May 15, 2007

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Description: Authority to collect and report this information is found in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Pub. L. 104-193. Tribal entities with approved Tribal plans for implementation of the TANF program are required by statute to report financial data. Form ACF-196T provides for collection of Federal expenditures data. Failure to collect this data would seriously compromise the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) ability to monitor expenditures and maintain financial management of the Tribal TANF program. The financial data collected is also used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare ACF budget submissions to Congress. Federal policy requires the strictest controls on funding requirements, which necessitates review of documentation in support of Tribal expenditures for reimbursement. Comments received from a previous effort to implement a similar Tribal TANF report Form ACR-196T were used to guide ACF in the development of the updated report form presented with this submittal.
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[Federal Register: May 15, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 93)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Tribal TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) 
Financial Report, Form ACF-196T.
    Description: Authority to collect and report this information is 
found in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Pub. L. 104-193. Tribal entities 
with approved Tribal plans for implementation of the TANF program are 
required by statute to report financial data. Form ACF-196T provides 
for collection of Federal expenditures data. Failure to collect this 
data would seriously compromise the Administration for Children and 
Families' (ACF) ability to monitor expenditures and maintain financial 
management of the Tribal TANF program. The financial data collected is 
also used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare ACF budget 
submissions to Congress. Federal policy requires the strictest controls 
on funding requirements, which necessitates review of documentation in 
support of Tribal expenditures for reimbursement. Comments received 
from a previous effort to implement a similar Tribal TANF report Form 
ACR-196T were used to guide ACF in the development of the updated 
report form presented with this submittal.
    Respondents: All Tribal TANF Agencies.

                                             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....................................              56                1                8              448
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 448
    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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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: May 9, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-2369 Filed 5-14-07; 8:45 am]

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