29316 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No.

97 / Friday, May 20, 2005 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy Executive Officer. Its submittal triggers
Families (TANF) State Plan Guidance.
OMB No.: 0970–0145. funding and it is used to provide the
Description: The State plan is a public with information about the
mandatory statement submitted to the program. If a State makes changes in its
program, it must submit a State plan
Secretary of the Department of Health
amendment.
and Human Services by the State. It
consists of an outline of how the State’s Respondents: The 50 States, the
TANF program will be administered District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico
and operated and certain required and the Virgin Islands.
certifications by the State’s Chief
the State’s family assistance grant

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Number of Average
Number of responses Total burden
Instrument burden hours
respondents per respond- hours
per response
ent

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan Guidance ...... 54 1 33 1,782

Estimated Total Annual Burden of automated collection techniques or with the CFSP or the APSR to apply for
Hours: 1,782. other forms of information technology. appropriated funds for the next fiscal
In compliance with the requirements Consideration will be given to year. The CFSP also includes the
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the comments and suggestions submitted required State plans under section 106
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the within 60 days of this publication. of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Administration for Children and Dated: May 16, 2005. Treatment Act (CAPTA) and section 477
Families is soliciting public comment of title IV–E, the Chafee Foster Care
Robert Sargis,
on the specific aspects of the Independence Program (CFCIP), of the
Reports Clearance Officer.
information collection described above. Social Security Act (the Act).
Copies of the proposed collection of [FR Doc. 05–10123 Filed 5–19–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184–01–M
Congress has now appropriated funds
information can be obtained and for payments to States to implement the
comments may be forwarded by writing Educational and Training Vouchers
to the Administration for Children and program (ETV) under section 477(a)(6)
Families, Office of Administration, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES and 477(i) of the Act. The ETV program
Office of Information Services, 370 is integrated into the overall purpose
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, Administration for Children and and framework of the Chafee program;
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Families however, the program has a separate
Officer. E-mail address: budget authorization and appropriation
rsargis@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should Proposed Information Collection and has a Catalog of Federal Domestic
be identified by the title of the Activity; Comment Request Assistance (CFDA) number of 93.599. If
information collection.
The Department specifically requests Proposed Projects a State does not apply for funds for the
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed ETV program for a fiscal year by July 31
Title: Child and Family Services Plan, of that year, the funds will be reallocatd
collection of information is necessary Annual Progresss and Services Report,
for the proper performance of the to other States on the basis of their
and the CFS–101, Parts I and II. relative need for funds as requested.
functions of the agency, including OMB No. 0980–0047.
whether the information shall have Description: Under title IV–B, The CFSP and the APSR are being
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the subparts 1 and 2, of the Social Security renewed and the CFS–101 is being
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Act, States and Indian Tribes are to updated to include the request for ETV
proposed collection of information; (c) submit a five-year Child and Family funds and to either request or release
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Services Plan (CFSP) or an Annual funds for reallocation.
information to be collected; and (d) Progresss and Services Report (APSR), Respondents: 275 (50 States, the
ways to minimize the burden of the and an annual budget request and District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
collection of information on estimated expenditure report (CFS–101). approximately 223 possible Tribal
respondents, including through the use The CFS–101 is submitted annually entities).

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Number of Average burden
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per hours per
respondents hours
respondent response

CFSP ....................................................................................... 275 1 240 66,000/5 = 13,200

APSR ....................................................................................... 275 1 180 49,500
CFS–101 .................................................................................. 275 1 5 1,375

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