APPROVED WITH
THE FOLLOWING CONDITION:TO ENHANCE THE STUDY'S PRACTICAL UTILITY,
HHS MUST INCLUDE A CONTROL FOR CASEWORKER DENIAL RATES. THIS
CONTROL SHALL BE CASEWORKER DENIAL RATES, BY MONTH, FOR THE 12
MONTHS PRECEEDING THE STUDY. THESE MONTHLY DENIAL RATES SHALL BE
COMPARED TO THE MONTHLY DENIAL RATES FOR THE CASEWORKERS DURING THE
6 MONTHS OF THE STUDY SO AS TO EXPOSE ANY "HAWTHRONE" EFFECTS. HHS
SHALL ALSO EXAMINE THE MONTHLY CASELOADS, OVER THE SAME 18 MONTH
PERIOD, TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT THE 12 MONTHS PRECEEDING THE
STUDY ARE COMPARABLE TO THE STUDY'S 6 MONTH TIME PERIOD. IF
INDIVIDUAL CASEWORKER DENIAL RATES ARE NOT AVAILIBLE, HHS MAY
UTILIZE SITE DENIAL RATES.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/1985
12/31/1985
12,600
0
0
4,200
0
0
0
0
0
THIS STUDY WILL DETERMINE ESTIMATES OF
THE BENEFITS AND COSTS RESULTIN FROM THE USE OF CREDIT REPORT
INFORMATION IN 20 DEMONSTRATION SITES LOCATED IN 4 STATES FOR A
PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS. AN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN WILL BE USED AT EACH
SITE TO ENSURE STATISTICAL INTEGRITY OF THE ANALYSIS. ADDITIONAL
ANALYSIS WILL DETERMINE THE OVERALL UTILITY, VAL AND RELEVANCY OF
CREDIT REPORT DATA FOR IDENTIFYING UNDETECTED ERRORS IN
APPLICATIONS FOR AFDC BENEFITS.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.