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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Respondents Task name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses/ 

respondent 

Average 

burden/ 

response 

(in hours) 

Record Retrieval ............................................ 20 1,000 0.5 

Dated: November 9, 2006. 

Joan F. Karr, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E6–19374 Filed 11–15–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Title: Identifying Promising 

Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families (TANF) Diversion Practices. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: The Identifying 

Promising TANF Diversion Practices 

study is designed to understand States’

and local offices’ TANF diversion 

policies and practices. Since the passage 

of the Personal Responsibility and Work 

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 

a majority of States have implemented 

formal diversion programs that provide 

assistance to families and/or impose 

program requirements on them when 

they apply for TANF in order to reduce 

the number of families who enroll in the 

program. These programs can send a 

strong signal to applicants that TANF is 

a work-oriented program and/or prevent 

applicants’ need to use time-limited 

welfare benefits. States have 

implemented three types of formal 

diversion programs: (1) Lump-sum 

payment programs targeted to workready applicants to help them through 

short-term crises; (2) ‘‘up-front’’

program requirements, such as 

mandatory participation in a program 

orientation or job search as a condition 

of eligibility; and (3) hybrid programs 

that provide short-term cash assistance 

and impose up-front requirements. The 

Administration for Children and 

Families has contracted with 

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. to 

learn more about States’ implementation 

of these programs and to identify best 

practices. 

The study consists of a survey of 

States and in-depth visits to local sites. 

The survey of States will be 

administered in four stages: (1) A State 

survey to the TANF director in all 50 

States and the District of Columbia to 

obtain a profile of States’ diversion 

policies and practices; (2) a semistructured, one-hour follow-up 

telephone interview with the State 

TANF director or designee in an 

estimated 35 States with States with 

current diversion programs to gather 

additional information about these 

programs; (3) a semi-structured, 20- 

minute telephone interview with the 

State TANF director or designee in other 

States without current diversion 

programs to learn about future plans for 

diversion programs; and (4) a semistructured, one-hour telephone 

interview with local TANF 

administrators from 30 selected local 

offices in States that provide local 

flexibility in administering diversion 

policies to learn about their practices. 

To further understand the local 

implementation of diversion policies 

and practices, the study includes site 

visits to two local offices in each of 

three States with promising diversion 

programs. In each office, interviews will 

be conducted with one TANF 

administrator, an average of two 

supervisors or mid-level management 

staff members, an average of three line 

staff members, and an average of two 

staff members from partner 

organizations. Site visitors also will 

observe selected activities, such as 

intake, orientation, and job search. 

Respondents: State TANF directors 

and administrators and local TANF 

administrators and line staff. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Survey of States 

Stage 1: State Survey ..................................................................................... 51 1 0.2 10.2 

Stage 2: Interview State TANF Director with Diversion Program ................... 35 1 1.0 35.0 

Stage 3: Interview State TANF Director without Diversion Program .............. 16 1 0.3 4.8 

Stage 4: Interview Local TANF Administrator ................................................. 30 1 1.0 30.0 

Site Visit Protocols 

Administrator .................................................................................................... 6 1 1.5 9.0 

Supervisor ........................................................................................................ 12 1 1.0 12.0

Line Staff .......................................................................................................... 18 1 1.0 18.0 

Partner Organization ........................................................................................ 12 1 1.0 12.0 

Observation ...................................................................................................... 12 1 ........................ ........................

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 131. 

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 


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to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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. 

Dated: November 9, 2006. 

Robert Sargis, 

Report Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9223 Filed 11–15–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Title: Public Education Study on 

Public Knowledge of Abstinence and 

Abstinence Education. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: In support of the goal to 

prevent unwed childbearing, pregnancy, 

and sexually transmitted diseases, 

Congress has recently authorized 

funding increases to support abstinence 

education. 

To learn more about the public’s 

views, the Administration for Children 

and Families (ACF) will conduct a 

public opinion survey of a nationally 

representative sample of adolescents 

(age 12 to 18) and their parents to 

examine current attitudes on abstinence 

and knowledge of abstinence education. 

The survey data will be used to inform 

current and future public education 

campaigns. In addition, the information 

gathered will assist ACF with grant 

administration and technical assistance 

activities. The survey will ask parents 

(one parent per adolescent) and 

adolescents about their views and 

attitudes about abstinence until 

marriage, awareness of abstinence 

education, and views and attitudes 

about abstinence education. Each parent 

and adolescent interview will take 

approximately 20 minutes to complete. 

Respondents: A nationally 

representative sample of adolescents 

will be selected through a random-digitdial sample of households with landline 

telephones. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total 

burden hours 

Telephone interview ......................................................................................... 1 2,000 1 0.33 660 

1 1,000 adolescent/parent pairs. 

Total annual burden estimates: 660. 

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 Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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. 

Dated: November 8, 2006. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9224 Filed 11–15–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: 

Comment Request 

In compliance with the requirement 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects 

(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United 

States Code, as amended by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13), the Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes periodic summaries of 

proposed projects being developed for 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 

information on the proposed project or 

to obtain a copy of the data collection 

plans and draft instruments, call the 

HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on 

(301) 443–1129. 

Comments are invited 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) 

ways to enhance 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. 


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