[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8299]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: ACF-196 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Financial 
Reporting Form.
    OMB No.: 0970-0165.
    Description: The form provides specific data regarding claims and 
provides a mechanism for States to request grant awards and certify the 
availability of State matching funds. Failure to collect this data 
would seriously compromise ACF's ability to monitor expenditures. This 
information is also used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare 
ACF budget submissions to Congress. The following citations should be 
noted in regards to this collection: 405(c)(1); 409(a)(7); and 4-
09(a)(1).
    Respondents: State Governments.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates                                            
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden                 
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden 
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours     
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ACF-196.....................................              54                4                8            1,728 
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,728.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Information Services, Division of Information Resource 
Management Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
    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, 725 17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.

    Dated: March 25, 1998.
Robert Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-8299 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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