[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46954-46955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20087]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; 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
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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.
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.
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.
Emily B. Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20087 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am]
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