29140 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 103 / Tuesday, May 29, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Head Start Program Information

Report (PIR).

OMB No.: 0980–0017.

Description: The Head Start Act

requires that actual population and

services data be collected from Head

Start and Early Head Start grantees and

delegate agencies. The Head Start

Program Information Report (PIR) is the

primary tool for collecting information

in the areas of program management,

services provided, and the

demographics of the children enrolled

and their families. The principle users

of the data include local program

management, ACF Regional Office staff,

and ACYF Central Office staff. The

information is disseminated widely to

other interested parties, including

Congress, policy makers at the State

level, training and technical assistance

providers, and researchers.

Respondents: Head Start grantees and

delegate agencies; Early Head Start

grantees and delegate agencies.

Annual Burden Estimate:

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per

respondent

Average

burden

hours per

response

Total

burden

hours

PIR ................................................................................................................... 2437 1 4 9748

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 9748.

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 Information Services,

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

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 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: May 22, 2001.

Bob Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–13317 Filed 5–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: Study of the TANF Application

Process.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Study of the TANF

Application Process is designed to

provide systematic information about

how application policies and processes

have changed under TANF, and how

States define and count applications

and application results. The Study will

also explore how application policies

are implemented in a sample of local

TANF offices and will collect data on

individuals’ application decisions,

experiences, and outcomes. In addition,

the Study will also collect information

on the availability and quality of Statecollected data on the TANF application

process. The primary purpose of this

Study is to provide useful information

to be considered in the upcoming TANF

reauthorization process and provide

applicant information as required by 42

U.S.C. 611(b)(2).

Respondents: The respondents for the

Mail Questionnaire are the 50 States, the

District of Columbia, and the U.S.

Territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and

the Virgin Islands. Eighteen States will

be respondents to the State Telephone

Survey, 54 individuals for the Openended Interviews for Case Studies, six

States for Case Abstractions, and 1200

individuals for the Follow-up

Telephone Interviews with Applications

and Non-applicants.

Annual Burden Estimates:

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden

hours per response

Total burden

hours

18-State Telephone Survey ........................................................................... 18 1 3 54

54-State Mail Questionaire ............................................................................ 54 1 6 324

Open-ended interview for Case Studies ........................................................ 54 1 1.5 81

Follow-up Telephone Interview with Applicants and Non-applicants ............ 1200 1 .33 396

Case abstractions-pulling case files for contractor review and abstraction .. 6 1 20 120

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ................................................... ........................ ........................ .......................... 975

Additional Information: Copies of the

proposed collection may be obtained by

writing to The Administration for

Children and Families, Office of

Information Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer.

OMB Comment: OMB is required to

make a decision concerning the