[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14808-14809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5951]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Descriptive Study of Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families (TANF) Programs--Interview Guides.
    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: Semi-structured interviews will be held with Tribal 
TANF administrators and staff, and staff of related programs. Focus 
groups will be held with Tribal TANF clients.

Annual Burden Estimates

    Please note that the burden rates below are revised since the 60 
day Federal Register Notice to reflect lower burden hours.

                                        Table 1--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                      4               1             1.5               6
 Administrators.................................
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Discussion Guide for use with tribal TANF Staff.              12               1               1              12
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Discussion Guide for use with Focus Groups with               20               1               2              40
 tribal TANF clients............................
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Discussion guide for use with staff of related                20               1               1              20
 programs.......................................
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    All instruments:............................  ..............  ..............  ..............              78
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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 Planning, Research, 
and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, 
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection. Email address: 
[email protected]. 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

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information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: March 7, 2012.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance, Officer; Office of Planning, Research and 
Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2012-5951 Filed 3-12-12; 8:45 am]
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