[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22982-22983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10550]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: How TANF Agencies Support Families Experiencing 
Homelessness.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation 
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is conducting the, ``How 
TANF Agencies Support Families Experiencing Homelessness,'' project 
through a contract with Abt Associates in partnership with MEF 
Associates. This project will assist HHS in understanding the extent to 
which TANF agencies across the country are using TANF funds to serve 
and support families experiencing or are at-risk of homelessness. It 
also will document the approaches and strategies used by TANF agencies 
to serve these families. We are seeking OMB approval for four elements 
of the study: (1) The TANF Administrator Web Survey (tailored for both 
state and county respondents), (2) a Site Visit Discussion Guide for 
TANF staff, 3) a Site Visit Discussion Guide for Staff at Continuums of 
Care (CoC)/Partner Organizations, and 4) a Site Visit Focus Group 
Guide.
    TANF Administrator Web Survey. We will administer an online survey 
to all state and territory TANF administrators as well as a selection 
of three county TANF administrators from each state. The survey will 
collect information about the agencies' overall approaches toward 
addressing family homelessness and the extent to which TANF funds, 
assessments, tools, additional services, and partners are used in these 
efforts.
    Discussion protocols during site visits to TANF agencies. The study 
team will visit five purposefully selected TANF agencies. During these 
two-day visits, the project staff will use the Site Visit Discussion 
Guide for TANF Staff to conduct interviews with TANF office staff, use 
the Site Visit Focus Group Guide to convene focus groups of TANF 
participants experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, and use the Site 
Visit Discussion Guide for Staff at CoC/Partner Organizations to 
interview representatives from relevant homelessness organization 
partners, including CoCs.
    Respondents: State, territory, and selected county TANF 
administrators; TANF agency staff who provide case management or 
services to address family homelessness; representatives from the local 
CoC, and as applicable, staff from other partner organizations that 
serve homeless families; TANF recipients experiencing or at-risk of 
homelessness.

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                                             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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TANF Administrator Web Survey                206              69               1              .5              35
 (State and County).............
Site Visit Discussion Guide for               50              17               1             1.5              26
 TANF Staff.....................
Site Visit Discussion Guide for               20               7               1             1.5              11
 Staff at CoC/Partner
 Organizations..................
Site Visit Focus Group Guide....              20               7               1             1.5              11
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 83.
    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, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20201, 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.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-10550 Filed 5-16-18; 8:45 am]
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