[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 8017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02922]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0215]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal TANF Data 
Report, TANF Annual Report, and Reasonable Cause/Corrective Action 
Documentation Process

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 form OFA-0084: Tribal TANF Data 
Report, TANF Annual Report, and Reasonable Cause/Corrective Action 
Documentation Process (OMB #0970-0215, expiration 4/30/2022). There are 
no changes requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: 42 U.S.C. 612 (section 412 of the Social Security Act 
as amended by Pub. L. 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), mandates that federally 
recognized Indian tribes with an approved Tribal TANF program collect 
and submit to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human 
Services data on the recipients served by the tribes' programs. This 
information collection includes both aggregated and disaggregated data 
on case characteristics and individual characteristics. In addition, 
tribes that are subject to a penalty are allowed to provide reasonable 
cause justifications as to why a penalty should not be imposed or may 
develop and implement corrective compliance procedures to eliminate the 
source of the penalty. Finally, there is an annual report, which 
requires the tribes to describe program characteristics. All of the 
above requirements are currently approved by OMB and ACF is simply 
proposing to extend them without any changes.
    Respondents: Native American tribes and tribal organizations 
operating Tribal TANF programs.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Annual  number
                                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average     Annual  burden
                   Instrument                           of              per        burden hours        hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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Final Tribal TANF Data Report...................              75               4             451         135,300
Tribal TANF Annual Report.......................              75               1              40           3,000
Tribal TANF Reasonable Cause/Corrective.........              10               1              60             600
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 138,900.
    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. 612, 45 CFR part 286.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02922 Filed 2-10-22; 8:45 am]
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