[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 39020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16332]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration and 
Evaluation Project (STEDEP).
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Billing Accounting Code (BAC): 418409 (CAN G996121).
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
proposing an information collection activity as part of the Subsidized 
and Transitional Employment Demonstration and Evaluation Project. The 
proposed information collection consists of semi-structured interviews 
with key respondents involved with subsidized and transitional 
employment programs. Through this information collection and other 
study activities, ACF seeks to identify the types of strategies that 
should be tested within the context of current TANF policies and 
requirements as well as recent efforts under the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
    Respondents: Experts and stakeholders such as researchers, policy 
experts, coordinators (e.g. state-level coordinators), subsidized and 
transitional employment program directors and staffs.

                                             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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Discussion Guide for Use with Researchers,                   50               1              1                50
 Policy Experts, and State-level Coordinators..
Discussion Guide for use with Program Directors              25               1              2.5              63
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Staff....              50               1              2               100
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 213.
    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. 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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.
    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.

Steven Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-16332 Filed 7-6-10; 8:45 am]
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