[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 56055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Annual Report on State 
Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) Programs--ACF-204 (Annual MOE Report) 
(Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0248)

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and 
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the ACF-204 (Annual MOE Report; OMB 
#0970-0248, expiration November 30, 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 Annual MOE Report is used to collect descriptive 
program characteristics information on the programs operated by states 
and territories in association with their Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families (TANF) programs. All state and territory expenditures 
claimed toward states and territories MOE requirements must be 
appropriate, i.e., meet all applicable MOE requirements. The Annual MOE 
Report provides the ability to learn about and to monitor the nature of 
state and territory expenditures used to meet states and territories 
MOE requirements, and it is an important source of information about 
the different ways that states and territories are using their 
resources to help families attain and maintain self-sufficiency. In 
addition, the report is used to obtain state and territory program 
characteristics for ACFs annual report to Congress, and the report 
serves as a useful resource to use in Congressional hearings about how 
TANF programs are evolving, in assessing state and the territory MOE 
expenditures, and in assessing the need for legislative changes.
    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 of
                                              Total number of       annual       Average burden   Annual burden
                 Instrument                   respondents per   responses per      hours per          hours
                                                    year          respondent        response
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ACF-204; Annual MOE Report..................              54                1              118            6,372
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,372.
    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 Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-19774 Filed 9-12-22; 8:45 am]
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