[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20024-20025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7923]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Study of Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare 
Services.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Study of Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child 
Welfare Services is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and 
Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services. The study examines the 
approaches and strategies utilized by tribes and tribal organizations 
that were awarded the grants for Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child 
Welfare Services to Tribal Families at Risk of Child Abuse or Neglect.
    The descriptive study of these programs that serve tribal 
communities will document the way in which the tribal grantees are 
creating and adapting culturally relevant and appropriate approaches, 
systems, and programs to increase coordination and enhance service 
delivery to address child abuse and neglect. The study will also 
document challenges faced and lessons learned to inform the field of 
practice as well as policymakers and funders at various levels.
    The proposed information collection activities consist of semi-
structured interviews, conducted at each of the 14 tribal communities, 
and a grantee feedback survey on the usefulness of periodically held 
cross-grantee learning events.
    Respondents: Program director(s), tribal TANF and child welfare 
staff and supervisors, program partners, and tribal leaders or elders. 
The information collection does not include direct interaction with 
individuals or families that receive the services.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                         Average
                                                        Annual  number     Number of     burden
                      Instrument                              of         responses per    hours    Total annual
                                                          respondents     respondent       per     burden hours
                                                                                        response
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Interview Protocol for Program Staff..................               9               3    1.5                 41
Interview Protocol for TANF and CW Staff..............              19               3      1                 57
Interview Protocol for Tribal or Community Partners...               9               3    .75                 20
Interview Protocol for Tribal Leaders or Elders.......               9               3      1                 27
Feedback Form for Community of Learning Events........              10               5    .15                  8
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 153.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and

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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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-7923 Filed 4-2-12; 8:45 am]
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