NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
Availability of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program; Proposed State Plan and Public Hearing Schedule
[54 Pa.B. 3301]
[Saturday, June 8, 2024]The Department of Human Services (Department) is making available for public review and comment the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) proposed State Plan. Comments on this notice and testimony received at public hearings will be used to formulate the final State Plan for using Federal funds for FY 2024-2025 LIHEAP.
The Department has made the proposed State Plan available to the public at https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/LIHEAP.aspx. In addition, copies of the proposed State Plan are available upon written request to the Division of Federal Programs and Program Management, Department of Human Services, CoPA HUB, Suite 240/250, P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675.
The Department will hold two public hearings throughout this Commonwealth to allow testimony on the proposed State Plan and to fulfill the Federal mandate for public input into the planning process. This mandate appears in Title XXVI (The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Pub.L. No. 97-35), (42 U.S.C. §§ 8621—8630) as amended by the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1984 (Pub.L. No. 98-558), the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Pub.L. No. 99-425), the Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-501), the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 (Pub.L. No. 103-43), the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994 (Pub.L. No. 103-252), the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Pub.L. No. 105-285) and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub.L. No. 109-58).
Public Hearing Schedule
Two teleconference meetings are available for public participation:
Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Time: 10 a.m.—12 p.m. Call: (267) 332-8737 Conference ID: 399041813# Online: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/
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Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Time: 10 a.m.—12 p.m. Call: (267) 332-8737 Conference ID: 579305412# Online: https:/teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/
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Public Comment
Persons who wish to testify on the proposed State Plan at a public hearing should arrange a time by telephoning (717) 772-7906. Persons from outside the Harrisburg area should call (800) 692-7462 or send a written request, including telephone number, to the Division of Federal Programs and Program Management, Department of Human Services, CoPA HUB, Suite 240/250, P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675.
Individuals also may submit written comments at any of the public hearings, by e-mail to LIHEAPmail@pa.gov, or by mail to the previously listed address by July 12, 2024.
Persons with a hearing or speech impairment may submit comments through the Pennsylvania Telecommunications Relay Service by calling 711.
VALERIE A. ARKOOSH,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-1621. No fiscal impact; recommends adoption.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-807. Filed for public inspection June 7, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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