[Federal Register: June 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 123)]
[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: Guidance for the Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families (TANF) Program.
    OMB No.: 0970-0157.
    Description: 42 U.S.C. 612 (section 412 of the Social Security Act) 
requires each Indian tribe that elects to administer and operate a TANF 
program

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to submit a Tribal TANF plan. The Tribal plan is a mandatory statement 
submitted to the Secretary by the Indian tribe, which consists of an 
outline of how the Indian tribe's TANF program will be administered and 
operated. It is used by the Secretary to determine whether the plan is 
approvable and to determine that the Indian tribe is eligible to 
receive a TANF assistance grant. It is also made available to the 
public.
    Respondents: Indian tribes applying to operate a TANF program.

                                            Annuall 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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Guidance for the Tribal Temporary                      20                 1                54              1080
 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
 Program................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.  ................  ................  ................             1080
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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. E-mail 
address: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov. 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: June 21, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-14533 Filed 6-25-04; 8:45 am]

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