[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 23324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9956]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: State Plan for the Temporary Assistance of Needy Families
(TANF).
OMB No. 0970-0145.
Description: The State plan is a mandatory statement submitted to
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by the
State. It consists of an outline specifying how the State's TANF
program will be administered and operated and certain required
certifications by the State's Chief Executive Officer. It is used to
provide the public with information about the program.
Authority to require States to submit a State TANF plan is
contained in section 402 of the Social Security Act, as amended by
Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996. States are required to submit new plans
periodically (i.e., within a 27-month period).
We are proposing to continue the information collection without
change.
Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, 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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Title Amendments................................ 18 1 3 54
State Plan...................................... 18 1 30 540
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 594.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-9956 Filed 4-25-11; 8:45 am]
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