[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6400-6401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2761]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: CCDF--Reporting Improper Payments--Instructions for States.
OMB No.: 0970-0323.
Description: The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 requires
Federal agencies to annually report error rate measures. Section 2 of
the Improper Payments Information Act provides for estimates and
reports of improper payments by Federal agencies. Subpart K of 45 CFR,
Part 98 requires preparation and submission of a report of errors
occurring in the administration of CCDF grant funds once every three
years. The information collected will be used to prepare the annual
Agency Financial Report (AFR) and will provide information necessary to
offer technical assistance to grantees.
Respondents: State grantees, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico.
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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OMB 0970-0323 Record Review Worksheet.. 17 276.38 15.43 72,497.24
OMB 0970-0323 Data Entry Form.......... 17 276.38 0.18 845.72
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OMB 0970-0323 State Improper 17 1 639 10,863
Authorizations for Payment Report..............
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 84,205.96
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: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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: February 4, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2761 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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