[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 25261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10807]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Guidance for Tribal TANF.
    OMB No.: 0970-0157.
    Description: 42 U.S.C. 612 (Section 412 of the Social Security Act) 
requires each Indian Tribe that elects to administer and operate a TANF 
program to submit a TANF Tribal Plan. The TANF Tribal Plan is a 
mandatory statement submitted to the Secretary by the Indian Tribe, 
which consists of an outline of how the Indian Tribes TANF program will 
be administered and operated. It is used by the Secretary to determine 
whether the plan is approvable and to determine that the Indian Tribe 
is eligible to receive a TANF assistance grant. It is also made 
available to the public.
    Respondents: Indian Tribes applying to operate a TANF program.

                                             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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Request for State Data Needed to Determine                20                1               68            1,360
 the Amount of a Tribal Family Assistance
 Grant......................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,360.
    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: [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: May 4, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-10807 Filed 5-6-10; 8:45 am]
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