To: Kelsi Feltz
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
From: Ann Flagg, Director
Office of Family Assistance (OFA)
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Date: December 14, 2023
Subject: NonSubstantive Change Request – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation (OMB #0970-0338)
This memo requests approval of nonsubstantive changes to the approved information collection, TANF Data Reporting for Work Participation (OMB #0970-0338).
Background
Revised instructions for the TANF and SSP-MOE Data Report were recently approved as part of the TANF Data Reporting for Work Participation (OMB #0970-0338) package with a new expiration date of 10/31/2026. As we were rolling out the instructions in a November 2023 webinar, OFA realized several small changes that would cause unanticipated technical challenges for states related to a legacy data preparation tool. As a result, OFA requests to implement minor changes to ensure that states are able to update their systems with minimal disruption.
Overview of Requested Changes
Adding back coding options that did not fall under other options
Work-Eligible Individual Indicator
Add “(or a noncustodial parent)” to option #6
Re-add option #5 “Yes, a non-recipient parent due to other reasons”
Adding note in General Instructions and asterisk (*) to data items to flag instances that would trigger “fatal” errors for users of a legacy data preparation tool (applies to form and instructions)
Receives Subsidized Child Care
Race/Ethnicity
Marital Status
Parent with Minor Child in the Family
Is Current Month Exempt from the State’s Time Limit
Employment Status
Relationship to Head-of-Household
Changing default codes for certain items that are optional to avoid fatal errors with legacy data preparation tool (applies to form and instructions)
Educational Level
Citizenship/Immigration Status
Cooperated with Child Support
Citizenship/Immigration Status
Change “individual” to “children” or “adult” or vice versa depending on section
Race/Ethnicity
Relationship to Head-of-Household
Parental status of minor who is not a head-of-household or spouse of the head-of-household
Educational Level
Citizenship/Immigration Status
Amount of Earned Income
Added “/Immigration” to “Citizenship Status” for consistency
These changes will alleviate technical challenges for states as they update their systems. There are no changes to burden estimates or to the purpose or use of the data collection. The updated Report and Instructions are included with this request.
Time Sensitivities
We request approval as soon as possible to allow states to adapt their systems with the correct coding instructions before the end of FY 2024.
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