[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37664-37665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13501]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation (OMB
#0970-0338)
AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation (formerly titled
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 TANF Final Rule; OMB #0970-0338).
Information collections include the TANF data verification procedures,
the TANF Data Report, the Separate State Program (SSP)--Maintenance of
Effort (MOE) Data Report, the Caseload Reduction Documentation Process,
and the Reasonable Cause/Corrective Compliance Documentation Process.
We are proposing to continue these information collections without
change.
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, ACF 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: ACF is requesting a 3-year extension of the following
information collections: TANF data verification procedures, the TANF
Data Report, the SSP-MOE Data Report, the Caseload Reduction
Documentation Process, and the Reasonable Cause/Corrective Compliance
Documentation Process (OMB #0970-0338). The data and information from
these reports and processes are used for program analysis and
oversight, including the calculation and administration of the work
participation rate and associated penalties. Congress provides federal
funds to operate TANF programs in the states, the District of Columbia,
Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for approved federally
recognized tribes and Alaskan Native Villages. We are proposing to
continue these information collections without change.
Respondents: The 50 states of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total annual
of respondents per respondent response burden hours
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Work Verification Plan Sec. Sec. 261.60-- 54 1 640 34,560
261.63.........................................
Caseload Reduction Documentation Process, ACF- 54 1 120 6,480
202 Sec. Sec. 261.41 & 261.44...............
Reasonable Cause/Corrective Compliance 54 2 240 25,920
Documentation Process Sec. Sec. 262.4,
262.6, & 262.7; Sec. 261.51..................
TANF Data Report Part 265....................... 54 4 2,201 475,416
SSP-MOE Data Report--Part 265................... 29 4 714 82,824
TANF Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual 30 4 48 5,760
Part 265.5.....................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 630,960.
Comments: 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 601, 607, 609, 611, 613, and 1302.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-13501 Filed 6-22-20; 8:45 am]
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