[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Methodology for Determining Whether an Increase in a State's 
Child Poverty Rate Is the Result of the TANF Program--NPRM.
    OMB No.: 0970-0186.
    Description: In accordance with Section 413(i) of the Social 
Security Act and 45 CFR part 284, the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) intends to reinstate the following information 
collection requirements. For instances when Census Bureau data show 
that a States child poverty rate increased by 5 percent or more from 
one year to the next, a State may submit independent estimates of its 
child poverty rate. If HHS determines that the States independent 
estimates are not more reliable than the Census Bureau estimates, HHS 
will require the State to submit an assessment of the impact of the 
TANF program(s) in the State on the child poverty rate. If HHS 
determines from the assessment and other information that the child 
poverty rate in the State increased as a result of the TANF program(s) 
in the State, HHS will then require the State to submit a corrective 
action plan.
    Respondents: The respondents are the 50 States and District of 
Columbia; when reliable Census Bureau data become available for the 
Territories, additional respondents might include 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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Optional Submission of Data on Child Poverty                  54               1               8             432
 from an Independent Source.....................
Assessment of the Impact of TANF on the Increase              54               1             120           6,480
 in Child Poverty...............................
Corrective Action Plan..........................              54               1             160           8,640
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,552.
    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

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comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: September 24, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22752 Filed 9-26-08; 8:45 am]

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