[Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)]
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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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