Notice2026-06179
Submission for OMB Review; TANF Financial Report, ACF-196T
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Published
March 31, 2026
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) Financial Report, Form ACF-196T (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0345, expiration date: March 31, 2026. ACF is not proposing updates to the form but is proposing significant updates to streamline and improve the instructions. While the substance of the instructions remains the same, they are easier to read, with review time reduced by an estimated 33 percent.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16003-16004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06179]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0345]
Submission for OMB Review; TANF Financial Report, ACF-196T
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) Financial Report, Form ACF-196T (Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0345, expiration date: March 31, 2026. ACF is
not proposing updates to the form but is proposing significant updates
to streamline and improve the instructions. While the substance of the
instructions remains the same, they are easier to read, with review
time reduced by an estimated 33 percent.
DATES: Comments due April 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The public may view and comment on this information
collection request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202603-0970-014">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202603-0970-014</a>. You can also obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d0d7dfd6dad6d5d5dcdacdd0d6d7f9d8dadf97d1d1ca97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d74737b727e727171787e697472735d7c7e7b3375756e337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Grantees of the TANF program are required by statute
to report financial data on a quarterly basis. Form ACF-196T is used by
tribal agencies administering the TANF program to report these
quarterly expenditure data and to request quarterly grant funds.
Failure to collect the data would seriously compromise the Office of
Family Assistance and ACF's ability to monitor TANF expenditures and
compliance with statutory requirements. These data are also needed to
estimate outlays and to prepare reports and budget submissions for
Congress. The instructions have been edited for clarification and
general improvements for respondents.
Respondents: Tribal agencies receiving a direct grant from OFA to
administer a TANF program.
Annual Burden Estimates
Based on the edits to the instructions, the estimated time per
response has been reduced 33 percent, from 1.5 hours to 1 hour. The
number of agencies has been reduced to reflect current grant
recipients. Overall, annual burden estimates have decreased from 306
hours to 200 hours.
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of of responses hours per Annual burden
respondents per respondent response hours
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TANF Financial Report, Form ACF-196T........ 50 4 1.0 200
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Authority: Social Security Act, Section 409 & 411; 45 CFR 286.245-
286.285.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-06179 Filed 3-30-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-36-P
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