[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67745-67746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28273]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Descriptive Study of Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families (TANF) Programs.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
proposing an information collection activity as part of the Descriptive 
Study of Tribal TANF Programs. The proposed information collection 
consists of semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key Tribal 
TANF respondents on questions of Tribal TANF administration, policies, 
service delivery, and program context. Through this information 
collection, ACF seeks to gain an in-depth, systematic understanding of 
program implementation, operations, outputs and outcomes in selected 
sites, and identify promising practices and other areas for further 
study.
    Respondents: Tribal TANF administrators, staff and participants, 
and staff of related programs.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                  Annual  number     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                           of         responses per   burden hours    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response    burden hours
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Discussion Guide for Use with Tribal TANF                     13               1               2              26
 administrators.................................
Discussion Guide for Use with Tribal TANF staff.              12               1               1              12
Discussion Guide for Focus Groups with Tribal                 20               1               2              40
 TANF clients...................................
Discussion Guide for Use with staff of related                20               1               1              20
 programs.......................................
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    All Instruments.............................              65  ..............  ..............              98
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 98.
    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. 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: October 26, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-28273 Filed 11-1-11; 8:45 am]
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