[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 32554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5116]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency 
Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

    Title: Interim Final Rule for the Reauthorization of the Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families Program.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Interim Final Rule for the Reauthorization of the 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program imposes some new 
requirements and replaces others. They are:
     A new requirement that States establish documentation, 
verification and internal control procedures to ensure valid work-
participation rates, based on regulatory specifications. States will be 
required to submit the procedures to the Department of Health and Human 
Services no later than September 30, 2006. The Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) will review the procedures and approve them 
if they meet the requirements. If the procedure fail to address or meet 
the requirements, States will be given 60 days to revise and correct 
them. If a State fails to establish, submit or correct the procedures 
within specified timeframes, the State will be liable for a full five 
percent penalty for the year.
     A modification/reduction and replacement of the 
predecessor caseload reduction credit information collection based on 
the recalibration of the caseload reduction credit.
     A modification and replacement of the predecessor 
reasonable cause/corrective compliance information collection based on 
the requirements of the participation rate verification procedures.
     A modification and replacement of the predecessor TANF 
Data Report and the SSP-MOE Data Report based on how we define work-
eligible individuals, especially with regard to child-only cases.
    Respondents: The 50 States of the United 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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Preparation and Submission of Data                         54                1              640           34,560
 Verification Procedures--Sec.   261.60-Sec.
   261.63...................................
Caseload Reduction Documentation Process,                  54                1              120            6,480
 ACT-202--Sec.   261.41 & Sec.   261.44.....
Reasonable Cause/Corrective Compliance                     54                2              240           25,920
 Documentation Process--Sec.   262.4, 262.6,
 & 262.7; Sec.   261.51.....................
TANF Data Report--Part 265..................               54                4            2,193          473,688
SSP-MOE Data Report--Part 265...............               29                4              714           82,824
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.....  ...............  ...............  ...............          623,472
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    Additional Information: ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 180-day 
approval for this information collection under procedures for emergency 
processing by June 28, 2006. A copy of this information collection, 
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling 
the Administration for Children and Families, Reports Clearance 
Officer, Robert Sargis at (202) 690-7275. E-mail address: 
[email protected].
    Comments and questions about the information collection described 
above should be directed to the following address by June 28, 2006: 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Desk Officer for ACF, E-mail 
address: [email protected].

    Dated: May 30, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-5116 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]
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