Notice2022-07459
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (OMB #: 0970-0145)
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Published
April 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the State Plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (TANF State Plan; OMB #0970-0145, expiration 5/31/2022). There are no changes requested to this information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 20870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07459]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Plan for the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (OMB #: 0970-0145)
AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the State Plan for the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (TANF State Plan; OMB #0970-0145,
expiration 5/31/2022). There are no changes requested to this
information collection.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f161119101c1013131a1c0b1610113f1e1c195117170c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dab3b4bcb5b9b5b6b6bfb9aeb3b5b49abbb9bcf4b2b2a9f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The TANF 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 specifying how the state's TANF
program will be administered and operated and certain required
certifications by the state's Chief Executive Officer. It is used to
provide the public with information about the program.
Authority to require states to submit a state TANF plan is
contained in section 402 of the Social Security Act, as amended by
Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996. States are required to submit new plans
within a 27-month period.
Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number
Total number of annual Average burden Annual burden
Instrument of respondents responses per hours per hours
per year respondent response
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Title Amendments................................ 18 1 3 54
State TANF plan................................. 18 1 30 540
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 594.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Section 402 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602),
as amended by Pub. L. 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07459 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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