[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12937-12938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5009]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Study of the TANF Application Process.
    OMB No. New Collection.
    Description: The Study of the TANF Application Process is designed 
to provide systematic information about how application policies and 
processes have changed under TANF, and how States define and count 
applications and application results. The Study will also explore how 
application polices are implemented in a sample of local TANF offices 
and will collect data on individuals' application decisions, 
experiences, and outcomes. In addition, the Study will also collect 
information on the availability and quality of State-collected data on 
the TANF application process. The primary purpose of this Study is to 
provide useful information to be considered in the upcoming TANF 
reauthorization process.
    Respondents: The respondents for the Mail Questionnaire are the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories of Guam, 
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Eighteen States will be 
respondents to the State Telephone Survey, 54 individuals for the Open-
ended Interviews for Case Studies, six States for Case Abstractions, 
and 1200 individuals for the follow-up Telephone Interviews with 
Applicants and Non-applicants.

                                             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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18-State Telephone Survey.......................              18               1               3              54
54-State Mail Questionaire......................              54               1               6             324
Open-ended interview for Case Studies...........              54               1             1.5              81
Follow-up Telephone Interview with Applicants               1200               1             .33             396
 and Non-applicants.............................
Case abstractions--pulling case files for                      6               1              20             120
 contractor review and abstraction..............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........                                                             975
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    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(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. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Information Services, 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.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (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; and (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. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: February 26, 2001.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-5009 Filed 2-28-01; 8:45 am]
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