[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64225-64226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23013]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0345]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families (TANF) Financial Report, ACF-196T

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 Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families (TANF) Financial Report, Form ACF-196T (Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) #0970-0345, expiration April 30, 2023). ACF is 
proposing minor updates to the form to remove a reporting line-item 
reference that was associated with an expired program expenditure and 
minor edits to the instructions and formatting to better the 
presentation of the document.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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: Grantees of the TANF program are required by statute 
to report financial data on a quarterly basis. Form ACF-196T is used by 
tribal agencies 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 outlays and to prepare reports and budget submissions for 
Congress.
    Respondents: Tribal agencies receiving a direct grant from OFA to 
administer a TANF program.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Annual number  Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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TANF Financial Report, Form ACF-196T............              51               4             1.5             306
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 306.
    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 286,245-
286.285.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-23013 Filed 10-21-22; 8:45 am]
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