[Federal Register: February 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 29)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: ACF-196 State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
Financial Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0247.
    Description: This information collection is authorized under the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(PRWORA). This request is for renewal of approval to use the 
Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) 196 form for periodic 
financial reporting under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
(TANF) program. Approval of this information collection expired on 
January 30, 2006.
    States participating in the TANF program are required by statute to 
report financial data on a quarterly basis. This form meets the legal 
standard and provides essential data on the use of Federal funds. 
Failure to collect the data would seriously compromise ACF's ability to 
monitor program expenditures, estimate funding needs, and to prepare 
budget submissions required by Congress. Financial reporting under the 
TANF program is governed by 45 CFR part 265.
    Respondents:

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                                             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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ACF-196.....................................              54                4                8            1,728
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,728.

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: infocollection@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: February 6, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-1293 Filed 2-10-06; 8:45 am]

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