[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41040-41041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13919]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; 
Proposed Projects

    Title: Methodology for Determining if an Increase in a State's 
Child Poverty Rate is the Result of TANF.
    OMB No.: 0970-0186.
    Description: In accordance with Section 413(i) of the Social 
Security Act and 45 CFR part 284, the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) intends to reinstate the following information 
collection requirements. For instances when Census Bureau data show 
that a State's child poverty rate increased by 5% or more from one year 
to the next, a State will be required to submit: (1) An optional 
submission of data on child poverty from an independent source; (2) if 
the increase in the State's child poverty rate is still determined to 
be 5% or more, an assessment of the impact of the TANF program(s) in 
the State on the child poverty rate; and (3) if HHS determines from the 
assessment and other information that the child poverty rate in the 
State increased as a result of the TANF program(s) in the State, a 
corrective action plan.
    Respondents: The respondents are the 50 States and District of 
Columbia; and when reliable Census Bureau data become available for the 
Territories, additional respondents will be 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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Optional Submission of Data on Child Poverty                  54               1               8             432
 from an Independent Source.....................
Assessment of the Impact of TANF on the Increase              54               1             120           6,480
 in Child Poverty...............................
Corrective Action Plan..........................              54               1             160           8,640
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    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 15,552.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2) 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 
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. E-mail: 
[email protected].
    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: July 11, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-13919 Filed 7-14-05; 8:45 am]
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