[Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: TANF Labor Market Survey.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: Understanding the motivations, hiring practices, and
work place policies of employers--the demand side of the labor market--
can provide considerable information to policy makers interested in
promoting work and advancement among welfare recipients and other less-
skilled workers. This project will add to our knowledge in this area by
surveying employers in the TANF/low-wage labor market. We will survey a
national sample of employers, focusing on industry sectors with the
most jobs in the low-wage labor market, the employers most relevant for
the majority
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of current and recent TANF recipients. The survey will gather
information from employers on their attitudes, practices, and policies
toward TANF recipient and other low-skill hires, including information
on worker advancement, the use of work force intermediaries in hiring,
and the role that child care plays in worker retention. The survey will
allow for comparisons of employers in urban-core areas, suburbs, and
exurbs/rural areas. It will also measure employment outcomes for TANF
recipients and other low-skilled workers, allowing us to draw
connections between employer practices and employee outcomes. In short,
this national survey of employers in the low-wage labor market can
provide key information on what employer practices and policies are and
how they are associated with workplace success for welfare recipients
and other less-skilled workers.
Respondents: A nationally representative sample of business
establishments having 4 or more workers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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TANF Labor Market Survey.................... 1,300 1 0.33 429
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 429.
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, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, E-mail address:
Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: August 15, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7036 Filed 8-18-06; 8:45 am]
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