[Federal Register: February 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 32)]
[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: (1) TANF Data Report, ACF-199; (2) SSP-MOE Data Report, ACF-
209.
OMB No.: 0970-0199.
Description: States, the District of Columbia and certain U.S.
territories are required by 42 U.S.C. 611 and 45 CFR part 265 to
collect on a monthly basis and report to HHS on a quarterly basis a
wide variety of disaggregated case record information for their
programs funded under TANF. If a respondent wants to qualify for a high
performance bonus or receive a caseload reduction credit, the
respondent must submit similar data for its separate state programs. A
respondent may comply with these requirements by collecting and
submitting case record information for its entire caseload or for a
portion of the caseload that is obtained through the use of
scientifically acceptable sampling methods. HHS collects the
information electronically through the use of the TANF Data Report
(ACF-199) and the SSP-MOE Data Report (ACF-209) and their associated
TANF Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual. HHS is proposing to
extend this information collection for another three years.
Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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TANF Data Report, ACF-199..................... 54 4 2,193.74 473,848
SSP-MOE Data Report........................... 17 4 1,662 113,016
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours....................................................... 586,864
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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
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comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: February 10, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-3856 Filed 2-14-03; 8:45 am]
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