20870 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 68 / Friday, April 8, 2022 / Notices 

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request period) 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Annual burden 

(in hours) 

Instrument 21a: HPOG 2.0 Long-Term Survey Critical 

Items Instrument ....................................................... 541 1 0.33 179 60 

Total ...................................................................... 3,605 ............................ ........................ 3,243 1,081 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,081. 

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: Section 2008 of the Social 

Security Act as enacted by section 5507 

of the Affordable Care Act and section 

413 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 

613. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07461 Filed 4–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; State Plan for the Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 

(OMB #: 0970–0145) 

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) is 

requesting a 3-year extension of the 

State Plan for the Temporary Assistance 

for Needy Families (TANF) (TANF State 

Plan; OMB #0970–0145, expiration 5/ 

31/2022). There are no changes 

requested to this information collection. 

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: The TANF State Plan is 

a mandatory statement submitted to the 

Secretary of the Department of Health 

and Human Services by the state. It 

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 

within a 27-month period. 

Respondents: The 50 States of the 

United States, the District of Columbia, 

Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Total number 

of respondents 

per year 

Total number 

of annual 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

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

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

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 594. 

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: Section 402 of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602), as 

amended by Pub. L. 104–193, the 

Personal Responsibility and Work 

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07459 Filed 4–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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