[Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Sanction Policies Task Order.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: This study is designed to determine how local welfare
offices implement sanction policies in the Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families program. This study will survey local welfare staff to
gather in-depth qualitative information on how workers interpret the
policies and apply them in specific instances. The results of this
study should give the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) a
better understanding of possible outcomes of various sanction policies,
which in turn will help ACF design a research program to study the
effect of sanctions.
Respondents: A maximum of 324 welfare staff in local welfare
offices.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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In-person Survey and Telephone Interviews....... 324 1 .85 275
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 275.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Administration, 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. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: Baguilare@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: February 16, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-1702 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]
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