46269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18672]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.568]
Reallotment of FY 2013 Funds for the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of determination concerning Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)
2013 funds available for reallotment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) announces
the reallotment of $10,880,543 of FFY 2013 funds for the Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Christopher, Director, Division
of Energy Assistance, Office of Community Services, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447 Telephone (202) 401-4870; email:
[email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 2607(b)(1) of the
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act (the Act), Title XXVI of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621, et seq.), as
amended, a notice was published in the Federal Register on January 14,
2014 announcing the Secretary's preliminary determination that
$2,192,230 of FFY 2013 funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) may be available for reallotment. Subsequent to the
publication of this notice, two additional grantees reported $8,688,313
of funds for reallotment. Thus, a total of $10,880,543 was reported by
grantees as available for reallotment from FY 2013.
These funds became available from the following grantees:
Reallotment Amounts of FFY 2013 LIHEAP Funds
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FY 2013
Grantee name Reallotment amount
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State of Nebraska................................... $2,180,356.00
State of South Carolina............................. 7,358,414.00
State of Utah....................................... 1,329,899.00
Delaware Tribe of Indians........................... 9,793.00
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community........... 2,081.00
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Total........................................... 10,880,543.00
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Pursuant to the statute cited above, these funds were reallotted on
June 17, 2014 to all current LIHEAP grantees by distributing the total
reallotted funds under the formula Congress set for FFY 2014 funding.
The only exception is that grantees whose allocations would have been
less than $25 did not receive an award.
The reallotted funds may be used for any purpose authorized under
LIHEAP. Grantees must add these funds to their total LIHEAP funds
payable for FFY 2014 for purposes of calculating statutory caps on
administrative costs, carryover, assurance 16 activities, and
weatherization assistance.
Statutory Authority: 45 CFR 96.81 and 42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.
Jeannie Chaffin,
Director, Office of Community Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-18672 Filed 8-6-14; 8:45 am]
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