Notice2023-13639
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Proposed Information Collection Activity, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0338)
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Published
June 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting to extend approval of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation, with proposed revisions. Revisions are intended to improve the clarity of the instructions, streamline reporting, and ensure all instructions are up- to-date.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41644-41645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13639]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Proposed Information
Collection Activity, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Data Reporting for Work Participation (Office of Management and Budget
#0970-0338)
AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and
Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting to extend approval of the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation, with proposed
revisions. Revisions are intended to improve the clarity of the
instructions, streamline reporting, and ensure all instructions are up-
to-date.
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#e58c8b838a868a89898086918c8a8ba5848683cb8d8d96cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8d1d6ded7dbd7d4d4dddbccd1d7d6f8d9dbde96d0d0cb96dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: This request includes the following information
collections: work verification procedures, the Caseload Reduction
Documentation Process, the TANF Data Report, the Separate State Program
(SSP)-Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Data Report, and TANF sampling
instructions. The data and information from these reports and processes
are used--and will continue to be used--for program analysis and
oversight, including the calculation and administration of the work
participation rate and associated penalties. Congress provides federal
funds to operate TANF programs in the states, the District of Columbia,
Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for approved federally
recognized tribes and Alaskan Native Villages. We are proposing to
continue the same information collections with only changes to
instructions to improve clarity and eliminate data elements and
guidance that are no longer relevant. The Work Verification Plan
Guidance has been updated to incorporate further guidance that was
published in 2006. The TANF and SSP-MOE Data Report instructions were
revised to streamline the data collection, reduce the burden on
respondents by eliminating unnecessary data elements, and clarify
confusing data elements. The TANF and SSP-MOE Data Report layouts were
also updated to reflect the streamlined instructions. The TANF Sample
Manual was revised to eliminate outdated and unused sections.
Respondents: The 50 states of the U.S., the District of Columbia,
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number
Total number of responses Average Total annual
Instrument of respondents per burden hours burden hours
respondent per response
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Work Verification Plan Sec. Sec. 261.60- 54 1 640 34,560
261.63.........................................
Caseload Reduction Documentation Process, ACF- 54 1 120 6,480
202 Sec. Sec. 261.41 & 261.44...............
Reasonable Cause/Corrective Compliance 54 2 240 25,920
Documentation Process Sec. Sec. 262.4,
262.6, & 262.7; Sec. 261.51..................
TANF Data Report--Part 265...................... 54 4 2,100 453,600
SSP-MOE Data Report--Part 265................... 29 4 714 82,824
TANF Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual 30 4 48 5,760
Part 265.5.....................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 609,144.
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: 42 U.S.C. 601, 607, 609, 611, 613, and 1302.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13639 Filed 6-26-23; 8:45 am]
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