[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]
 BILLING CODE 4184-09-P