[Federal Register: December 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 247)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Biennial Child Care Report for High Performance Bonus.
OMB No.: ACF-900.
Description: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, established the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program under title IV-A
of the Social Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. Section
403(a)(4) of the Act requires the Secretary to award bonuses to ``high
performing States.'' (Indian tribes are not eligible for these
bonuses.) The term ``high performing State'' is defined in section
403(a)(4) of the Act to mean a State that is most successful in
achieving the purposes of the TANF program as specififed in section
401(a) of the Act.
The final rule covering the TANF high performance bonuses to States
in FY 2002 and beyond was published August 30, 2000 (65 FR 52814)
followed by an interim final rule published May 10, 2001 (66 FR 23854).
The final and interim final rules set forth how CCB will compute scores
and rank States on the three components, i.e., Accessibility,
Affordability, and Quality, that comprise the child care measure.
In FY 2002, CCB will measure State performance based upon a
composite ranking of the Accessibility and Affordability components. No
additional reporting burden will be required since the data/information
for the Accessibility and Affordability components are currently
reported under the CCDF program (ACF Reports 800 and 801). However,
there will be a reporting burden (related to the Quality component) for
the information States must submit if they wish to compete on the child
care measure in FY 2003. The information includes:
(1) All age-specific rates for children 0-13 years of age reported
by the child day care centers and family day care homes responding to
the State's market rate survey; and
(2) The provider's county or, if the State uses multi-county
regions to measure market rates or set maximum payment rates, the
administrative region.
Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Territories
including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and
the Northern Marianna Islands.
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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ACF-900......................................... 56 0.5 40 1,120
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 1,120
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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. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
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.
Dated: December 28, 2002.
Robert Sargis,
Report Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-32367 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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