[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53951-53952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21040]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Caseload 
Reduction Documentation Process, ACF-202 (OFA).
    OMB Control No: 0970-0199.
    Description: To ensure that States receive credit for families that 
have become self-sufficient and left the welfare rolls, Congress 
created a caseload reduction credit. The credit reduces the required 
participation rate that a State must meet for a fiscal year. To receive 
a caseload reduction credit, a State must complete form ACF-202, the 
Caseload Reduction Report. The report provides information needed to 
calculate a caseload reduction credit, and thus determine the 
participation standard each State must meet for the fiscal year. This 
report derives from section 407(a)(3) of the Social Security Act and 
the implementing Federal Regulations at 45 CFR part 261, subpart D.
    Respondents: States.

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                                             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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Caseload Reduction Doc. Process, ACF-202 (OFA)..             54               1             160           8,640
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    Title: Reasonable Cause/Corrective Action Documentation Process 
(OFA).
    OMB Control No: 0970-0199.
    Description: The Social Security Act provides that States can be 
penalized for misusing TANF funds and for failure to comply with other 
requirements. If a State wishes to dispute a penalty determination or 
wants to be considered for a waiver of a penalty, the State may submit 
a ``reasonable cause'' justification and/or a corrective compliance 
plan. After careful consideration of one or both documents, we will 
notify the State of our findings with respect to the penalty. This 
process was established by section 409 of the Social Security Act and 
the implementing Federal regulations at 45 CFR part 261, subpart E, 
Part 262, and Part 264.
    Respondents: States.

                                             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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Reasonable Cause/Corrective Action Documentation             54               2             160          17,280
 Process (OFA)..................................
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    Title: Annual Report on State Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) Programs, 
ACF-204 (OFA).
    OMB Control No: 0970-0199.
    Description: States must submit an annual report containing 
information on their State MOE programs via form ACF-204. The report is 
an important source for information about the different ways States are 
using their resources to help families attain and maintain self-
sufficiency. The information is used to discuss program characteristics 
in our annual report to Congress, to respond to Congressional and 
public inquiries about how TANF programs are evolving and to assess 
State MOE expenditures. The statutory basis for this report is found in 
sections 409(a)(7) and 411(a)(3) of the Social Security Act and the 
implementing Federal regulations at 45 CFR 265.9.
    Respondents: States.

                                             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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Annual Report on State MOE Programs, ACF-204....             54               1             128           6,912
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,832.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 
Administration, 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: August 13, 2002.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-21040 Filed 8-19-02; 8:45 am]
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