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recipients and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) 8.1 How would you categorize the primary responsibility of your State agency? Administration Agency Commerce Agency Community Services Agency Energy/Environment Agency Housing Agency State Department of Welfare (administers TANF, SNAP, and/or Medicaid) Economic Development Agency Other - Describe: Include current list of subrecipient name, main office address (do not list P.O. Box), phone number, county(s) served, Congressional District, and UEI number. Used for Near hotline and OCS Service Provider Tool and clearinghouse. Alternate Outreach and Intake, 2605(b)(15) - Assurance 15 If you selected "State Department of Welfare (administers TANF, SNAP, and/or Medicaid)" in question 8.1, you must complete questions 8.2, 8. 3, and 8.4, as applicable. 8.2 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for heating assistance? Outreach/intake for heating assistance is performed by the community action agencies. 8.3 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for cooling assistance?> 8.4 How do you provide alternate outreach and intake for crisis assistance? Outreach/intake for heating assistance is performed by the community action agencies. 8.5 LIHEAP Component Administration. Heating Cooling Crisis Weatherization 8.5a Who determines client eligibility? Community Action Agencies Non-Applicable Community Action Agencies Community Action Agencies 8.5b Who processes benefit payments to gas and electric vendors? Community Action Agencies Non-Applicable Community Action Agencies 8.5c who processes benefit payments to bulk fuel vendors? Community Action Agencies Non-Applicable Community Action Agencies 8.5d Who performs installation of weatherization Community Action measures? Agencies Include a current list of subrecipient(s) name, main office address (do not list P.O. Box), phone number, county(s) served, Congressional District, and UEI number. If any of your LIHEAP components are not centrally-administered by a state agency, you must complete questions 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, and, if applicable, 8.9. 8.6 What is your process for selecting local administering agencies? The Economic Opportunity Act permits the designation of community action agencies (CAAs) as prioritized community-based organizations. Consequently, the state's Office of Policy Management (OPM) secures waivers from competitive procurement before specifically identifying the CAAs as the contractor for CEAP. This plan undergoes review by the State OPM and is then submitted to the Governor and the state's LIHEAP legislative committees of cognizance—Appropriations, Human Services, and Energy/Technology—for approval. 8.7 How many local administering agencies do you use? 9 8.8 Have you changed any local administering agencies in the last year? Yes No 8.9 If so, why? Agency was in noncompliance with Grant recipient requirements for LIHEAP - Agency is under criminal investigation Added agency Agency closed Other - describe 8.10 If a subrecipient is no longer providing LIHEAP, are you aware of prior-year LIHEAP funds being mismanaged or misspent? Yes No 8.10a If yes, please explain. 8.10b If you are aware, were other federal programs impacted such as CSBG, SSBG, Head Start, TANF, and Department of Energy Weatherization funding, etc. Yes No 8.10c If yes, please explain. If any of the above questions require further explanation or clarification that could not be made in the fields provided, attach a document with said explanation here.