[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8825-8826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4421]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project:
Title: (1) TANF HIGH Performance Bonus Report, (2) Emergency TANF
Data Report.
OMB No.: 0970-0180.
Description: Public Law 104-193 (The Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) established the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. It also included
provisions for rewarding States that attain the highest levels of
success in achieving the legislative goals of that program. The purpose
of this collection is to obtain data upon which to base the
computations for measuring State performance in meeting those goals and
for allocating the bonus grant funds appropriated under the law. States
will not be required to submit this information unless they elect to
compete for the bonus grants. Respondents, therefore, may include any
of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories of
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. We are requesting extension
of this currently approved information collection through November 30,
2000.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Annual Burden Estimates:
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Number of Averge burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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TANF Quarterly Data Report, FY 1999 High 54 4 30 6,480
Performance Bonus Awards.......................
Emergency TANF Data Report...................... 17 4 218.5 14,858
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Emergency Total Annual Burden Hours: 21,338.
In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(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
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: February 17, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-4421 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am]
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