82 FR 24715 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 102 (May 30, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 24715]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11007]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: DRA TANF Final Rule.
    OMB No.: 0970-0338.
    Description: When the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) 
reauthorized the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
program, it imposed a new data requirement that States prepare and 
submit data verification procedures and replaced other data 
requirements with new versions including: the TANF Data Report, the 
SSP-MOE Data Report, the Caseload Reduction Documentation Process, and 
the Reasonable Cause/Corrective Compliance Documentation Process. The 
FY2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 244) provides federal 
funds to operate Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
programs in the states, DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
and for approved federally recognized tribes and Alaskan Native 
Villages through FY2018. We are proposing to continue these information 
collections without change.
    Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Preparation and Submission of Data Verification               54               1             640          34,560
 Procedures Sec.  Sec.   261.60-261.63..........
Caseload Reduction Documentation Process, ACF-                54               1             120           6,480
 202 Sec.  Sec.   261.41 & 261.44...............
Reasonable Cause/Corrective Compliance                        54               2             240          25,920
 Documentation Process Sec.  Sec.   262.4,
 262.6, & 262.7; Sec.   261.51..................
TANF Data Report Part 265.......................              54               4           2,201         475,416
SSP-MOE Data Report Part 265....................              29               4             714          82,824
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 625,200.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.

OMB Comment

    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having 
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11007 Filed 5-26-17; 8:45 am]
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