6108592 Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Public Hearing and Solicitation of Public Comment - Fiscal Year 2017 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State Plan
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND
SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT
Fiscal Year 2017 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State Plan
The Department of Energy and Environment (the Department) invites the public to present its comments at a public hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Draft State Plan for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires submission of the LIHEAP State Plan by September 1 of each year.
Public Hearing: Tuesday, August 9, 2016
HEARING DATE: Tuesday, August 9, 2016
TIME: 5:00 pm
PLACE: Department of Energy and Environment
1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
5th Floor
NOMA Gallaudet (Red Line) Metro Stop
Beginning 7/8/2016, the full text of the FY 2017 Draft LIHEAP State Plan will be available online at the Department’s website. A person may obtain a copy of the FY 2017 Draft LIHEAP State Plan by any of the following means:
Download from the Department’s website, doee.dc.gov/liheap. Look for “LIHEAP FY17 State Plan” near the bottom of the page. Follow the link to the page, where the document can be downloaded in a PDF format;
Email a request to LIHEAP.StatePlan@dc.gov with “Request copy of FY 2017 State Plan” in the subject line.
Pick up a copy in person from the Department’s reception desk, located at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20002. To make an appointment, call the Department’s reception at (202) 535-2600 and mention this Notice by name.
Write the Department at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20002, “Attn: Kenley Farmer RE: FY17 Draft LIHEAP State Plan” on the outside of the envelope.
The deadline for comments is 8/9/16 at the conclusion of the public hearing. All persons present at the hearing who wish to be heard may testify in person. All presentations shall be limited to five minutes. Persons are urged to submit duplicate copies of their written statements.
Persons may also submit written testimony by email, with a subject line of “FY17 Draft LIHEAP State Plan”, to LIHEAP.StatePlan@dc.gov. Comments clearly marked “FY17 Draft LIHEAP State Plan” may also be hand delivered or mailed to the Department’s offices at the address listed above. All comments should be received no later than the conclusion of the public hearing on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. The Department will consider all comments received in its final decision.
