[Federal Register: February 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 26)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: CCDF--Reporting Improper Payments--Instructions for States.
    OMB No.: 0970-0323.
    Description: The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 requires 
Federal agencies to annually report error rate measures. Section 2 of 
the Improper Payments Information Act provides for estimates and 
reports of improper payments by Federal agencies. Subpart K of 45 CFR, 
Part 98 requires preparation and submission of a report of errors 
occurring in the administration of CCDF grant funds once every three 
years. The information collected will be used to prepare the annual 
Agency Financial Report (AFR) and will provide information necessary to 
offer technical assistance to grantees.
    Respondents: State grantees, the District of Columbia, and Puerto 
Rico.

                                             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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OMB 0970-0323 Record Review Worksheet..              17          276.38           15.43       72,497.24
OMB 0970-0323 Data Entry Form..........              17          276.38            0.18          845.72

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OMB 0970-0323 State Improper                         17               1             639          10,863
 Authorizations for Payment Report..............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 84,205.96
    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: February 4, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2761 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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