[Federal Register: October 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 194)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: State High Performance Bonus System (HPBS) Transmission File 
Layouts for HPBS Work Measures.
    OMB No.: 0970-0230.
    Description: This is a proposed reinstatement of a previously 
approved information collection. The purpose of this collection is to 
obtain data upon which to base the computation for measuring State 
performance in meeting the legislative goals of TANF as specified in 
section 403(a)(4) of the Social Security Act and 45 CFR part 270.
    Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
will use the data to award the portion of the bonus that rewards States 
for their success in moving TANF recipients from welfare to work. 
States will not be required to submit this information unless they 
elect to compete on a work measure for the TANF High Performance Bonus 
awards.
    Respondents: Respondents may include any of the 50 States, the 
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

                                             ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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State High Performance Bonus System (HPBS)                54                2               16            1,728
 Transmission File Layouts for HPBS Work
 Measures...................................
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     Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,728.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    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.

    Dated: September 30, 2008.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-23404 Filed 10-3-08; 8:45 am]

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