June 27 -- The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) invites comments by August 24, 2023 regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation, with proposed revisions.
This request includes the following information collections: work verification procedures, the Caseload Reduction Documentation Process, the TANF Data Report, the Separate State Program (SSP)-Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Data Report, and TANF sampling instructions. The data and information from these reports and processes are used—and will continue to be used—for program analysis and oversight, including the calculation and administration of the work participation rate and associated penalties. Congress provides federal funds to operate TANF programs in the states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for approved federally recognized tribes and Alaskan Native Villages. We are proposing to continue the same information collections with only changes to instructions to improve clarity and eliminate data elements and guidance that are no longer relevant. The Work Verification Plan Guidance has been updated to incorporate further guidance that was published in 2006. The TANF and SSP–MOE Data Report instructions were revised to streamline the data collection, reduce the burden on respondents by eliminating unnecessary data elements, and clarify confusing data elements. The TANF and SSP–MOE Data Report layouts were also updated to reflect the streamlined instructions. The TANF Sample Manual was revised to eliminate outdated and unused sections.
State TANF Data and Reports:
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/programs/tanf/data-reports
Draft data collection instruments and technical documentation available at
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/swcc3m96eubvhm1fp409k/h?rlkey=f0sfmrhd6ki6iayf205hrdaqp&dl=0
FRN:
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2023-13639
