New Mexico Register / Volume XXXII, Issue 12 /June 22, 2021

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Human Service Department is required by Federal Law to file a State Plan that describes how the Department will administer the State’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The State Plan must be submitted every year to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The Department is required to offer a 30-day comment period and conduct a public hearing for the LIHEAP State Plan that includes Weatherization prior to submittal.

The Department proposes the New Mexico LIHEAP State Plan covering the period of October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. All comments received will be considered for the New Mexico LIHEAP State Plan.

The proposed State Plan is available on and can be printed from the Department’s website at: http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/LookingForInformation/income-support-division-plans-and-reports.aspx. A copy of the proposed LIHEAP State Plan is available in written format upon request. Please call the Income Support Division at (505) 709-5391 to request a copy. You may also send a request to:

Human Services Department

Income Support Division

Attn: LIHEAP Unit

39-B Plaza La Prensa

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507

If you are a person with a disability and you require this information in an alternative format, or you require a special accommodation to participate in any HSD public hearing, program, or service, please contact the American Disabilities Act Coordinator at the office of General Counsel, at 505-827-7701 or through the New Mexico Relay system, toll free at 1-800-659-1779. The Department requests at least a 10-day advance notice to provide requested alternative formats and special accommodations.

A public hearing to receive testimony on this proposed plan will be held on July 22, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The hearing will be held virtually via GoToMeeting at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/535121069 or by phone at 1(312) 757-3121.

Interested persons may address written or recorded comments to:

Human Services Department

Attn: LIHEAP Unit

P.O. Box 2348

Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348

Interested persons may also address comments via electronic mail to: HSD-isdrules@state.nm.us.

Comments will be posted on the HSD website within 3 days of receipt.