[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 9567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1699]


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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/National 
Directory of New Hires (NDNH) Match Results Report.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: Section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (the Act) 
allows for matching between NDNH (maintained by the Federal Office of 
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) and State TANF agencies for the 
purpose of carrying out responsibilities under programs funded under 
part A of Title IV of the Act. To assist OCSE and the Office of Family 
Assistance in measuring savings to the TANF program of Family 
Assistance in measuring savings to the TANF program attributable to the 
use of NDNH data matches, the State TANF agencies have agreed to 
provide OCSE with a written description of the performance outputs and 
outcomes attributable to the State TANF agencies' use of NDNH match 
results. This information will help OCSE demonstrate how the NDNH 
supports the President's Management Agenda as well as OCSE's mission 
and strategic goals.
    Respondents: State TANF Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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TANF/NDNH Match Results Report..................             40               4             .17              27
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27
    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: February 16, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-1699 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]
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