[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52956-52957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21554]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Methodology for Determining Whether an Increase in a State's 
Child Poverty Rate is the Result of the TANF program--NPRM
    OMB No.: 0970-0186
    Description: In accordance with Section 413(i) of the Social 
Security Act and 45 CFR part 284, the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) intends to extend without change the following 
information collection requirements. For instances when Census Bureau 
data show that a State's child poverty rate increased by 5 percent or 
more from one year to the next, a State may submit independent 
estimates of its child poverty rate. If HHS determines that the State's 
independent estimates are not more reliable than the Census Bureau 
estimates, HHS will require the State to submit an assessment of the 
impact of the TANF program(s) in the State on the child poverty rate. 
If HHS determines from the assessment and other information that the 
child poverty rate in the State increased as a result of the TANF 
program(s) in the State, HHS will then require the State to submit a 
corrective action plan.
    Respondents: The respondents are the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia and Puerto Rico; when reliable Census Bureau data become 
available for the Territories, additional respondents might include 
Guam and the Virgin Islands.

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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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Optional Submission of Data on Child Poverty                  52               1               8             416
 from an Independent Source.....................
Assessment of the Impact of TANF on the Increase              52               1             120           6,240
 in Child Poverty...............................
Corrective Action Plan..........................              52               1             160           8,320
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,976.
    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 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; (d) ways to minimize the burden information to be 
collected; and (e) 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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21554 Filed 8-23-11; 8:45 am]
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