[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71952-71953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28090]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Form ACF-196T, Tribal 
TANF Financial Report (OMB #0970-0345)

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance; Administration for Children and 
Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Form ACF-196T is used by tribes to report expenditures for the 
Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant. The 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will use the financial 
data provided by tribes to estimate quarterly funding needs, calculate 
award amounts, and assess compliance with statutory and regulatory 
requirements. ACF is requesting an extension with no changes to the 
form and minor updates to the instructions.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(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.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: Tribes use Form ACF-196T to report expenditures for 
the Tribal TANF grant. Authority to collect and report this information 
is found in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193. Tribal entities with 
approved tribal plans for implementation of the TANF program are 
required under Section 412(h) of the Social Security Act to report 
financial data. Form ACF-196T provides for the collection of data 
regarding federal expenditures. Failure to collect this data would 
seriously compromise ACF's ability to monitor expenditures. This 
information is also used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare 
ACF budget submissions to Congress. Financial management of the program 
would be seriously compromised if the expenditure data were not 
collected. 45 CFR part 286 Subpart E requires the strictest controls on 
funding requirements, which necessitates review of documentation in 
support of tribal expenditures for reimbursement. Comments received 
from previous efforts to implement a similar Tribal TANF Report Form 
ACF-196T were used to guide ACF in the development of the product 
presented with this submittal.
    Respondents: All approved Tribal TANF Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                    Form                      Total number of   responses per      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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ACF-196T....................................              72                4              1.5              432
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 432.
    Comments: 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, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. 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

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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.

    Authority:  U.S.C. Section 402 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 602).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-28090 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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