[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05935]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Request for State Data Needed to Determine Amount of a
Tribal Family Assistance Grant.
OMB No.: 0970-0173.
Description: 42 U.S.C. 612 (Section 412 of the Social Security Act)
gives federally recognized Indian Tribes the opportunity to apply to
operate a Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program. The Act specifies that the Secretary shall use State-submitted
data to determine the amount of the grant to the Tribe. This form
(letter) is used to request those data from the States. ACF is
proposing to extend this information collection without change.
Respondents: States that have Indian Tribes applying to operate a
TANF program.
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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Request for State Data Needed To Determine the 15 1 42 630
Amount of Tribal Family Assistance Grant.......
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 630
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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. 2013-05935 Filed 3-14-13; 8:45 am]
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