[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51315-51316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18839]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:

Title:
    Improper Payments Best Practices Survey for the TANF Program
    Improper Payments Best Practices Survey for the CCDF Program

    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: These surveys for the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families (TANF) and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs 
will request that states voluntarily provide information, including how 
they fefine improper payments in their state, the process used to 
identify such payments and what actions are taken in the state to 
reduce or eliminate improper payments. The Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) intends to establish a repository for the state 
submissions which will be available to all states for viewing on an 
HHS/ACF website. This website will provide information that will help 
states improve their program integrity system(s) so that improper 
payments in the programs can be reduced.
    Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, and the Territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
Islands.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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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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Improper Payments Best Practices Survey for the               54               1              24           1,296
 TANF Program...................................
Improper Payments Best Practices Survey for the               54               1              24           1,296
 CCDF Program...................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,592
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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. E-mail address: [email protected]. 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

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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 11, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-18839 Filed 8-17-04; 8:45 am]
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