[Federal Register: February 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 27)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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, the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico; when reliable Census Bureau data become
available for the Territories, additional respondents might include
Guam and the Virgin Islands.

                                             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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Optional Submission of Data on Child Poverty                  52               1               8             416
 from an Independent Source.....................
Assessment of the Impact of TANF on the Increase              52               1             120           6,240
 in Child Poverty...............................
Corrective Action Plan..........................              52               1             160           8,320
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,976.
    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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and
Families.

    Dated: February 6, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2894 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]

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