[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 24959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10434]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: TANF ARRA Tribal Financial Reporting ACF-196T-477 form under
Public Law 102-477 OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The ACF-196T-477 is a new Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) financial form that collects tribal expenditures
from all the federally recognized tribes under Public Law 102-477,
receiving funds from the American Recovery and Reactivation Act of 2009
(ARRA).
The Public Law 102-477 is the Indian Employment, training and
related Services programs legislation that authorizes the tribal
government, under specified conditions to use available funds, and now
authorized by Public Law 111-5.
The Public Law 111-5 is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (ARRA), that was created to jumpstart the economy, and create
or save millions of jobs.
The ACF-196-477 TANF ARRA Financial Reporting form will Collect
Exclusively ARRA Expenditures from Tribes under Public Law 102-477,
which received transfer of funds from the Department of the Interior by
means of an 1151 as required by Public Law 102-477--Action.
The collection of financial information is mandated by legislation
and applicable to Tribes administering TANF programs under Public Law
102-477 demonstration projects that Receive ARRA Emergency funds.
This report must be used to report only ARRA funds expenditures
quarterly. This report is required to be submitted quarterly to the
Division of Workforce Development in the Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development, Department of the Interior with a copy to the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
Respondents: All federally recognized tribes under Public Law 102-
477 that received ARRA Emergency Contingency funds for Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of reponses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ACF-196-T-477............................... 17 4 1.50 102
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 102.
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, 370
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports
Clearance Officer. E-mail address: [email protected]. 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: April 29, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-10434 Filed 5-5-10; 8:45 am]
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