83 FR 30735 - Proposed Information Collection Activity

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 126 (June 29, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30735-30736]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14037]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; ACF; HHS.

ACTION: Request for Public Comment.

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TITLE: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Innovations 
(TDI) Project (New Collection).
    The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to collect 
information as part of the TANF Data Innovations (TDI) project. TDI is 
an investment to expand the integration, analysis, and use of TANF data 
to improve program administration, payment integrity, and outcomes for 
participants.
    TDI will start by assessing the needs and readiness of TANF 
agencies across the country to set up and operate data systems to 
support program improvement. A key goal of the needs assessment is to 
help categorize states' readiness to effectively use data and produce 
evidence. Informed by this assessment and discussions with key 
stakeholders, TDI will support a broad learning collaborative of state 
agencies and other entities related to the TANF program, including a 
range of Technical Assistance (TA) options to help states improve their 
use of TANF and other program data.
    This information collection request will consist of a needs 
assessment survey to be completed by state TANF agency administrators 
and staff to gather detailed information about their capacities and 
needs. These data will help HHS to better understand the challenges and 
barriers states face in using data and research to inform program 
decision-making, and they will help the TDI team design future 
technical assistance activities for TANF agencies to address states' 
challenges.
    Respondents: State TANF Administrators and TANF agency staff. We 
expect four respondents per state or territory.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                Total/annual      Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      number of      responses  per      hours per     Annual  burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Needs Assessment Survey.....................             216                2             0.25              108
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 108.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: 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: [email protected]. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

    Authority: Sec. 413, Pub. L. 115-31.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-14037 Filed 6-28-18; 8:45 am]
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