[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37974-37975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18134]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: TANF Time Limits Questionnaire.
    OMB No: New Collection.
    Description: The imposition of federally imposed time limits on the 
receipt of cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance to Needy 
Families (TANF) program was a central and major part of welfare reform. 
The earliest that TANF recipients could be affected by the 60-month 
federal limit will be in the last quarter of 2001. The purpose of the 
TANF Time Limits project is to document what is known about this 
important element of welfare reform as the period for TANF re-
authorization approaches. The proposed survey instrument is intended to 
obtain ``real-time'' information from those states in which TANF 
recipients could have reached the 60 month limit on receipt of 
federally funded assistance in the last quarter of calendar year 2001. 
The instrument is designed to gather preliminary information about the 
number of families accumulating 60 months of benefits, the outcomes for 
such families (e.g., cases closed, benefits extended with Federal 
funds, benefits extended with State funds), and the policies and 
practices of states to work with families approaching or reaching the 
federal time limit.
    Respondents: The primary respondents for the questionnaire are 
those States that implemented TANF before February 1997. States that 
implemented TANF later may also be surveyed.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                          Average
                                                               Number of    Number of      burden       Total
                         Instrument                           respondents   responses    hours per      burden
                                                                                          response      hours
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TANF time limits............................................           35            1            8          280
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........................  ...........  ...........  ...........          280
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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

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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: July 16, 2001.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-18134 Filed 7-19-01; 8:45 am]
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