[Federal Register: August 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 159)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title:
Improper Payments Best Practices Survey for the TANF Program
Improper Payments Best Practices Survey for the CCDF Program
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: These surveys for the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs
will request that states voluntarily provide information, including how
they fefine improper payments in their state, the process used to
identify such payments and what actions are taken in the state to
reduce or eliminate improper payments. The Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) intends to establish a repository for the state
submissions which will be available to all states for viewing on an
HHS/ACF website. This website will provide information that will help
states improve their program integrity system(s) so that improper
payments in the programs can be reduced.
Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, and the Territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands.
Annual Burden Estimates
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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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Improper Payments Best Practices Survey for the 54 1 24 1,296
TANF Program...................................
Improper Payments Best Practices Survey for the 54 1 24 1,296
CCDF Program...................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 2,592
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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
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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: August 11, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-18839 Filed 8-17-04; 8:45 am]
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