Notice2023-20165
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation (OMB #0970-0338)
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Published
September 19, 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 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20165]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review;
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work
Participation (OMB #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 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review-
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0999e969f939f9c9c959384999f9eb0919396de989883de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="264f48404945494a4a4345524f494866474540084e4e5508414950">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed 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 reflect current regulation. 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.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total annual
of respondents per respondent response burden hours
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Preparation and Submission of Data Verification 54 1 640 34,560
Procedures sections 261.60-261.63..............
Caseload Reduction Documentation Process, ACF- 54 1 120 6,480
202 sections 261.41 and 261.44.................
Reasonable Cause/Corrective Compliance 54 2 240 25,920
Documentation Process sections 262.4, 262.6,
and 262.7; section 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 601, 607, 609, 611, 613, and 1302.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20165 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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