Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 177 / Thursday, September 14, 2023 / Notices 63109 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Temporary Assistance for 

Needy Families Expenditure Report, 

Form ACF–196R 

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, United States Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) Office of 

Family Assistance (OFA) is requesting a 

3-year extension of the Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 

Expenditure Report, Form ACF–196R 

(Office of Management and Budget 

#0970–0446 expires February 29, 2024). 

ACF is proposing minor updates to the 

form to update references to lapsed 

timeframes, demonstrative tables that 

aid in a recipient’s comprehension of 

reporting requirements and minor edits 

to the instructions and formatting to 

improve presentation. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Form ACF–196R is used 

by states administering the TANF 

program to report quarterly expenditure 

data and to request quarterly grant 

funds. Failure to collect the data would 

seriously compromise OFA’s and ACF 

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. 

Respondents: State agencies 

administering the TANF program (50 

States and the District of Columbia) 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Form ACF–196R .............................................................................................. 51 4 14 2,856 

Comments: 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. 

Authority: Social Security Act, 

Section 409; 45 CFR 265.3–265.9. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19817 Filed 9–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children & Families 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of Human Services 

Emergency Preparedness and Response 

(OHSEPR), Administration for Children 

& Families (ACF), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) is modifying a 

system of records maintained by the 

Administration for Children & Families 

(ACF), 09–80–0327 ORR Repatriation 

Program Records, to reflect the change 

ownership of the repatriation program 

that was transferred to ACF’s Office of 

Human Services Emergency 

Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR), 

and to broaden the scope of the system 

of records to include functionally 

similar records that OHSEPR uses to 

identify, assess, and address immediate 

unmet human services (i.e., social 

services) needs of survivors of federallydeclared disasters in the United States. 

To reflect the transfer and broadened 

scope, HHS is changing the name of the 

system of records to OHSEPR 

Repatriation and Disaster Human 

Services Case Management Records. 

DATES: This modified system of records 

is applicable September 14, 2023, 

subject to a 30-day period to comment 

on the new and revised routine uses. 

Submit any comments by October 16, 

2023. The new and revised routine uses 

will become effective on October 16, 

2023 unless the Department receives 

comments that would persuade us to 

modify the notice. 

ADDRESSES: The public should address 

written comments on the proposed 

system of records to Anita Alford, 

Senior Official for Privacy, 

Administration for Children & Families 

by email, to Anita.Alford@acf.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General questions about the system of 

records may be submitted to the 

OHSEPR Deputy Director, Byron R. 

Mason, by telephone at (202) 365–8110 

or by email to Byron.Mason@

acf.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HHS 

established system of records 09–80– 

0327 in 2016 to cover records about 

temporary assistance provided to 

repatriated U.S. citizens and their 

dependents under ACF’s repatriation 

program, to meet the individuals’ 

human service’s needs. At that time, the 

repatriation program was administered 

by ACF’s Office of Refugee Resettlement 

(ORR). In 2018, ACF transferred 

responsibility for the repatriation 

program to ACF’s Office of Human 

Services Emergency Preparedness and 

Response (OHSEPR) that also 

administers ACF’s disaster assistance 

program. Because the records used for 

both programs are functionally similar 

(i.e., they are case files documenting 

services provided to meet the 

individuals’ human service’s needs), 

HHS is broadening the scope of system 

of records 09–80–0327 to include 


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