83 FR 46955 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Innovations (TDI) Project (New Collection)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 180 (September 17, 2018)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 180 (September 17, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-20085 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46955-46956] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20085] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Innovations (TDI) Project (New Collection) AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; ACF; HHS. ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total/annual Number of Average burden Instrument number of responses per hours per Annual burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Needs Assessment Survey..................... 216 2 0.25 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 108. DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. [[Page 46956]] ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email address: [email protected]. Authority: Sec. 413, Pub. L. 115-31. Emily B. Jabbour, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-20085 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-09-P
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Guide to convene focus groups of TANF homelessness organization partners, family homelessness; representatives
participants experiencing or at-risk of including CoCs. from the local CoC, and as applicable,
homelessness, and use the Site Visit Respondents: State, territory, and staff from other partner organizations
Discussion Guide for Staff at CoC/ selected county TANF administrators; that serve homeless families; TANF
Partner Organizations to interview TANF agency staff who provide case recipients experiencing or at-risk of
representatives from relevant management or services to address homelessness.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number Annual Number of Average Annual
Instrument of number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondents respondent per response
TANF Administrator Web Survey (State and County) ......... 206 69 1 .5 35
Site Visit Discussion Guide for TANF Staff ......................... 50 17 1 1.5 26
Site Visit Discussion Guide for Staff at CoC/Partner Orga-
nizations ........................................................................... 20 7 1 1.5 11
Site Visit Focus Group Guide .............................................. 20 7 1 1.5 11
Estimated Total Annual Burden Desk Officer for the Administration for TDI will start by assessing the needs
Hours: 83. Children and Families. and readiness of TANF agencies across
Additional Information: Copies of the Emily B. Jabbour, the country to set up and operate data
proposed collection may be obtained by ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
systems to support program
writing to the Administration for improvement. A key goal of the needs
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Children and Families, Office of assessment is to help categorize states’
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Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 readiness to effectively use data and
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, produce evidence. Informed by this
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND assessment and discussions with key
All requests should be identified by the HUMAN SERVICES stakeholders, TDI will support a broad
title of the information collection. Email learning collaborative of state agencies
address: OPREinfocollection@ Administration for Children and and other entities related to the TANF
Families program, including a range of Technical
acf.hhs.gov.
Assistance (TA) options to help states
OMB Comment: OMB is required to Temporary Assistance for Needy improve their use of TANF and other
make a decision concerning the Families (TANF) Data Innovations (TDI) program data. This information
collection of information between 30 Project (New Collection) collection request will consist of a needs
and 60 days after publication of this AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, assessment survey to be completed by
document in the Federal Register. and Evaluation; ACF; HHS. state TANF agency administrators and
Therefore, a comment is best assured of ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; staff to gather detailed information
having its full effect if OMB receives it Comment Request. about their capacities and needs. These
within 30 days of publication. Written data will help HHS to better understand
comments and recommendations for the SUMMARY: The Administration for the challenges and barriers states face in
proposed information collection should Children and Families (ACF) within the using data and research to inform
be sent directly to the following: Office U.S. Department of Health and Human program decision-making, and they will
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Services (HHS) proposes to collect
help the TDI team design future
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ information as part of the TANF Data
technical assistance activities for TANF
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Innovations (TDI) project. TDI is an
investment to expand the integration, agencies to address states’ challenges.
analysis, and use of TANF data to Respondents: State TANF
improve program administration, Administrators and TANF agency staff.
payment integrity, and outcomes for We expect four respondents per state or
participants. territory.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total/annual Number of Average Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours hours
respondents respondent per response
Needs Assessment Survey ............................................................................. 216 2 0.25 108
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Estimated Total Annual Burden DATES: Comments due within 30 days of decision concerning the collection of
Hours: 108. publication. OMB is required to make a information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
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ADDRESSES: Written comments and SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, 3. Survey of Private Custody Child
recommendations for the proposed Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) at the Welfare Agency Administrators from
information collection should be sent Administration for Children and nine states with private custody
directly to the following: Office of Families (ACF), U.S. Department of arrangements.
Management and Budget, Paperwork Health and Human Services (HHS) is 4. Interviews with URM Program
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ proposing data collection activities as Managers from six URM programs.
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: part of a project to better understand the 5. Interviews with URM Program Staff
Desk Officer for the Administration for range of child welfare services and (e.g. case managers, data managers) from
Children and Families. benefits provided through the six URM programs.
Copies of the proposed collection may Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) 6. Interviews with Child Welfare
be obtained by writing to the Program. Agency Administrators who have
Administration for Children and DATES: Comments due within 60 days of contact with six URM programs.
Families, Office of Planning, Research publication. In compliance with the 7. Interviews with Community
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Partners including leadership and line
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, staff from local organizations, such as
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests the Administration for Children and health care and mental health care
should be identified by the title of the Families is soliciting public comment providers, legal aid organizations, and
information collection. Email address: on the specific aspects of the faith-based groups serving the URM
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. information collection described above. population at six URM program sites.
Authority: Sec. 413, Pub. L. 115–31. 8. Interviews with Community
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
Partners in the field of education, such
Emily B. Jabbour, collection of information can be as school administrators and counselors,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. obtained and comments may be and organizations providing English
forwarded by writing to the language education and support at six
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Administration for Children and URM program sites.
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Families, Office of Planning, Research, 9. Focus Groups for URM Youth from
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, six URM programs.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE 10. Focus Groups for URM Foster
HUMAN SERVICES Reports Clearance Officer. Email Families from six URM programs.
address: OPREinfocollection@ Respondents: State Refugee
Administration for Children and acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be Coordinators and supporting staff, URM
Families identified by the title of the information Program Directors and supporting staff,
collection. Child Welfare Agency Administrators
Proposed Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The and supporting staff, URM program staff
Activity; Descriptive Study of the information collection activities to be (case workers, data managers, and other
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors submitted in the package include: staff), staff from community partner
Program (New Collection) 1. Survey of State Refugee organizations (e.g. health and mental
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, Coordinators (SRCs) from the 15 states health service providers, education
and Evaluation; ACF; HHS. with URM programs. service providers, faith-based
2. Survey of URM Program Directors organizations), URM youth, and URM
ACTION: Request for public comment.
from all 22 URM programs. foster families.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total/annual Number of Average Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours hours
respondents respondent per response
Survey of State Refugee Coordinators ............................................................ 37.5 1 0.67 25
Survey of URM Program Directors .................................................................. 55 1 1 55
Survey of Private Custody Child Welfare Agency Administrators ................... 21 1 0.67 14
Interviews with URM Program Managers ........................................................ 9 1 1.5 14
Interviews with URM Program Staff ................................................................ 36 1 1.25 45
Interviews with Child Welfare Agency Administrators ..................................... 26 1 1 26
Interviews with Community Partners [General] ............................................... 48 1 1 48
Interviews with Community Partners [Education] ............................................ 12 1 1 12
Focus Groups with URM Youth ....................................................................... 54 1 1.5 81
Focus Groups with URM Foster Families ....................................................... 54 1 1.5 81
Estimated Total Annual Burden agency’s estimate of the burden of the Consideration will be given to
Hours: 401. proposed collection of information; (c) comments and suggestions submitted
the quality, utility, and clarity of the within 60 days of this publication.
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The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) whether the proposed information to be collected; and (d)
collection of information is necessary ways to minimize the burden of the
for the proper performance of the collection of information on
functions of the agency, including respondents, including through the use
whether the information shall have of automated collection techniques or
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the other forms of information technology.
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