[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 51811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21001]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Emergency Contingency Fund for Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families (TANF) Programs OFA-100.
    OMB No.: 0970-0366.

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 and basic assistance expenditures, or in expenditures related 
to short-term benefits or subsidized employment. The Recovery Act made 
additional 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 to support work and families during this 
difficult economic period.
    On July 20, 2009 we issued a Program Instruction accompanied by the 
Emergency Fund Request Form (OFA-100), and instructions for 
jurisdictions to complete the OFA-100 to apply for emergency funds.
    Failure to collect this data would compromise ACF's ability to 
monitor caseload and expenditure data that must increase in order for 
jurisdictions to receive awards under the Emergency Fund.
    Documentation maintenance on financial reporting for the Emergency 
Fund is governed by 45 CFR 92.20 and 45 CFR 92.42.
    ACF is planning to extend the information collection with the 
adjustment to the Estimated Annual Burden shown in the table below. 
Based on our projections for a lower Estimated Annual Burden, we have 
revised the Number of Respondents to 6 from its previous number of 93 
and the Number of Responses per Respondent to 3 from its previous 
number of 5. Because the Number of Respondents and the Number of 
Responses per Respondents have been revised, the Estimated Total Burden 
Hours is now 432, down from its previous number of 11,160.

Respondents

    State, Territory, and Tribal agencies administering the Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program that are applying for the 
Emergency Fund.

                                             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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TANF Emergency Fund Request Form, OFA-100...               6                5               24              432
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 432.

Additional Information

    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection. Email address: 
[email protected].

OMB Comment

    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having 
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-7285, 
Email: [email protected].
    Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21001 Filed 8-24-12; 8:45 am]
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