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other committee management activities for
both the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
The meeting announced below
concerns NIOSH Member Conflict
Review, PA 07–318, initial review.
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the aforementioned meeting:
Time and date: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.,
October 31, 2013 (Closed).
Place: Teleconference.
Status: The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set
forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5
U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office,
CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463.
Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will
include the initial review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
response to ‘‘NIOSH Member Conflict
Review, PA 07–318’’.
Contact Person for More Information: Nina
Turner, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer,
1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West
Virginia 26506, Telephone: (304) 285–5976.
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: TANF Quarterly Financial
Report ACF–196R.
OMB No.: New.
Description: This information
collection is authorized under Section
411(a)(3) of the Social Security Act. This
request is for approval to create the
ACF–196R form for quarterly financial
reporting under the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program. Implementation of these
changes will entail new costs to ACF,
and thus, final adoption will depend
upon funding availability. States
participating in the TANF program are
required by statute to report financial
data on a quarterly basis. The forms
meet the legal standard and provide
essential data on the use of federal
TANF funds. Failure to collect the data
would seriously compromise ACF’s
ability to monitor program
expenditures, estimate funding needs,
and to prepare budget submissions and
annual reports required by Congress.
Financial reporting under the TANF
program is governed by 45 CFR Part
265.
Approval of the ACF–196R would
result in two basic changes to TANF
quarterly financial reports. The first is to
require respondents to allocate annual
expenditures among an expanded list of
categories on the ACF–196R; these
categories better reflect the wide range
of activities on which states are
expending TANF funds. The second
change is to the accounting method
used to report expenditures made in a
fiscal year and monitor cumulative
expenditures by grant year award.
Specifically, effective FY 2015, with
each open grant year award,
respondents will be required to report
actual expenditures made in a fiscal
year rather than updating cumulative
totals, using the ACF–196R. If a
respondent needs to adjust an
expenditure reported in a prior year, it
will revise the report for the fiscal year
in which that expenditure occurred,
rather than the current year’s report.
We will maintain the ACF–196 form
(Approved OMB No 0970–0247), only
for revisions to historical data.
Specifically, if a respondent needs to
adjust or correct an expenditure
submitted in a fiscal year prior to FY
2015, the respondent will revise the
ACF–196 pertaining to the relevant
grant year for expenditures cumulative
through FY 2014. Thus, the reporting
burden associated with the ACF–196 is
greatly reduced.
Respondents: State agencies
administering the TANF program
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
51
4
14
2856
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ....................................................
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ACF–196R .......................................................................................................
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2856
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.
Comments may be sent in writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
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and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer or
emailed to: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection.
Interested parties can also request
copies of the proposed collection of
information (instructions and forms) at
the above address or by accessing the
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Information Memorandum TANF–ACF–
IM–2013–03 on the Policy page of the
OFA Web site, available at https://
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/
programs/tanf/policy.
ACF specifically requests comments
on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is critical to the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
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(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; (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; (e) ability of respondents to
categorize and allocate expenditures in
the more detailed manner that the new
categories listed on the ACF–196R
would require; (f) whether definitions
for categories are clear, or whether any
of the definitions should be revised to
prevent confusion over how to report an
expenditure; (g) whether any additional
or alternative categories of expenditure
reporting should be included in order to
improve understanding of how TANF
and maintenance-of-effort (MOE) funds
are being used; (h) length of time it will
take for respondents to adapt to the new
accounting method, specifically,
whether a state would be able to
accurately report expenditures
according to the new accounting
methodology by February 14, 2016 (the
date the first quarter FY 2015 report is
due), and if not, what transition time
would be needed in order to report in
accordance with the revised forms and
procedures; (h) any complications that
may result from the transition to a new
accounting method, and if so, how to
minimize the potential for
complications; (i) whether there will be
costs involved with transitioning to
reporting in new expenditure categories
and accounting method, and if so, what
would be the anticipated extent of such
costs. Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
OMB No.: 0970–0430.
Description: The Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) report
requests annual Tribal aggregate
information on services provided
through the CCDF, which is required by
the CCDF Final Rule (45 FR parts 98 and
99). Tribal Lead Agencies (TLAs) are
required to submit annual aggregate data
appropriate to Tribal programs on
children and families receiving CCDFfunded child care services. The CCDF
statute and regulations also require
TLAs to submit a supplemental
narrative as part of the ACF–700 report.
