Notice2026-11797
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pilot Evaluation
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Published
June 12, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pilot Evaluation.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11797]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pilot Evaluation
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration
for Children and Families; U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for the
new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pilot Evaluation.
DATES: Comments due July 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The public may view and comment on this information
collection request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202606-0970-006">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202606-0970-006</a>. You can also obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd4cbc9ded2d5ddd4d8d4d7d7ded8cfd2d4d5fbdad8dd95d3d3c895dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea859a988f83848c85898586868f899e838584aa8b898cc4828299c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The TANF Pilot Evaluation will include implementation
and outcomes studies of pilot programs authorized under the Fiscal
Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023 (Pub. L. 118-5), which authorizes HHS
to select up to five states to test new outcomes-based performance
benchmarks in the TANF program. The implementation study will describe
pilot design, staffing, service provision, partnerships, contextual
details, and factors that support or hinder the pilot's implementation.
The outcomes study will assess changes in participant outcomes using
surveys and administrative data. This new information collection
request includes a semi-structured discussion guide, staff survey,
time-use survey, cost and resource workbooks, and in-depth participant
interview guide for the implementation study. It also includes a 12-
month post-TANF-exit survey for the outcomes study. These instruments
will provide information on how states implement the pilots, how
services and staffing evolve, and how outcomes change under the new
performance benchmarks. The data will be used to produce a report on
outcomes to be submitted to Congress, as required by the FRA; inform
future TANF policy development; and contribute to the broader evidence
base on outcomes-based performance monitoring.
Respondents: Most of the implementation study data collection
instruments will be conducted with TANF staff including state and
local-level leadership staff, data specialists, supervisors, and
frontline staff. The in-depth interview guide will be conducted with
TANF participants. The 12-month post-TANF-exit survey will be conducted
with TANF participants who provided contact information through the
Study Information Form, which was approved under ACF's generic
clearance for formative research (Office of Management and Budget #:
0970-0356), and agreed to be contacted for this survey.
Annual Burden Estimates:
Instruments 1, 2, and 5 will be tailored based on the respondent
and, therefore, the burden table shows the breakdown by respondent
type.
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Total number
Total number of responses Average Total Annual
Instrument Respondent of per burden per burden burden
respondents respondent response hours hours
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Instrument 1: Pilot staff state-level 50 6 1.5 450 90
discussion guide. leadership
staff.
local-level 200 6 1.5 1,800 360
leadership
staff.
data specialists 10 6 1 60 12
supervisors..... 100 6 1 600 120
frontline staff. 200 6 1 1,200 240
Instrument 2: Leadership local-level 500 2 0.33 330 66
survey. leadership
staff.
supervisors..... 500 2 0.33 330 66
Instrument 3: Staff survey.... frontline staff. 2,140 2 0.33 1,412 282
Instrument 4: Staff time use frontline staff. 2,140 9 0.17 3,274 655
survey.
Instrument 5: Pilot costs and state-level 10 3 4 120 24
resources workbook. leadership
staff.
local-level 10 3 4 120 24
leadership
staff.
Instrument 6: In-depth participants.... 100 1 1.25 125 25
participant interview guide.
Instrument 7: 12-Month post- participants.... 3,000 1 0.75 2,250 450
TANF-exit survey.
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Estimated Total Annual ................ ............ .............. ........... .......... 2,414
burden Hours.
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Note: Annual burden is calculated based on 5 years of data collection. An extension request will be submitted to
OMB within 3 years of initial approval.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 613)
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-11797 Filed 6-11-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-09-P
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