[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59529-59530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20900]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #0970-0446]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; TANF Expenditure 
Report, ACF-196R

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) Expenditure Report, Form ACF-196R (OMB #0970-0446, 
expiration 2/28/2021). ACF is reporting a change to remove certain 
guidance that was associated with an earlier ACF-196 report in order to 
devote the instructions to the singular ACF-196R report. In addition, 
ACF has clarified instructions where states have previously expressed 
confusion and has reorganized the format and chronology of section 
headers to better reflect the flow of the TANF reporting process.

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: Grantees of the TANF program are required by statute 
to report financial data on a quarterly basis. Form ACF-196R is used by 
states administering the TANF program to report these quarterly 
expenditure data and to request quarterly grant funds. Failure to 
collect the data would seriously compromise the Office of Family 
Assistance and ACF's ability to monitor TANF expenditures and 
compliance with statutory requirements. These data are also needed to 
estimate

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outlays and to prepare reports and budget submissions for Congress.
    Respondents: State agencies administering the TANF program (50 
States and the District of Columbia).

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                     Total number  of  Average  burden
                            Instrument                                Total number     responses per      hours  per      Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                     of respondents     respondent         response          hours            hours
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TANF Expenditure Report, Form ACF-196R............................              51                 4               14            2,856              952
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 952.
    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: Social Security Act, Section 409; 45 CFR 265.3-265.9.

John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-20900 Filed 9-21-20; 8:45 am]
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