Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
AGENCY:
Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Extension of comment period for and the effective date of the new routine use under modified system of records.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is extending the comment period for and the effective date of the new routine use under the modified system of records maintained by the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) within HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF), System No. 09-80-0375, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data that appeared in the Federal Register of June 23, 2026. We are taking this action in response to an issue that prevented the public from commenting through the Federal eRulemaking Portal until July 10, 2026.
DATES:
ACF is extending the comment period for and the effective date of the new routine use under the modified system of records published June 23, 2026 (91 FR 37406). In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), the notice was effective June 23, 2026, with the exception of subparagraph a under routine use 1 and the new routine use 10, which will be effective August 11, 2026. Please submit any comments on the notice by August 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Comments may be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal electronically at https://www.regulations.gov or mailed to John Talieri, Senior Official for Privacy, Administration for Children and Families, 330 C Street SW, Washington DC 20201. Please include “09-80-0375” in the subject line or regulations.gov comment. Comments received will be available at regulations.gov for public viewing, inspection or copies. ACF does not edit personally identifiable information from submissions; therefore, commenters should submit only information that they wish to make publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General questions about the modified system of records may be submitted by mail or email to TANF Data Division, Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, or tanfdata@acf.hhs.gov; or may be submitted by telephone to John Talieri, Senior Official for Privacy, at (202) 969-3581.
Dated: July 16, 2026.
David M. Swegle,
Director Office for Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families.