[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 203 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 62721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26794]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Tribal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) 
Experience: Problems, Solutions, and Lesson Learned.
    OMB Number: New collection.
    Description: The proposed research has four objectives: (1) To 
develop national-level research-based information on tribal TANF that 
is responsive to the needs of the tribal governments in making 
decisions on initiating their own TANF programs, as well as the needs 
of policymakers at federal, state, and local levels; (2) to develop 
objective performance measures for tribal TANF programs; (3) to develop 
a decision-support system to help tribal officials assess the 
advantages, disadvantages, risks and opportunities associated with 
operating a TANF program; and (4) to develop a tribal TANF Handbook 
that incorporates the experiences, best practices, and lessons learned.
    Support Services International, Incorporated (SSI), an Indian-owned 
consulting firm, shall develop the data collection instruments and 
conduct the study. Data will be collected through: (1) Telephone 
surveys with staff at all current tribal TANF programs (a total of 27), 
a sample of 10 non-TANF tribes, and relevant officials in 20 states; 
(2) in-depth interviews with program staff on site visits to 9 tribes 
(7 TANF tribes and 2 non-TANF tribes); and (3) focus groups of 6-9 TANF 
recipients at each of the 7 tribal TANF sites visited. Four respondents 
at each site will be included in the telephone survey, and four in each 
in-depth on-site interview. The non-TANF tribes includes in the 
research samples are from a group of tribes that have considered the 
option of developing and operating their own tribal-specific TANF 
programs, but have declined to do so.
    Respondents: Individuals.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

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                                                                                          Average
                                                              Estimated    Responses    burden hour     Total
                 Data collection instrument                     No. of        per           per       burden hrs
                                                             respondents  respondents  interview\*\
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Telephone Interview Guide..................................          228            1          0.50          114
Personal Interview Guide...................................           36            1          1.0            36
Focus Group Notes..........................................           53            1          0.8            44
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 194.
    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report for this information collection.
    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 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 to the 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
information collection activity 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: October 13, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-26794 Filed 10-18-00; 8:45 am]
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