[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56331-56332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27980]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 
or terminated earlier under a State specific time limit. 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 and 
State time limit.
    Respondents: The primary respondents for the questionnaire are 
those States that implemented TANF before February 1997. States that 
implemented TANF later might also be surveyed.
    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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TANF Time Limits Questionnaire. State where:
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No one could have reached a time limit
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First call......................................              18               1             .25             4.5
Written survey..................................              18               1              10             180
Second call.....................................              18               1              .5               9
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Only state time limit is binding
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First call......................................              16               1             .25               4
Written survey..................................              16               1              14             224
Second call.....................................              16               1               1              16
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Only federal time limit is binding
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First call......................................              13               1             .25            3.25
Written survey..................................              13               1              21             273
Second call.....................................              13               1               1              13
Federal and state time limits are binding.
First call......................................               4               1             .25               1
Written survey..................................               4               1              23              92
Second call.....................................               4               1             1.5               6
    Estimated Total Annual Hours:...............  ..............  ..............  ..............          825.75
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    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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.
    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, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: November 1, 2001.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-27980 Filed 11-6-01; 8:45 am]
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