[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17419-17420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08233]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: TANF Office Culture Study.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing data 
collection activities as part of a project to identify and describe 
exemplars of TANF organizational culture as well as successful 
strategies human services offices have undertaken to improve their 
organizational culture. This qualitative study intends to use this 
information to increase understanding of how various agencies' 
organizational cultures influence TANF clients' experiences, service 
delivery, and frontline workers.
    The information collection activities to be submitted in the 
package include:
    (1) Leadership and supervisor interviews will collect information 
on program structure and staffing, client experiences, agency goals and 
performance management, organizational learning and innovation, 
cultural congruence across service providers, and the perception of the 
organizational culture change, if applicable.
    (2) Frontline workers' interviews will collect information about 
frontline staffs' role in service delivery, client experiences, peer 
interaction and social institutions within the agency, agency goals, 
organizational learning and innovation, and the perception of the 
organizational culture change initiative, if applicable.
    (3) The focus groups will collect information about program 
participants' perceptions of agency processes, their communication with 
agency staff, and their assessment of the agency's organizational 
culture.
    Respondents: Individuals receiving TANF and related services, TANF 
directors, and managers and staff at local TANF offices.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Leadership and Supervisor                     24               8               1             1.5              12
 Interview Guide................
Frontline Staff Interview Guide.              12               4               1               1               4
Focus Group Guide...............              54              18               1             1.5              27
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 43.
    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, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201, 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.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-08233 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am]
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