00-578. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Project

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-578]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Project

    Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan 
Guidance.
    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 of how the State's TANF program will 
be administered and operated and certain required certifications by the 
State's Chief Administrative Officer. Its submittal triggers the 
State's family assistance grant funding and it is used to provide the 
public with information about the program. If a State makes changes in 
its program, it must submit a State plan amendment.
    Respondents: States.

                                             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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State TANF plan.................................              54               1              30           1,620
Title Amendments................................              54               1               3             162
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1782.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 Information Services, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 
officer. 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: January 5, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
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