Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Notices 9943 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Emergency Contingency Fund 

for Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families (TANF) Programs OFA–100. 

OMB No.: 0970–0366. 

Description 

On February 17, 2009, the President 

signed the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery 

Act), which establishes the Emergency 

Contingency Fund for State TANF 

Programs (Emergency Fund) as section 

403(c) of the Social Security Act (the 

Act). This legislation provides up to $5 

billion to help States, Territories, and 

Tribes in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 

2010 that have an increase in assistance 

caseloads and basic assistance 

expenditures, or in expenditures related 

to short-term benefits or subsidized 

employment. The Recovery Act made 

additional changes to TANF extending 

supplemental grants through FY 2010, 

expanding flexibility in the use of TANF 

funds carried over from one fiscal year 

to the next, and adding a hold-harmless 

provision to the caseload reduction 

credit for States and Territories serving 

more TANF families. 

The Emergency Fund is intended to 

build upon and renew the principles of 

work and responsibility that underlie 

successful welfare reform initiatives. 

The Emergency Fund provides 

resources to States, Territories, and 

Tribes to support work and families 

during this difficult economic period. 

On July 20, 2009 we issued a Program 

Instruction accompanied by the 

Emergency Fund Request Form (OFA– 

100), and instructions for jurisdictions 

to complete the OFA–100 to apply for 

emergency funds. 

Failure to collect this data would 

compromise ACF’s ability to monitor 

caseload and expenditure data that must 

increase in order for jurisdictions to 

receive awards under the Emergency 

Fund. 

Documentation maintenance on 

financial reporting for the Emergency 

Fund is governed by 45 CFR 92.20 and 

45 CFR 92.42.

ACF is planning to extend the 

information collection with the 

adjustment to the Estimated Annual 

Burden shown in the table below. Based 

on our projections for a lower Estimated 

Annual Burden, we have revised the 

Number of Responses per Respondent to 

1 from its previous number of 5. 

Because the Number of Responses per 

Respondent has been revised, the 

Estimated Total Burden Hours is now 

2,232, down from its previous number 

of 11,160. 

Respondents 

State, Territory, and Tribal agencies 

administering the Temporary Assistance 

for Needy Families (TANF) Program that 

are applying for the Emergency Fund. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

TANF Emergency Fund Request Form, OFA–100 ......................................... 93 1 24 2,232 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,232. 

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. 2012–3873 Filed 2–17–12; 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: TANF Quarterly Financial 

Report, ACF–196. 

OMB No.: 0970–0247. 

Description: This information 

collection is authorized under Section 

411(a)(3) of the Social Security Act. This 

request is for renewal of approval to use 

the Administration for Children and 

Families’ (ACF) 196 form for periodic 

financial reporting under the Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 

program. Approval of this information 

collection expires on April 30, 2012. 

States participating in the TANF 

program are required by statute to report 

financial data on a quarterly basis. This 

form meets the legal standard and 

provides essential data on the use of 

Federal funds. Failure to collect the data 

would seriously compromise ACF’s 

ability to monitor program 

expenditures, estimate funding needs, 

and to prepare budget submissions 

required by Congress. Financial 

reporting under the TANF program is 

governed by 45 CFR part 265. 

Respondents: TANF Agencies. 

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