[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59789-59790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29797]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will

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periodically publish summaries of proposed information collections 
projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of 
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports 
Clearance Office at (202) 619-2118 or e-mail [email protected].
    Comments are invited 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) ways to enhance 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.
    Proposed Project 1. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) 
Caseload Survey--NEW--The Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation has developed a common TANF beneficiary survey instrument to 
be used by five states and the District of Columbia awarded TANF 
caseload grants. The grantees are: California, Colorado, Maryland, 
Missouri, South Carolina and Washington DC. The purpose of this survey 
is to develop a better understanding of the characteristics and needs 
of states' current TANF caseloads. Respondents: Individuals; Number of 
respondents: 6500; Burden per Response: 45 minutes; Total Burden: 4,875 
hours.
    Send comments via e-mail to [email protected], or mail to OS 
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC, 20221. Comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: November 20, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
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