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D and non-IV–D cases that require
income withholding, expires 5/31/2007,
and the Administration for Children and
Families is taking this opportunity to
revise the form and its instructions.
Overall, the language and format of
the form have been edited, modified,
and made easier to read and
comprehend. The two-page form
provides a detailed legal description of
the established order, support amounts,
and remittance information an employer
needs to withhold payments from an
obligor who owes child support. One of
the new fields on the form is for the
attachment of lump sum payments by
employers. This addition allows the
issuing entity to instruct the employer
with respect to the attachment and
remittance of lump sum payments.
Fields for child’s name and date of birth
have been moved to the front of the
form, allowing the employer community
to easily identify who the form is for
and to avoid implementation of
duplicate orders. Other changes that
have enhanced the form include: A
simplified title, clear identification of
who is sending the form, and
modifications to allow the employer to
easily report employee terminations.
Respondents: States, Territories, and
Tribes.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
Total burden
hours
IWO ..................................................................................................................
54
222,222
.0017
20,400
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,400.
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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 Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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.
Dated: February 7, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Identifying Promising
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Diversion Practices.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Identifying
Promising TANF Diversion Practices
study is designed to understand States’
and local offices’ TANF diversion
policies and practices. Since the passage
of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,
a majority of States have implemented
formal diversion programs that provide
assistance to families and/or impose
program requirements on them when
they apply for TANF in order to reduce
the number of families who enroll in the
program. These programs can send a
strong signal to applicants that TANF is
a work-oriented program and/or prevent
applicants’ need to use time-limited
welfare benefits. States have
implemented three types of formal
diversion programs: (1) Lump-sum
payment programs targeted to workready applicants to help them through
short-term crises; (2) ‘‘up-front’’
program requirements, such as
mandatory participation in a program
orientation or job search as a condition
of eligibility; and (3) hybrid programs
that provide short-term cash assistance
and impose up-front requirements. The
Administration for Children and
Families has contracted with
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. to
learn more about States’ implementation
of these programs and to identify best
practices.
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The study consists of a survey of
States and in-depth visits to local sites.
The survey of States will be
administered in four stages: (1) A State
survey to the TANF director in all 50
States and the District of Columbia to
obtain a profile of States’ diversion
policies and practices; (2) a semistructured, one-hour followup
telephone interview with the State
TANF director or designee in an
estimated 35 States with current
diversion programs to gather additional
information about these programs; (3) a
semi-structured, 20-minute telephone
interview with the State TANF director
or designee in other States without
current diversion programs to learn
about future plans for diversion
programs; and (4) a semi-structured,
one-hour telephone interview with local
TANF administrators from 30 selected
local offices in States that provide local
flexibility in administering diversion
policies to learn about their practices.
To further understand the local
implementation of diversion policies
and practices, the study includes site
visits to two local offices in each of
three States with promising diversion
programs. In each office, interviews will
be conducted with one TANF
administrator, an average of two
supervisors or mid-level management
staff members, an average of three line
staff members, and an average of two
staff members from partner
organizations. Site visitors also will
observe selected activities, such as
intake, orientation, and job search.
Respondents: State TANF directors
and administrators and local TANF
administrators and line staff.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
51
35
16
30
1
1
1
1
0.333333
1.0
0.3
1.0
17.0
35.0
4.8
30.0
Administrator ....................................................................................................
Supervisor ........................................................................................................
Line Staff ..........................................................................................................
Partner Organization ........................................................................................
Observation ......................................................................................................
6
12
18
12
12
1
1
1
1
1
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
........................
9.0
12.0
18.0
12.0
........................
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ....................................................
........................
........................
........................
137.8
Number of respondents
Instrument
Total burden
hours
Survey of States
Stage
Stage
Stage
Stage
1:
2:
3:
4:
State Survey .....................................................................................
Interview State TANF Director with Diversion Program ...................
Interview State TANF Director without Diversion Program ..............
Interview Local TANF Administrator .................................................
Site Visit Protocols
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. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after the 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, Fax: 202–395–6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
Dated: February 7, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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Health Resources and Services
Administration
Advisory Committee on Heritable
Disorders and Genetic Diseases in
Newborns and Children
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
AGENCY:
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Notice of request for
nominations.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) is
requesting nominations to fill eight (8)
vacancies on the Advisory Committee
on Heritable Disorders and Genetic
Diseases in Newborns and Children.
Authority: Section 1111 of the PHS Act, 42
U.S.C. 300b–10. The Committee is governed
by the provisions of Public Law 92–463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and 41 CFR Part
102–3, which sets forth standards for the
formation and use of advisory committees.
The agency must receive
nominations on or before March 15,
2007.
