[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 97 (Friday, May 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 29316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10123]



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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) State Plan 
Guidance.
    OMB No.: 0970-0145.
    Description: The State plan is a mandatory statement submitted to 
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by the 
State. It consists of an outline of how the State's TANF program will 
be administered and operated and certain required certifications by the 
State's Chief Executive Officer. Its submittal triggers the State's 
family assistance grant funding and it is used to provide the public 
with information about the program. If a State makes changes in its 
program, it must submit a State plan amendment.
    Respondents: The 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto 
Rico and the 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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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families                   54                1               33            1,782
 (TANF) State Plan Guidance.................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,782.
    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 
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: May 16, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-10123 Filed 5-19-05; 8:45 am]
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