[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 23262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09097]


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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 County versus State Administered 
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 County and State Administered TANF Programs. The proposed 
information collection consists of semi-structured interviews with key 
County and State staff on questions of county TANF administration, 
policies, service delivery, and program context. Through this 
information collection, ACE seeks to gain an in-depth, systematic 
understanding of the differences in program implementation, operations, 
outputs and outcomes between state and county administered TANF 
programs, and identify special technical assistance needs of state 
supervised, county administered programs.
    Respondents: Semi-structured interviews will be held with state and 
county TANF administrators and staff.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                 Annual  Number     Number of     Average burden
                   Instrument                          of         responses per     hours per      Annual burden
                                                   respondents     respondent        response          hours
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State TANF administrators discussion guide.....               6               1              1                 6
State human service department director                       6               1              1                 6
 discussion guide..............................
County TANF administrators discussion guide....              12               1              1.5              18
County executives discussion guide.............              12               1              1                12
County TANF directors' associations discussion                6               1              1.5               9
 guide.........................................
Telephone interview protocol for state TANF                  30               1              0.5              15
 directors.....................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 66.
    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 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration, for 
Children and Families.

Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09097 Filed 4-17-13; 8:45 am]
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