[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7794-7795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3856]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: (1) TANF Data Report, ACF-199; (2) SSP-MOE Data Report, ACF-
209.
    OMB No.: 0970-0199.
    Description: States, the District of Columbia and certain U.S. 
territories are required by 42 U.S.C. 611 and 45 CFR part 265 to 
collect on a monthly basis and report to HHS on a quarterly basis a 
wide variety of disaggregated case record information for their 
programs funded under TANF. If a respondent wants to qualify for a high 
performance bonus or receive a caseload reduction credit, the 
respondent must submit similar data for its separate state programs. A 
respondent may comply with these requirements by collecting and 
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. HHS collects the 
information electronically through the use of the TANF Data Report 
(ACF-199) and the SSP-MOE Data Report (ACF-209) and their associated 
TANF Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual. HHS is proposing to 
extend this information collection for another three years.
    Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.

                                             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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TANF Data Report, ACF-199.....................              54                4         2,193.74         473,848
SSP-MOE Data Report...........................              17                4            1,662         113,016
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      Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.......................................................         586,864
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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

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comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: February 10, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-3856 Filed 2-14-03; 8:45 am]
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