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employee representatives at the

workplace to assess program

effectiveness and identify areas for

improvement. Because of the large

number of investigations conducted

each year, the need to respond quickly

to requests for assistance, and the

diverse nature of these investigations,

NIOSH requests clearance for data

collection in these investigations. The

total estimated annual cost to

respondents is $40,950.

Respondents Number of respondents

Number of response per respondent

Avg. burden

total per response (in

hours)

Total burden

(in hours)

Employees (initial interviews) .......................................................................... 4,200 1 .25 1,050

Employees (questionnaires interviews) ........................................................... 5.250 1 .50 2,625

Employees (follow-back questionnaires) ......................................................... 420 1 .50 210

Employees (follow-back questionnaires) ......................................................... 420 1 .50 210

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 4,095

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning,

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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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) indepth 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:

Data collection instrument

Estimated

No. of

respondents

Responses

per

respondents

Average burden hour per

interview*

Total burden hrs

Telephone Interview Guide ............................................................................................ 228 1 0.50 114

Personal Interview Guide .............................................................................................. 36 1 1.0 36

Focus Group Notes ....................................................................................................... 53 1 0.8 44

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.

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