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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,328.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370
L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports
Clearance Officer. All requests should
be identified by the title of the
information collection. Email address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after 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, Email: OIRA_
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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Title: Health Profession Opportunity
Grants (HPOG) program.
OMB No.: 0970–0394.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is proposing data
collection activities as part of the Health
Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG)
program. The proposed data collection
activities described in this notice will
provide data for the Impact Studies of
the Health Profession Opportunity
Grants (HPOG-Impact) and the National
Implementation Evaluation of the
Health Profession Opportunity Grants to
Serve TANF Recipients and Other LowIncome Individuals (HPOG–NIE).
The goal of HPOG-Impact is to
evaluate the effectiveness of approaches
used by 20 of the HPOG grantees to
provide TANF recipients and other
low-income individuals with
opportunities for education, training
and advancement within the health care
field. HPOG-Impact also is intended to
evaluate variation in participant impact
that may be attributable to different
HPOG program components and
models. The impact study design is a
classic experiment in which eligible
applicants will be randomly assigned to
a treatment group that is offered
participation in HPOG and a control
group that is not permitted to enroll in
HPOG. In a subset of sites, eligible
applicants will be randomized into two
treatment arms (a basic and an
enhanced version of the intervention)
and a control group.
The goal of HPOG–NIE is to describe
and assess the implementation, systems
change, and outcomes and other
important information about the
operations of the 27 HPOG grantees
focused on TANF recipients and other
low-income individuals. To achieve
these goals, it is necessary to collect
information about the composition and
intensity of services received,
participant characteristics and HPOG
experiences, and participant outputs
and outcomes.
HPOG-Impact and HPOG–NIE are two
projects within the broader portfolio of
research that OPRE is utilizing to assess
the success of the career pathways
programs and models. This strategy
includes a multi-pronged research and
evaluation approach for the HPOG
program to better understand and assess
the activities conducted and their
results as well as the Innovative
Strategies for Improving Self-Sufficiency
(ISIS) project. In order to maximize
learning across the portfolio, survey
development for the HPOG and ISIS
baseline and follow up surveys is being
coordinated, and the majority of the
data elements collected in these surveys
are similar.
Three data collection efforts related to
HPOG research were approved by OMB,
including approval of a Performance
Reporting System (PRS) (approved
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
September 2011), for collection of
additional baseline data for the HPOGImpact study (approved October 2012),
and for collection of data for the
National Implementation Evaluation
(approved August 2013). Additionally,
two data collection efforts for ISIS were
approved (November 2011 and August
2013), and a new request is being
submitted at the same time as this
request (under OMB #0970–0397).
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
proposed new information collection
activities for HPOG-Impact and HPOG–
NIE: (1) The HPOG-Impact second
follow-up survey (at 36 months postrandom assignment) of both treatment
and control group members. The
purpose of the HPOG-Impact 36 month
follow-up survey is to follow-up with
study participants to document their
education and training experiences,
employment experiences, and parenting
practices and child outcomes for
participants with children. (2) A HPOG–
NIE screening questionnaire and semistructured discussion guide for use in
interviews with grantees about their use
of performance measurement
information.
Data collection activities to submit in
a future information collection request
include: A third follow-up survey for
HPOG-Impact study participants
approximately 60 months after study
enrollment.
Previously approved collection
activities under 0970–0394 will
continue this new request, including
additional data collection using the
following previously approved
instruments: The Performance Reporting
System (PRS); the HPOG-Impact 15month follow-up survey of treatment
and control group members; and the
HPOG–NIE 15-month Participant
Follow-Up survey.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in
HPOG interventions and control group
members; HPOG program managers and
staff.
Annual Burden Estimates
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours:
[This information collection request is
for a three-year period.]
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden
hours
Previously Approved Instruments
PRS ....................................................................................
HPOG-Impact 15-month Participant Follow-Up survey .....
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Total number
of respondents
Instrument
HPOG-Impact 15-month Control Group Member FollowUp survey .......................................................................
HPOG–NIE 15-month Participant Follow-Up survey .........
Annual
number of
respondents
2,800
600
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden
hours
933
200
1
1
0.6
0.7
560
140
5,808
11,936
1
1
1,936
2,898
966
1
1
966
39
13
1
20
7
1
Current Request for Approval
HPOG-Impact 36-month Participant Follow-Up survey .....
HPOG-Impact 36-month Control Group Member FollowUp survey .......................................................................
HPOG–NIE Performance Measurement Screening Questionnaire ..........................................................................
HPOG–NIE Performance Measurement Semi-Structured
Discussion Guide ...........................................................
Estimated Annual Response Burden
Hours: 6292.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370
L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports
Clearance Officer. All requests should
be identified by the title of the
information collection. Email address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after 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, Email: OIRA_
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–20351 Filed 8–26–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Adoption and Foster Care
Analysis Reporting System for title IV–
B and title IV–E (AFCARS).
OMB No.: 0970–0422.
Description: The Adoption and Foster
Care Analysis and Reporting System
(AFCARS) is mandated by 42 U.S.C.
