[Federal Register: September 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 188)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 to submit a TANF Tribal Plan. The TANF 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.

                                             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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Request for State Data Needed to Determine the                20               1              60            1200
 Amount of a Tribal Family Assistance Grant.....
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1200
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. E-mail address: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk 
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: September 22, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-21788 Filed 9-28-04; 8:45 am]

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