[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52753-52754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21203]


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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: TANF Emergency Fund Subsidized Employment Report, Form OFA-
200.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: On February 17, 2009, the President signed the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) which 
establishes the Emergency Contingency Fund for State TANF Programs 
(Emergency Fund) as section 403(c) of the Social Security Act (the 
Act). This legislation provides up to $5 billion to help States, 
territories, and tribes in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 2010 that have 
an increase in assistance caseloads or in certain types of 
expenditures. The Recovery Act also made other changes to TANF--
extending supplemental grants through FY 2010, expanding flexibility in 
the use of TANF funds carried over from one fiscal year to the next, 
and adding a hold-harmless provision to the caseload reduction credit 
for States and territories serving more TANF families.
    The Emergency Fund is intended to build upon and renew the 
principles of work and responsibility that underlie successful welfare 
reform initiatives. The Emergency Fund provides resources to States, 
territories, and tribes (referred to collectively here as 
``jurisdictions'') to support work and families during this difficult 
economic period.
    Many jurisdictions are implementing subsidized employment programs 
as a result of the availability of this new funding, and there is 
substantial interest in understanding how this funding has been used. 
There is also significant public interest in the number of individuals 
that are being placed in subsidized employment as a result of the 
Recovery Act. As a result, we are proposing a voluntary data collection 
for jurisdictions regarding information on the number of individuals in 
subsidized employment funded in whole or in part by the TANF Emergency 
Fund or that were included in the calculation of a TANF Emergency Fund 
award. We initially requested emergency clearance to collect this data 
and posted a Federal Register notice on June 8 stating our intent to 
collect this information and invited comments. As a result of our June 
8 notice we received

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comments that yielded improvements to our data collection instrument, 
and we are therefore submitting a revised data collection form for 
emergency clearance.
    The definition of subsidized employment used for this collection is 
the same as the definition for the TANF program in general, given in 45 
CFR 261.2(c) and (d). This information will help the agency as well as 
the public better understand how jurisdictions are using the money they 
are awarded through the Emergency Fund.
    A voluntary information collection relating to the number of 
individuals in subsidized employment will serve several purposes.
    This information will demonstrate the impact of the program, help 
ACF to evaluate the effectiveness of this initiative, and provide 
information to aide in the transparency and accountability of 
jurisdictions receiving Recovery Act funds. This information will also 
allow the Administration to publicly communicate the impact and 
achievements of the program, and make future policy decisions on the 
basis of such knowledge.
    Respondents: State, territory, and tribal agencies administering 
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program that have 
received TANF Emergency Funds.

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                                                 Number of        Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                     respondents     responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                              (jurisdictions)     respondent        response          hours
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Subsidized Employment Report OFA-200........              74                1               24            1,776
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: We estimate the annualized 
cost of the hour burden to be $159,840. This figure is based on an 
estimated average hourly cost of $90 (including fringe benefits, 
overhead, and general and administrative costs) for the jurisdiction 
staff performing the work multiplied by the estimated 1,776 burden 
hours, calculated based on 74 jurisdictions applying for and receiving 
TANF Emergency Funds (all States and Territories, plus an estimated 20 
tribes) If the TANF Emergency Fund is extended and jurisdictions report 
in FY 2011, the jurisdiction would submit four additional responses and 
the total burden hours for FY 2011 would be 7,104.
    Additional Information: ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 180-day 
approval for this information collection under procedures for emergency 
processing by September 13, 2010. 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 Saris at (202) 690-7275.
    Comments about the information collection described above should be 
directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB 
Desk Officer for ACF, Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork 
Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503; FAX: 
(202) 395-7285; e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: August 18, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21203 Filed 8-26-10; 8:45 am]
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