[Federal Register: June 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 107)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency 
Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

    Title: Application for the Emergency Fund for TANF Programs.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: On February 17, 2009, the President signed the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), which 
establishes the Emergency Contingency Fund for State TANF Programs 
(Emergency Fund) as section 403(c) of the Social Security Act (the 
Act). This legislation provides up to $5 billion to help States, 
Territories, and Tribes in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 2010 that have 
an increase in assistance caseloads or in certain types of 
expenditures. The Recovery Act made additional changes to TANF--
extending supplemental grants through FY 2010, expanding flexibility in 
the use of TANF funds carried over from one fiscal year to the next, 
and adding a hold-harmless provision to the caseload reduction credit 
for States and Territories serving more TANF families.
    The Emergency Fund is intended to build upon and renew the 
principles of work and responsibility that underlie successful welfare 
reform initiatives. The Emergency Fund provides resources to States, 
Territories, and Tribes to support work and families during this 
difficult economic period.
    We plan to issue a Program Instruction accompanied by the Emergency 
Fund Request Form (OFA-100), and instructions for jurisdictions to 
complete the OFA-100 to apply for emergency funds.
    Failure to collect this data would compromise ACF's ability to 
monitor caseload and expenditure data that must increase in order for 
jurisdictions to receive awards under the Emergency Fund.
    Documentation maintenance on financial reporting for the Emergency 
Fund is governed by 45 CFR 92.20 and 45 CFR 92.42.
    Respondents: State, Territory, and Tribal agencies administering 
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program that are 
applying for the Emergency Fund.

                                             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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Emergency Fund Request Form OFA-100.........              93                5               24           11,160
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,160.
    There are 116 eligible jurisdictions (50 States, 3 Territories, 62 
Tribes, and Washington, DC), and we anticipate that 80 percent of 
eligible respondents will submit applications for an average of 93 
respondents per year.
    Respondents only need to submit quarterly data if they are applying 
for new funds or revising previous submissions. We do not expect all 
respondents to submit quarterly, so the number of responses per 
respondent is an overestimate. We anticipate that the submittal process 
will take eight hours per respondent request per quarter and eight 
hours for reconciliation. Respondents will average five responses per 
year for a total annual burden of 3,720 hours.
    Additional Information:
    ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 90-day approval for this 
information collection under procedures for emergency processing by 
June 24, 2009. A copy of this draft information collection, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the 
Administration for Children and Families, Reports Clearance Officer, 
Robert Sargis at (202) 690-7275.
    Comments and questions about the information collection described 
above should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs,

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Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACF, Office of Management and Budget, 
Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
(202) 395-4718.

    Dated: May 28, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12970 Filed 6-4-09; 8:45 am]

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