This information collection request is approved as an emergency based on the justification provided by ACF. ACF will immediately begin the process of obtaining approval for this collection under the normal process provided by the PRA.
Additionally, OMB notes that the burden change associated with this collection is explained in the supporting statement to be a program change. Accordingly, OMB has revised the ROCIS table to correct.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2013
6 Months From Approved
08/31/2015
204
0
204
2,040
0
1,632
0
0
0
The form is used by states to report expenditures under the temporary assistance for needy families program. State agencies will use this form to report data on a quarterly basis. The form provides data on financial disbursements, obligations, and estimates, it provides states with a mechanism to request program funding and certify the availability of state matching funds. Failure to collect this data would seriously compromise the administration for children and families' ability to monitor expenditures. This form may also be used to prepare congressional budget.
This is a request to use emergency procedures under 5 CFR Part 1320.13 for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Quarterly Financial Report (ACF-196, OMB Control Number 0970-0247). This has been approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act and used for State financial reporting since 2003.
Authority to require financial reports 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. Under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5 (ARRA) funds were made available to State TANF grantees. Data elements to capture this information were added in 2009 and inadvertently removed in 2012. It was subsequently learned from the HHS General Council that ARRA TANF funds continue to be available to State TANF agencies until all ARRA funds are expended. Therefore, States need to restore the ARRA data elements to the TANF Quarterly Financial Report for financial reporting.
Under regulatory authority at 45 CFR Parts 265.3 through 265.9 States are required to report quarterly with reports due within 45 days from the end of the quarter.
ACF has consulted with State TANF agencies and they have requested that the currently approved ACF-196 be modified so that the reporting of ARRA funds could be made.
Therefore, it is requested that approval be granted by March 15, 2013 due to the collection of ARRA data is essential to the mission of the agency and the first calendar quarter's data cannot be collected by following normal be acquired by following normal clearance procedures. The March 15 date will allow for the revised TANF financial report to be implemented in the OLDC (On Line Data Collection) tool and States to begin reporting by April 1, 2013.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form ACF-196 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Quarterly Financial Report
Emer Req 2-21-13.pdf
OGM Master (V2) ACF-196 Instructions.doc
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Quarterly Financial Report