[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 20870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07459]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Plan for the 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (OMB #: 0970-0145)

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 State Plan for the Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (TANF State Plan; OMB #0970-0145, 
expiration 5/31/2022). There are no changes requested to this 
information collection.

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: The TANF State Plan is a mandatory statement submitted 
to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by the 
state. It consists of an outline specifying how the state's TANF 
program will be administered and operated and certain required 
certifications by the state's Chief Executive Officer. It is used to 
provide the public with information about the program.
    Authority to require states to submit a state TANF plan is 
contained in section 402 of the Social Security Act, as amended by 
Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996. States are required to submit new plans 
within a 27-month period.
    Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total number
                                                   Total number      of annual    Average burden   Annual burden
                   Instrument                     of respondents   responses per     hours per         hours
                                                     per year       respondent       response
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Title Amendments................................              18               1               3              54
State TANF plan.................................              18               1              30             540
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 594.
    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: Section 402 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602), 
as amended by Pub. L. 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07459 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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