[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 55908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19013]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Improper Payments Information Survey for the CCDF Program.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: This survey for the Child Care and Development Fund 
(CCDF) program will request that States Voluntarily provide information 
including how they define 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. HHS/ACF intends to establish 
a repository for the State submissions, which will be available to all 
States for viewing on an HHS/ACF Web site. This Web site will provide 
information that will help States improve their program integrity 
systems so that improper payments in the program 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  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours  per      Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Improper Payments Information Survey for the              54                1               24            1,296
 CCDF Program...............................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,296 hours.
    Additional Information:
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. E-mail 
address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment:
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having 
its full effect if OMB received it within 30 days of publication. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk Officer 
for ACF, E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: September 16, 2005.
Robert Sargin,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19013 Filed 9-22-05; 8:45am]
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