[Federal Register: March 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 50)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: TANF Quarterly Financial Report, ACF-196.
    OMB No.: 0970-0247.
    Description: This information collection is authorized under 
Section 411(a)(3) of the Social Security Act. 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 expires on March 31, 2009. 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: TANF Agencies.

                                             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-196TT.......................................              20               4               2             160
ACF-196.........................................              51               4               8           1,632
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:............  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,792
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    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: March 11, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-5641 Filed 3-16-09; 8:45 am]

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