[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 5461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01450]
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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 23 1 68 1564
the Amount of a Tribal Family Assistance
Grant......................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1564.
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 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. 2013-01450 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
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