[Federal Register: July 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 134)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Child Care Report for High Performance Bonus.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193, established the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program under title IV-A of the
Social Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. Section 403(a)(4)
of the Act requires the Secretary to award bonuses to ``high performing
States''. (Indian tribes are not eligible for these bonuses.) The term
``high performing State'' is defined in section 403(a)(4) of the Act to
mean a State that is most successful in achieving the purposes of the
TANF program as specified in section 401(a) of the Act.
The final rule covering the TANF high performance bonuses to States
in FY 2002 and beyond was published August 30, 2000 (65 FR 52814)
followed by an interim final rule published May 10, 2001 (66 FR 23854).
The final and interim final rules set forth how CCB will compute scores
and rank States on the three components, i.e., Accessibility,
Affordability, and Quality, that comprise the child care measure.
In FY 2002, CCB will measure State performance based upon a
composite ranking of the Accessibility and Affordability components. No
additional reporting burden will be required since the data/information
for the Accessibility and Affordability components are currently
reported under the CCDF program (ACF Reports 800 and 801). However,
there will be a reporting burden (related to the Quality component) for
the information States must submit if they wish to compete on the child
care measure in FY 2003. The information includes:
(1) All age-specific rates for children 0-13 years of age reported
by the child day care centers and family day care homes responding to
the State's market rate survey; and
(2) The provider's county or, if the State uses multi-county
regions to measure market rates or set maximum payment rates, the
administrative region.
Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Territories
including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and
the Northern Marianna Islands.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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ACF-900......................................... 56 0.5 40 1,120
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 1,120
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Additional Information:
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: rsargis@acf.hhs.gov. OMB Comment:
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk Officer
for ACF, E-mail address: lauren_wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: July 7, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17740 Filed 7-11-03; 8:45 am]
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