This narrative describes child care
activities and actions in the TLA’s
service area. Information from the ACF–
700 and supplemental narrative report
will be included in the Secretary’s
Report to Congress, as appropriate, and
will be shared with all TLAs to inform
them of CCDF-funded activities in other
Tribal programs.
Respondents: Tribal Governments.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Child Care and Development
Block Grant Reporting Requirements—
ACF–700.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
260
1
38
9,880
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ....................................................
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
ACF–700 Report ..............................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
9,880
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address:
infocollection@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, Fax: 202–395–7285,
Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@
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OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for
the Administration for Children and
Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director; Notice of Charter
Renewal
In accordance with Title 41 of the
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations,
Section 102–3.65(a), notice is hereby
given that the Charter for the Advisory
Committee to the Deputy Director for
Intramural Research, National Institutes
of Health was renewed for an additional
two-year period on August 15 2013.
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It is determined that the Advisory
Committee to the Deputy Director for
Intramural Research, National Institutes
of Health, is in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties imposed on the National
Institutes of Health by law, and that
these duties can best be performed
through the advice and counsel of this
group.
Inquiries may be directed to Jennifer
Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal
Advisory Committee Policy, Office of
the Director, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard,
Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
(Mail code 4875), Telephone (301) 496–
2123, or spaethj@od.nih.gov.
Dated: September 6, 2013.
Anna Snouffer,
Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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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-196R.
OMB No.: New.
Description: This information collection is authorized under
Section 411(a)(3) of the Social Security Act. This request is for
approval to create the ACF-196R form for quarterly financial reporting
under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Implementation of these changes will entail new costs to ACF, and thus,
final adoption will depend upon funding availability. States
participating in the TANF program are required by statute to report
financial data on a quarterly basis. The forms meet the legal standard
and provide essential data on the use of federal TANF funds. Failure to
collect the data would seriously compromise ACF's ability to monitor
program expenditures, estimate funding needs, and to prepare budget
submissions and annual reports required by Congress. Financial
reporting under the TANF program is governed by 45 CFR Part 265.
Approval of the ACF-196R would result in two basic changes to TANF
quarterly financial reports. The first is to require respondents to
allocate annual expenditures among an expanded list of categories on
the ACF-196R; these categories better reflect the wide range of
activities on which states are expending TANF funds. The second change
is to the accounting method used to report expenditures made in a
fiscal year and monitor cumulative expenditures by grant year award.
Specifically, effective FY 2015, with each open grant year award,
respondents will be required to report actual expenditures made in a
fiscal year rather than updating cumulative totals, using the ACF-196R.
If a respondent needs to adjust an expenditure reported in a prior
year, it will revise the report for the fiscal year in which that
expenditure occurred, rather than the current year's report.
We will maintain the ACF-196 form (Approved OMB No 0970-0247), only
for revisions to historical data. Specifically, if a respondent needs
to adjust or correct an expenditure submitted in a fiscal year prior to
FY 2015, the respondent will revise the ACF-196 pertaining to the
relevant grant year for expenditures cumulative through FY 2014. Thus,
the reporting burden associated with the ACF-196 is greatly reduced.
Respondents: State agencies administering the TANF program
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ACF-196R........................................ 51 4 14 2856
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 2856
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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. Comments may be sent in 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 or emailed to:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection. Interested parties can also
request copies of the proposed collection of information (instructions
and forms) at the above address or by accessing the Information
Memorandum TANF-ACF-IM-2013-03 on the Policy page of the OFA Web site,
available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/programs/tanf/policy.
ACF specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is critical to the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have
practical utility;
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(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; (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; (e) ability of respondents to categorize and allocate
expenditures in the more detailed manner that the new categories listed
on the ACF-196R would require; (f) whether definitions for categories
are clear, or whether any of the definitions should be revised to
prevent confusion over how to report an expenditure; (g) whether any
additional or alternative categories of expenditure reporting should be
included in order to improve understanding of how TANF and maintenance-
of-effort (MOE) funds are being used; (h) length of time it will take
for respondents to adapt to the new accounting method, specifically,
whether a state would be able to accurately report expenditures
according to the new accounting methodology by February 14, 2016 (the
date the first quarter FY 2015 report is due), and if not, what
transition time would be needed in order to report in accordance with
the revised forms and procedures; (h) any complications that may result
from the transition to a new accounting method, and if so, how to
minimize the potential for complications; (i) whether there will be
costs involved with transitioning to reporting in new expenditure
categories and accounting method, and if so, what would be the
anticipated extent of such costs. Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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