[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Methodology for Determining Whether an Increase in a State's
Child Poverty Rate Is the Result of the TANF Program--NPRM.
OMB No.: 0970-0186.
Description: In accordance with Section 413(i) of the Social
Security Act and 45 CFR part 284, the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) intends to reinstate the following information
collection requirements. For instances when Census Bureau data show
that a States child poverty rate increased by 5 percent or more from
one year to the next, a State may submit independent estimates of its
child poverty rate. If HHS determines that the States independent
estimates are not more reliable than the Census Bureau estimates, HHS
will require the State to submit an assessment of the impact of the
TANF program(s) in the State on the child poverty rate. If HHS
determines from the assessment and other information that the child
poverty rate in the State increased as a result of the TANF program(s)
in the State, HHS will then require the State to submit a corrective
action plan.
Respondents: The respondents are the 50 States and District of
Columbia; when reliable Census Bureau data become available for the
Territories, additional respondents might include 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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Optional Submission of Data on Child Poverty 54 1 8 432
from an Independent Source.....................
Assessment of the Impact of TANF on the Increase 54 1 120 6,480
in Child Poverty...............................
Corrective Action Plan.......................... 54 1 160 8,640
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,552.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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
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comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: September 24, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22752 Filed 9-26-08; 8:45 am]
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