2996 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2018 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[OMB No.: 0970–0440] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request; Job 

Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies 

Evaluation—Extension; Withdrawal 

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: On January 16, 2018 the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) published a Federal 

Register Notice for a Proposed 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request; Job Search 

Assistance (JSA) Strategies EvaluationExtension (OMB 0970–0440). The 

Notice incorrectly allowed for a 60-day 

comment period instead of a 30-day 

comment period and had an incorrect 

location for where comments should be 

sent. ACF is withdrawing this notice 

from the Federal Register and will 

publish a corrected document. 

DATES: The notice published January 16, 

2018 at 83 FR 2162 is withdrawn as of 

January 22, 2018. 

For additional information, please 

email OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov, 

Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

Mary Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00902 Filed 1–19–18; 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: TANF Office Culture Study. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is proposing data 

collection activities as part of a project 

to identify and describe exemplars of 

TANF organizational culture as well as 

successful strategies human services 

offices have undertaken to improve their 

organizational culture. This qualitative 

study intends to use this information to 

increase understanding of how various 

agencies’ organizational cultures 

influence TANF clients’ experiences, 

service delivery, and frontline workers. 

The information collection activities 

to be submitted in the package include: 

(1) Leadership and supervisor 

interviews will collect information on 

program structure and staffing, client 

experiences, agency goals and 

performance management, 

organizational learning and innovation, 

cultural congruence across service 

providers, and the perception of the 

organizational culture change, if 

applicable. 

(2) Frontline workers’ interviews will 

collect information about frontline 

staffs’ role in service delivery, client 

experiences, peer interaction and social 

institutions within the agency, agency 

goals, organizational learning and 

innovation, and the perception of the 

organizational culture change initiative, 

if applicable. 

(3) The focus groups will collect 

information about program participants’ 

perceptions of agency processes, their 

communication with agency staff, and 

their assessment of the agency’s 

organizational culture. 

Respondents: Individuals receiving 

TANF and related services, TANF 

directors, and managers and staff at 

local TANF offices. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Leadership and Supervisor Interview Guide ....................... 24 8 1 1.5 12 

Frontline Staff Interview Guide ............................................ 12 4 1 1 4 

Focus Group Guide ............................................................. 54 18 1 1.5 27 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 43. 

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 Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE 

Reports Clearance Officer. Email 

address: OPREinfocollection@

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. 

Mary Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00990 Filed 1–19–18; 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: Childhood & Family 

Experiences Study. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is proposing data 

collection activities as part of a project 

to understand how public programs can 

better serve low-income families. The 

Childhood & Family Experiences study 

will examine the perspectives and lived 

experiences of children and families 

living in poverty. This qualitative study 

intends to use this information to 

increase understanding of the lives of 


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