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consists of an outline specifying how 

the state’s TANF program will be 

administered and operated and certain 

required certifications by the State’s 

Chief Executive Officer. It is used to 

provide the public with information 

about the program. Authority to require 

States to submit a State TANF plan is 

contained in section 402 of the Social 

Security Act, as amended by Public Law 

104–193, the Personal Responsibility 

and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

Act of 1996. States are required to 

submit new plans periodically (i.e., 

within a 27-month period). 

We are proposing to continue the 

information collection without change. 

Respondents: The 50 States of the 

United States, the District of Columbia, 

Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Title Amendments ............................................................................................ 18 1 3 54 

State TANF plan .............................................................................................. 18 1 30 540 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 594. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade SW, Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. Email address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–7285, 

Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@

OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for 

the Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27639 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Head Start Grant Application 

and Budget Instruments. 

OMB No.: 0970–0207. 

Description: The Office of Head Start 

is proposing to renew, without changes, 

the Head Start Grant Application and 

Budget Instrument, which grantees use 

to provide information that is requested 

from all Head Start and Early Head Start 

grantees applying for continuation 

grants. The application and budget 

forms are available in the Head Start 

Enterprise System (HSES), a secure webbased system, which transmits 

completed applications to Regional and 

Central Offices. The Administration for 

Children and Families believes that this 

application instrument has made the 

process of applying for a Head Start 

continuation grant more efficient for 

applicants. 

Respondents: Head Start and Early 

Head Start grantees. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

HS grant and budget instrument ..................................................................... 2,000 1 33 66,000 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 66,000. 

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 Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade SW, Washington, DC 20447, 

Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 

Email 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 

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. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27686 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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