DATES:
All nominations are to be
submitted to Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear,
M.D., Ph.D., Designated Federal Official
and Executive Secretary, Advisory
Committee on Heritable Disorders and
Genetic Diseases in Newborns and
Children, and Chief, Genetic Services
Branch, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Room 18A–19,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Nominations will not be accepted by email or facsimilie.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jill F. Shuger, Genetic Services Branch,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
HRSA, at jshuger@hrsa.gov or (301)
443–1080. A copy of the Committee
Charter and list of the current
membership can be obtained by
contacting Ms. Shuger or by accessing
the Advisory Committee Web site at
https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/
genetics/committee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title XXVI
of the Children’s Health Act of 2000,
‘‘Screening for Heritable Disorders,’’
ADDRESSES:
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established a program to improve the
ability of States to provide newborn and
child screening for heritable disorders.
Title XXVI enacts three sections of the
Public Health Service (PHS) Act:
Sections 1109, 1110, and 1111. The
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(HHS) is directed under section 1111 of
the PHS Act to establish an Advisory
Committee on Heritable Disorders in
Newborns and Children (Committee).
HHS has expanded the Committee to
include genetic diseases and has
renamed the Committee accordingly.
The Committee is established to
advise and guide the Secretary regarding
the most appropriate application of
universal newborn screening tests,
technologies, policies, guidelines and
programs for effectively reducing
morbidity and mortality in newborns
and children having or at risk for
heritable disorders. In addition, the
Committee provides advice and
recommendations to the Secretary
concerning the grants and projects
authorized under section 1109 and
technical information to develop
policies and priorities for this Program
that will enhance the ability of the State
and local health agencies to provide for
newborn and child screening,
counseling and health care services for
newborns and children having or at risk
for heritable disorders.
Specifically, HRSA is requesting
nominations for eight voting members to
serve on the Committee. Members shall
be selected from medical, technical,
public health or scientific professionals
with special expertise in the field of
heritable disorders or in providing
screening, counseling, testing or
specialty services for newborns and
children at risk for heritable disorders
and from members of the public having
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Identifying Promising Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Diversion Practices.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Identifying Promising TANF Diversion Practices
study is designed to understand States' and local offices' TANF
diversion policies and practices. Since the passage of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, a
majority of States have implemented formal diversion programs that
provide assistance to families and/or impose program requirements on
them when they apply for TANF in order to reduce the number of families
who enroll in the program. These programs can send a strong signal to
applicants that TANF is a work-oriented program and/or prevent
applicants' need to use time-limited welfare benefits. States have
implemented three types of formal diversion programs: (1) Lump-sum
payment programs targeted to work-ready applicants to help them through
short-term crises; (2) ``up-front'' program requirements, such as
mandatory participation in a program orientation or job search as a
condition of eligibility; and (3) hybrid programs that provide short-
term cash assistance and impose up-front requirements. The
Administration for Children and Families has contracted with
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. to learn more about States'
implementation of these programs and to identify best practices.
The study consists of a survey of States and in-depth visits to
local sites. The survey of States will be administered in four stages:
(1) A State survey to the TANF director in all 50 States and the
District of Columbia to obtain a profile of States' diversion policies
and practices; (2) a semi-structured, one-hour followup telephone
interview with the State TANF director or designee in an estimated 35
States with current diversion programs to gather additional information
about these programs; (3) a semi-structured, 20-minute telephone
interview with the State TANF director or designee in other States
without current diversion programs to learn about future plans for
diversion programs; and (4) a semi-structured, one-hour telephone
interview with local TANF administrators from 30 selected local offices
in States that provide local flexibility in administering diversion
policies to learn about their practices.
To further understand the local implementation of diversion
policies and practices, the study includes site visits to two local
offices in each of three States with promising diversion programs. In
each office, interviews will be conducted with one TANF administrator,
an average of two supervisors or mid-level management staff members, an
average of three line staff members, and an average of two staff
members from partner organizations. Site visitors also will observe
selected activities, such as intake, orientation, and job search.
Respondents: State TANF directors and administrators and local TANF
administrators and line staff.
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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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Survey of States
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Stage 1: State Survey........................... 51 1 0.333333 17.0
Stage 2: Interview State TANF Director with 35 1 1.0 35.0
Diversion Program..............................
Stage 3: Interview State TANF Director without 16 1 0.3 4.8
Diversion Program..............................
Stage 4: Interview Local TANF Administrator..... 30 1 1.0 30.0
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Site Visit Protocols
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Administrator................................... 6 1 1.5 9.0
Supervisor...................................... 12 1 1.0 12.0
Line Staff...................................... 18 1 1.0 18.0
Partner Organization............................ 12 1 1.0 12.0
Observation..................................... 12 1 .............. ..............
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 137.8
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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. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after the 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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and
Families.
Dated: February 7, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-632 Filed 2-12-07; 8:45 am]
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