[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78474-78475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32367]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Biennial Child Care Report for High Performance Bonus.
    OMB No.: ACF-900.
    Description: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, established the 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program under title IV-A 
of the Social Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. Section 
403(a)(4) of the Act requires the Secretary to award bonuses to ``high 
performing States.'' (Indian tribes are not eligible for these 
bonuses.) The term ``high performing State'' is defined in section 
403(a)(4) of the Act to mean a State that is most successful in 
achieving the purposes of the TANF program as specififed in section 
401(a) of the Act.
    The final rule covering the TANF high performance bonuses to States 
in FY 2002 and beyond was published August 30, 2000 (65 FR 52814) 
followed by an interim final rule published May 10, 2001 (66 FR 23854). 
The final and interim final rules set forth how CCB will compute scores 
and rank States on the three components, i.e., Accessibility, 
Affordability, and Quality, that comprise the child care measure.
    In FY 2002, CCB will measure State performance based upon a 
composite ranking of the Accessibility and Affordability components. No 
additional reporting burden will be required since the data/information 
for the Accessibility and Affordability components are currently 
reported under the CCDF program (ACF Reports 800 and 801). However, 
there will be a reporting burden (related to the Quality component) for 
the information States must submit if they wish to compete on the child 
care measure in FY 2003. The information includes:
    (1) All age-specific rates for children 0-13 years of age reported 
by the child day care centers and family day care homes responding to 
the State's market rate survey; and
    (2) The provider's county or, if the State uses multi-county 
regions to measure market rates or set maximum payment rates, the 
administrative region.
    Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Territories 
including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and 
the Northern Marianna Islands.

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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of    responses  per   burden hours    Total  burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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ACF-900.........................................              56             0.5              40           1,120
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,120
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    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 
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: December 28, 2002.
Robert Sargis,
Report Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-32367 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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