Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 8, 2010 / Notices 32473 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting 

Requirements Under Emergency 

Review by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

Title: TANF Emergency Fund 

Subsidized Employment Report, Form 

OFA 200. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

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 

Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families (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 or in 

certain types of expenditures. The 

Recovery Act also made other 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 (referred to collectively here as 

‘‘jurisdictions’’) to support work and 

families during this difficult economic 

period. 

Many jurisdictions are implementing 

subsidized employment programs as a 

result of the availability of this new 

funding, and there is substantial interest 

in understanding how this funding has 

been used. There is also significant 

public interest in the number of 

individuals that are being placed in 

subsidized employment as a result of 

the Recovery Act. As a result, we are 

proposing a voluntary data collection 

for jurisdictions regarding information 

on the number of individuals in 

subsidized employment funded in 

whole or in part by the TANF 

Emergency Fund or that were included 

in the calculation of a TANF Emergency 

Fund award. 

The definition of subsidized 

employment used for this collection is 

the same as the definition for the TANF 

program in general, given in 45 CFR 

261.2(c) and (d). This information will 

help the agency as well as the public 

better understand how jurisdictions are 

using the money they are awarded 

through the Emergency Fund. 

A voluntary information collection 

relating to the number of individuals in 

subsidized employment will serve 

several purposes. 

This information will demonstrate the 

impact of the program, help ACF to 

evaluate the effectiveness of this 

initiative, and provide information to 

aide in the transparency and 

accountability of jurisdictions receiving 

Recovery Act funds. This information 

will also allow the Administration to 

publicly communicate the impact and 

achievements of the program, and make 

future policy decisions on the basis of 

such knowledge. 

Respondents: State, Territory, and 

Tribal agencies administering the 

Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families (TANF) Program that have 

received TANF Emergency Funds. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Subsidized Employment Report 

OFA–200.

74 jurisdictions ............................... 2 (Q3 & Q4 of FY 2010) ................ 24 3,552 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: We estimate the annualized cost 

of the hour burden to be $319,680. This 

figure is based on an estimated average 

hourly cost of $90 (including fringe 

benefits, overhead, and general and 

administrative costs) for the jurisdiction 

staff performing the work multiplied by 

the estimated 3,552 burden hours, 

calculated based on 74 jurisdictions 

applying for and receiving TANF 

Emergency Funds (all States and 

Territories, plus an estimated 20 Tribes). 

Jurisdictions would submit two report 

for FY 2010, one for quarter 3 and one 

for quarter 4. 

Additional Information: A copy of 

this information collection, with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

may be obtained by calling the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Reports Clearance Officer, 

Robert Sargis at (202) 690–7275. 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

comments regarding this request. For 

the best effect, comments must be 

received within thirty days from the 

publication date of this notice. 

Comments about the information 

collection described above should be 

directed to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for ACF, Office of Management 

and Budget, Paperwork Reduction 

Project, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; Fax: (202) 395– 

7285; e-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: May 28, 2010. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13474 Filed 6–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; The STAR 

METRICS Program 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Director of the National Institutes of 

Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request for review and approval of the 

information collection listed below. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comment. 

The National Institutes of Health may 

not conduct or sponsor, and the 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, an information collection that has 

been extended, revised, or implemented 

on or after October 1, 1995, unless it 


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