[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8825-8826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4421]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Project:
    Title: (1) TANF HIGH Performance Bonus Report, (2) Emergency TANF 
Data Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0180.
    Description: Public Law 104-193 (The Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) established the Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. It also included 
provisions for rewarding States that attain the highest levels of 
success in achieving the legislative goals of that program. The purpose 
of this collection is to obtain data upon which to base the 
computations for measuring State performance in meeting those goals and 
for allocating the bonus grant funds appropriated under the law. States 
will not be required to submit this information unless they elect to 
compete for the bonus grants. Respondents, therefore, may include any 
of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories of 
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. We are requesting extension 
of this currently approved information collection through November 30, 
2000.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

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                                                                     Number of     Averge burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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TANF Quarterly Data Report, FY 1999 High                      54               4              30           6,480
 Performance Bonus Awards.......................
Emergency TANF Data Report......................              17               4           218.5         14,858
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Emergency Total Annual Burden Hours: 21,338.

    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(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 
Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: February 17, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-4421 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am]
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