[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 46180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15678]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: State High Performance Bonus System (HPBS) Transmission File 
Layouts for HPBS Work Measures.
    OMB No.: 0970-0230.
    Description: This is a proposed extension of a current information 
collection. The purpose of this collection is to obtain data upon which 
to base the computation for measuring State performance in meeting the 
legislative goals of TANF as specified in section 403(a)(4) of the 
Social Security Act and 45 CFR part 270. Specifically, the Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS) will use the data to award the 
portion of the bonus that rewards States for their success in moving 
TANF recipients from welfare to work. States will not be required to 
submit this information unless they elect to compete on a work measure 
for the TANF High Performance Bonus awards.
    Respondents: Respondents may include any of 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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State High Performance Bonus System (HPBS)                54                2               16            1,728
 Transmission File Layouts for HPBS Work
 Measures...................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,728.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)92)(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 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: August 3, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-15678 Filed 8-8-05; 8:45 am]
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