[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33948-33949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15092]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; State Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families Case Studies (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration 
for Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is 
proposing a data collection activity as part of the State Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Case Studies project. This study 
seeks to document innovative employment and training programs for low-
income individuals including TANF recipients and examine the ways the 
programs provide or link families to wraparound services. Over a three-
year period, the study will conduct up to 12 comprehensive qualitative 
case studies and up to 20 profiles of innovative programs to showcase 
promising approaches.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also 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, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The State TANF Case Studies project will involve 
several phases including: (1) Identifying innovative programs through a 
scan of the field and engagement with stakeholders; (2) visiting up to 
12 selected programs to collect detailed information and produce 
comprehensive case studies of these programs to enhance policymakers' 
and other stakeholders' understanding of promising programs helping 
low-income individuals to succeed in the labor force; and (3) gathering 
information through telephone interviews to produce up to 20 shorter 
case studies. The proposed information collection activities are: (1) 
Semi-structured interviews with program and partner administrators and 
frontline staff; (2) in-depth interviews with participants to better 
inform and enhance understanding of client experiences and 
perspectives; (3) a guided case review with frontline staff to capture 
information about client characteristics as well as intensity, 
frequency, duration, and sequencing of services; and (4) an observation 
of program services, such as case management sessions, intakes and 
referrals, services delivered in a classroom setting, and work sites. 
The study will take place over a three year period.
    Respondents: Respondents include program administrators, frontline 
program staff, and program participants. Program administrators include 
staff who administer and supervise the case study program under review, 
TANF and employment and training programs; child care and other 
wraparound supports; and other workforce programs and partners such as 
community colleges, adult basic education providers, and employers; and 
state decision makers, as appropriate. Frontline program staff include 
intake workers, case managers, job developers, and other direct service 
providers who work at TANF agencies and American Job Centers, 
employment and training providers such as community colleges, and 
providers of wraparound supports, such as child care subsidy frontline 
staff. TANF and other low-income program participants will also be 
respondents. All participants will be able to opt out of participating 
in the data collection activities.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                   Total  number  Annual  number     Number of        Average
           Instrument                   of              of         responses per   burden  hours  Annual  burden
                                    respondents     respondents     respondent     per  response       hours
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Semi-structured program staff                200              67               1               1              67
 interview guide................
In-depth participant interview                24               8               1             1.5              12
 guide..........................
Case review guide...............              24               8               2             .75              12
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 91.

    Authority: Sec. 413, Pub. L. 115-31.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15092 Filed 7-15-19; 8:45 am]
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