[Federal Register: August 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 165)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan 
Guidance.
    OMB No.: 0970-0145.
    Description: The State plan is a mandatory statement submitted to 
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by the 
State. It consists of an outline of how the State's TANF program will 
be administered and operated and certain required certifications by the 
State's Chief Executive Officer. Its submittal triggers the State's 
family assistance grant funding and it is used to provide the public 
with information about the program. If a State makes changes in its 
program, it must submit a State plan amendment.
    Respondents: The 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto 
Rico and the 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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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families                   54              0.5               33              891
 (TANF) State Plan Guidance.................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 891
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: August 23, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17008 Filed 8-25-05; 8:45 am]

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