[Federal Register: September 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 184)]
[Notices]               
[Page 55906-55907]
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

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Improper Payments Information Survey for the TANF Program.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: This survey for the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families (TANF) program will request that States voluntarily provide 
information including how they define 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. HHS/ACF 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 systems so that improper payments in the TANF program 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 burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Improper Payments Information Survey for the              54                1               24            1,296
 TANF Program...............................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,296 hours
    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 16, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19011 Filed 9-22-05; 8:45 am]

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