[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 67 (Thursday, April 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16213-16214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8058]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Projects

    Title: Territory TANF Financial Report (ACF-196TR).
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: Authority to collect and report this information is 
found in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193. Territories 
with approved plans for implementation of the TANF program are required 
by statute to report financial data. Form ACF-196TR provides for 
collection of Federal expenditures data. Failure to collect this data 
would seriously compromise the Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF) ability to monitor expenditures and maintain financial management 
of the Territories TANF program. The financial data collected is also 
used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare ACF budget 
submissions to Congress. Federal policy requires the strictest controls 
on funding requirements, which necessitates review of documentation in 
support of Territories expenditures for reimbursement.
    Respondents: All Territories TANF Agencies.

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                                             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-196TR...................................               3                4                8               96
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 96.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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: April 06, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-8058 Filed 4-8-09; 8:45 am]
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