Reallotment of FY 1997 Funds for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Résumé

In accordance with section 2607(b)(1) of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act, title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), a notice was published in the Federal Register on August 6, 1998 announcing the Secretary's preliminary determination that $82,025 in FY 1997 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds may be available for reallotment to other LIHEAP grantees and offering the State which is the source of funds a period for comments, which closed August 31, 1998. No comments were received. Therefore, in accordance with the requirements of section 2607(a)(2)(C), $82,025 will be reallotted to most current LIHEAP grantees based upon the current allocation formula contained in section 2604 of the Act and under the terms of applicable State/Tribe agreements, except that HHS will not issue grants under $25 because the cost of issuing the grant for that amount is greater than the amount of the grant. These reallotted funds are being distributed by statutory formula to States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and insular areas that are currently grantees under the LIHEAP program for FY 1998. No other entitie