TANF Emergency Fund Subsidized Employment Report, Form OFA-200

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form OFA-200 TANF Emergency Fund Subsidized Employment Report, Form OFA 200 Form and Instruction	Modified
OFA Emergency Clearance Justification for Subsidized Employment Data 081610.doc Supplementary Document	2010-08-19
Emergency Fund Subsidized Employment Data Collection 052510 (previous instrument).xls Supplementary Document	2010-08-19
PRA_Supporting_Statement_Subsidized_Employment_081710[1][1][1].doc Supporting Statement A	2010-08-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
193333	TANF Emergency Fund Subsidized Employment Report, Form OFA 200 Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0378	ICR Reference No: 201009-0970-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201006-0970-004
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: TANF Emergency Fund Subsidized Employment Report, Form OFA-200
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 09/13/2010
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/04/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/01/2010
Terms of Clearance: ACF is granted emergency review for this ARRA-related collection and must go through standard public comment procedures under the PRA prior to submitting this collection for renewal.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2011	6 Months From Approved	12/31/2010
Responses	296	0	148
Time Burden (Hours)	7,104	0	3,552
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests emergency clearance to collect information on the number of individuals in subsidized employment as a result of the TANF Emergency Fund. The TANF Emergency Fund was authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), and this legislation provided 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. Many jurisdictions are implementing subsidized employment programs as a result of the availability of this new funding, and there is substantial interest from the White House, OMB, the Congress, and the media 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. 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.

Emergency Justfication: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests emergency clearance to collect information on the number of individuals in subsidized employment as a result of the TANF Emergency Fund. We initially requested emergency clearance to collect this data and received approval of our data collection form, and we also posted a Federal Register notice on June 8 stating our intent to collect this information and invited comments. As a result of this notice we received comments that yielded improvements to our data collection instrument, and we are therefore submitting a revised data collection form for emergency clearance. The TANF Emergency Fund was authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), and this legislation provided 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. Many jurisdictions are implementing subsidized employment programs as a result of the availability of this new funding, and there is substantial interest from the White House, OMB, the Congress, and the media 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. 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. As a result, we are seeking emergency clearance to begin a voluntary data collection to gather 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. We are requesting emergency clearance as the authorization for this program expires at the end of FY 2010, creating an extremely brief window of opportunity for data collection. Given this Administration's commitment to transparency and accountability, it would create public harm if the results of this program were not captured and quantified. The first data collection is due November 14, 2010. Failing to collect information on subsidized employment funded through use of the TANF Emergency Fund would prevent the Administration, the Congress, and the public from obtaining meaningful information about the program. Therefore, this collection of information is needed prior to the time allowed by the use of normal clearance procedures and is essential to the mission of the agency. ACF requests a determination by September 13, 2010 under 5 CFR 1320.13 of the Paperwork Reduction Act regulation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 603 Name of Law: Emergency Fund
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
TANF Emergency Fund Subsidized Employment Report, Form OFA 200	OFA-200	TANF Emergency Subsidized Employment Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	296	148	0	148	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,104	3,552	0	3,552	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The is a program change due to an assumption the information will be collected four instead of two times per year. In addition, more information is being collected.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $59,200

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/01/2010

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