No. 36318 (Repeal): Rule R195-6. Energy Assistance: Eligibility Determination

(Repeal)

DAR File No.: 36318
Filed: 06/05/2012 10:58:40 AM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

H.B. 139 (Department of Community and Culture Amendments) passed in the 2012 Legislative session. The intent of this bill was to restructure the Department of Community and Culture into the new Department of Heritage and Arts, and to move the Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) program to the Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The purpose of this repeal is to reflect the new name of the department. (DAR NOTE: The proposed new rule is R982-406 published in the June 1, 2012, issue of the Bulletin under DAR No. 36209.)

Summary of the rule or change:

This rule is repealed in its entirety.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Title 35A, Chapter 8

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There are no costs or savings associated with this proposed repeal. Responsibility for this program has been transferred to DWS which has filed a new replacement rule identical to this one.

local governments:

There are no costs or savings associated with this proposed repeal. Responsibility for this program has been transferred to DWS which has filed a new replacement rule identical to this one.

small businesses:

There are no costs or savings associated with this proposed repeal. Responsibility for this program has been transferred to DWS which has filed a new replacement rule identical to this one.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

There are no costs or savings associated with this proposed repeal. Responsibility for this program has been transferred to DWS which has filed a new replacement rule identical to this one.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no costs or savings associated with this proposed repeal. Responsibility for this program has been transferred to DWS which has filed a new replacement rule identical to this one.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There are no costs or savings associated with this proposed repeal. Responsibility for this program has been transferred to DWS which has filed a new replacement rule identical to this one.

Julie Fisher, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Community and Culture
Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT)Room 500
324 S STATE ST
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-2388

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Susan Kolthoff at the above address, by phone at 801-526-9303756, by FAX at 801-526-9292, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

08/01/2012

This rule may become effective on:

08/15/2012

Authorized by:

Michael Hansen, Deputy Director

RULE TEXT

[R195. Community and Culture, Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT).

R195-6. Energy Assistance: Eligibility Determination.

R195-6-1. Eligibility Determination.

The local HEAT Office shall determine a household's eligibility for HEAT by applying the program and income standards to the household's circumstances, and by establishing the validity and accuracy of the information given by the applicant household.

 

R195-6-2. Acceptable Verification.

1. All factors of eligibility must be verified.

2. It is the applicant's responsibility to obtain acceptable verification.

3. If the household refuses to obtain the required verification and refuses to assist the HEAT Office in obtaining the verification, the application will be denied.

 

R195-6-3. Determination of The Primary Fuel Type.

The primary fuel type is the type of fuel for which the house is designed. If the household is actually using a less expensive fuel type as the primary heat source, the fuel type is the type of heat the household is actually using.

 

R195-6-4. Date of Application.

The date of application is the date the application is accepted at the correct HEAT office.

 

R195-6-5. Date of Approval or Denial.

The date of approval or denial is the action date of the application including applications forwarded by Outreach workers.

 

R195-6-6. Date of Payment.

The payment date is the date the HEAT check is actually issued.

 

KEY: energy assistance

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: March 26, 2012

Notice of Continuation: June 25, 2007

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 9-12-10]

 

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