[Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)]
[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: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/National
Directory of New Hires (NDNH) Match Results Report.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: Section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (the Act)
allows for matching between NDNH (maintained by the Federal Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) and State TANF agencies for the
purpose of carrying out responsibilities under programs funded under
part A of Title IV of the Act. To assist OCSE and the Office of Family
Assistance in measuring savings to the TANF program of Family
Assistance in measuring savings to the TANF program attributable to the
use of NDNH data matches, the State TANF agencies have agreed to
provide OCSE with a written description of the performance outputs and
outcomes attributable to the State TANF agencies' use of NDNH match
results. This information will help OCSE demonstrate how the NDNH
supports the President's Management Agenda as well as OCSE's mission
and strategic goals.
Respondents: State TANF Agencies.
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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TANF/NDNH Match Results Report.................. 40 4 .17 27
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27
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: infocollection@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
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: February 16, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-1699 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]
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