[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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