[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11996-11997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04067]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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, 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 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....................................              75                4              1.5              450
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 450.

    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. 2020-04067 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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