[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 42 (Thursday, March 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11318-11319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: (1) TANF Data Report, ACF-199 (Including TANF Sampling and 
Statistical Methods Manual); (2) SSP-MOE Data Report, ACF-209 
(Including TANF Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual).
    OMB No.: 0970-0199.
    Description: 42 U.S.C. 611 requires States and Tribal grantees to 
collect on a monthly basis and report to DHHS on a quarterly basis a 
wide variety of disaggregated case record information for their 
programs funded under TANF. If a State wants to qualify for a high 
performance bonus or receive a caseload reduction credit, the State 
must submit similar data for its separate State programs. A State or 
Tribal grantee may comply with these requirements by collecting or 
submitting case record information for its entire caseload or for a 
portion of the caseload that is obtained through the use of 
scientifically acceptable sampling methods. Currently 22 States are 
sampling their monthly caseloads to submit the required disaggregted 
data. We expect similar numbers to use sampling in the future and be 
subject to the following revisions. We are proposing to revise the 
current information collection requirements by: (1) Issuing the ``TANF 
Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual'' to provide guidance to States 
and Tribal grantees on the sampling process; (2) adding a section four 
to both data collection forms. The TANF Data Report--Section Four is 
designed to collect the weighting data for the TANF program. The SSP-
MOE Data Report--Section Four is designed to collect the weighting for 
the SSP-MOE programs. The current OMB inventory indicates an approved 
burden of 516,680 hours for the TANF Data Report and the SSP-MOE Data 
Report. We estimate that the proposed revisions will increase the 
burden by 2,952 hours for a total revised estimated annual burden of 
519,632 hours.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                          Number of
                                                            Number of     responses      Average    Total burden
                       Instrument                          respondents       per      burden hours      hours
                                                                         respondent   per response
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TANF Data Report........................................            55             4      2,153.56       473,783
SSP-MOE Data Report.....................................            17             4        674.25        45,849
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 519,632
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of

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Information 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: February 25, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-4969 Filed 3-1-00; 8:45 am]
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