[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15944]


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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
    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 States 
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 States 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 and the District of Columbia. 
When reliable Census Bureau data become available for the Territories, 
additional respondents might include 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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Optional Submission of Data on Child Poverty                  51               1               8             408
 from an Independent Source.....................
Assessment of the Impact of TANF on the Increase              51               1             120           6,120
 in Child Poverty...............................
Corrective Action Plan..........................              51               1             160           8,160
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,688.
    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. Email 
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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-15944 Filed 7-8-14; 8:45 am]
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