[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 56471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19271]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: ACF-196 State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
Financial Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0247.
    Description: This information collection is authorized under the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(PRWORA). The request is for renewal of approval to use the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 196 form for periodic 
financial reporting under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
(TANF) program. Current approval expires on September 30, 2005.
    States participating in the TANF program are required by statute to 
report financial data on a quarterly basis. This form meets the legal 
standard and provides essential data on the use of Federal funds. 
Failure to collect the data would seriously compromise ACF's ability to 
monitor program expenditures, estimate funding needs and prepare budget 
submissions required by Congress. Financial reporting under the TANF 
program is governed by 45 CFR Part 265.
    Respondents: State TANF Agencies.

                                             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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ACF-196.....................................              54                4                8            1,728
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,728.
    Additional Information: 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, 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: September 20, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19271 Filed 9-26-05; 8:45 am]
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