[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9943-9944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3895]
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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 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 April 30, 2012. 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.
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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-196T........................................ 51 4 2 408
ACF-196......................................... 51 4 8 1,632
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,040.
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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
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 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. 2012-3895 Filed 2-17-12; 8:45 am]
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