To obtain input and recommendations from the public and interested parties concerning the LIHEAP State Administrative Plan for FY 2014. This plan will be submitted to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The plan is developed ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Division of Community Development

The Department of Economic Opportunity announces a public hearing to receive input from all interested parties on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State Administrative Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2014 to which all interested parties are invited.

DATE AND TIME: August 1, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon.

PLACE: Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Room 180, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To obtain input and recommendations from the public and interested parties concerning the LIHEAP State Administrative Plan for FY 2014. This plan will be submitted to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The plan is developed annually and is a federal requirement for the state to receive LIHEAP funds.

A copy of the state plan and agenda may be obtained by writing to the Department of Economic Opportunity, Susan Lawrence, Government Operations Consultant II, Division of Community Development, Office of Housing and Community Development, Community Assistance Section, 107 East Madison Street, MSC 400, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4120; by telephoning [phone]; by fax at [phone], or by appearing in person at the agency headquarters.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by calling [phone]. Any person requiring a special accommodation at this public hearing because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the community assistance section at [phone] at least five calendar days prior to the hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Department of Economic Opportunity using the Florida Dual Party Relay System which can be reached at 1 [phone] (voice) and 1 [phone] (TDD).

For more information, you may call [phone]. If a person decides to appeal any decision of the Department of Economic Opportunity with respect to any matter considered at this public hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceeding. For such purposes he or she may need to ensure that a record of the proceeding is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made.