Notice2025-17996
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program State Plan Guidance
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Published
September 17, 2025
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 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan Guidance (TANF State Plan; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0145, expiration October 31, 2025). There are no changes requested to this information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17996]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #: 0970-0145]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) Program State Plan Guidance
AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. 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 a 3-year extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) State Plan Guidance (TANF State Plan; Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0145, expiration October 31, 2025).
There are no changes requested to this information collection.
DATES: Comments due November 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: 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. You can obtain
copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#264f48404945494a4a4345524f494866474540084e4e5508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0a9aea6afa3afacaca5a3b4a9afae80a1a3a6eea8a8b3eea7afb6">[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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by
the state. 42 U.S.C. 602. It consists of an outline specifying how the
state's TANF program will be administered and operated and contains
certain required certifications by the state's Chief Executive Officer.
42 U.S.C. 602(a). It is used to provide the public with information
about the program. 42 U.S.C. 602(c).
Authority to require states to submit a State TANF Plan is
contained in section 402 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602), as
amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105. States
are required to submit new plans within a 27-month period. 42 U.S.C.
602(a).
Respondents: The 50 states of the U.S., the District of Columbia,
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Annual Burden Estimates
The State TANF Plan requirements for the 54 states (which includes
three territories and the District of Columbia) will create a triennial
burden with an average of 18 states responding annually. We estimate
the annual burden to be an average of 30 hours per response. We also
estimate that the triennial burden of plan amendments for the 54
states, with an average of 18 respondents annually spending
approximately 3 hours per response.
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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
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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. 602.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-17996 Filed 9-16-25; 8:45 am]
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