[Federal Register: June 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 121)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: ACF-196.
    OMB No.: 0970-0199.
    Description: The form provides specific data regarding claims and 
provides a mechanism for States to request grant awards and certify the 
availability of State matching funds. Failure to collect this data 
would seriously compromise ACF's ability to monitor expenditures. This 
information is also used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare 
ACF budget submissions to Congress. The following citations should be 
noted in regard to this collection: 405(c)(1); 409(a)(7); and 
409(a)(1).
    Respondents: State TANF Agencies.

                                             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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ACF-196.........................................              54               4               8            1728
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1728.
    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: June 17, 2002.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-15790 Filed 6-21-02; 8:45 am]
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