679. The regulation at 45 CFR part 1355
sets forth the requirements of the statute
for the collection of uniform, reliable
information on children who are under
the responsibility of the State or Tribal
title IV–B/IV–E agency for placement,
care, and adoption. Effective October 1,
2009, section 479B(b) of the Act
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3
1
7
authorizes direct Federal funding of
Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and
Tribal consortia that choose to operate
a foster care, adoption assistance and, at
Tribal option, a kinship guardianship
assistance program under title IV–E of
the Act. The Federal regulations at 45
CFR 1355.40 were amended as part of
an Interim Final Rule published January
6, 2012 to apply the same regulatory
requirements for data collection and
reporting to a Tribal title IV–E agency as
are applied to a State title IV–E agency.
The data collected will inform State/
Tribal/Federal policy decisions,
program management, and responses to
Congressional and Departmental
inquiries. Specifically, the data are used
for short/long-term budget projections,
trend analysis, child and family service
reviews, and to target areas for
improved technical assistance. The data
will provide information about foster
care placements, adoptive parents,
length of time in care, delays in
termination of parental rights and
placement for adoption.
Respondents: Title IV–E State and
Tribal Child Welfare Agencies
Annual Burden Estimates
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total
burden hours
AFCARS ..........................................................................................................
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257,184
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 257,184.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370
L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
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collection. Email address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after 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
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proposed information collection should
be sent directly to the following:
Office of Management and Budget,
Paperwork Reduction Project,
Fax: 202–395–7285,
Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@
OMB.EOP.GOV
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[Pages 51174-51175]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-20351]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program.
OMB No.: 0970-0394.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing data
collection activities as part of the Health Profession Opportunity
Grants (HPOG) program. The proposed data collection activities
described in this notice will provide data for the Impact Studies of
the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG-Impact) and the National
Implementation Evaluation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants
to Serve TANF Recipients and Other Low-Income Individuals (HPOG-NIE).
The goal of HPOG-Impact is to evaluate the effectiveness of
approaches used by 20 of the HPOG grantees to provide TANF recipients
and other low[hyphen]income individuals with opportunities for
education, training and advancement within the health care field. HPOG-
Impact also is intended to evaluate variation in participant impact
that may be attributable to different HPOG program components and
models. The impact study design is a classic experiment in which
eligible applicants will be randomly assigned to a treatment group that
is offered participation in HPOG and a control group that is not
permitted to enroll in HPOG. In a subset of sites, eligible applicants
will be randomized into two treatment arms (a basic and an enhanced
version of the intervention) and a control group.
The goal of HPOG-NIE is to describe and assess the implementation,
systems change, and outcomes and other important information about the
operations of the 27 HPOG grantees focused on TANF recipients and other
low-income individuals. To achieve these goals, it is necessary to
collect information about the composition and intensity of services
received, participant characteristics and HPOG experiences, and
participant outputs and outcomes.
HPOG-Impact and HPOG-NIE are two projects within the broader
portfolio of research that OPRE is utilizing to assess the success of
the career pathways programs and models. This strategy includes a
multi-pronged research and evaluation approach for the HPOG program to
better understand and assess the activities conducted and their results
as well as the Innovative Strategies for Improving Self-Sufficiency
(ISIS) project. In order to maximize learning across the portfolio,
survey development for the HPOG and ISIS baseline and follow up surveys
is being coordinated, and the majority of the data elements collected
in these surveys are similar.
Three data collection efforts related to HPOG research were
approved by OMB, including approval of a Performance Reporting System
(PRS) (approved September 2011), for collection of additional baseline
data for the HPOG-Impact study (approved October 2012), and for
collection of data for the National Implementation Evaluation (approved
August 2013). Additionally, two data collection efforts for ISIS were
approved (November 2011 and August 2013), and a new request is being
submitted at the same time as this request (under OMB 0970-
0397).
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
proposed new information collection activities for HPOG-Impact and
HPOG-NIE: (1) The HPOG-Impact second follow-up survey (at 36 months
post-random assignment) of both treatment and control group members.
The purpose of the HPOG-Impact 36 month follow-up survey is to follow-
up with study participants to document their education and training
experiences, employment experiences, and parenting practices and child
outcomes for participants with children. (2) A HPOG-NIE screening
questionnaire and semi-structured discussion guide for use in
interviews with grantees about their use of performance measurement
information.
Data collection activities to submit in a future information
collection request include: A third follow-up survey for HPOG-Impact
study participants approximately 60 months after study enrollment.
Previously approved collection activities under 0970-0394 will
continue this new request, including additional data collection using
the following previously approved instruments: The Performance
Reporting System (PRS); the HPOG-Impact 15-month follow-up survey of
treatment and control group members; and the HPOG-NIE 15-month
Participant Follow-Up survey.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in HPOG interventions and control
group members; HPOG program managers and staff.
Annual Burden Estimates
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
[This information collection request is for a three-year period.]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual number Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Previously Approved Instruments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRS............................ 32 11 4 31.2 1,373
HPOG-Impact 15-month 5,600 1,867 1 0.7 1,307
Participant Follow-Up survey..
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HPOG-Impact 15-month Control 2,800 933 1 0.6 560
Group Member Follow-Up survey.
HPOG-NIE 15-month Participant 600 200 1 0.7 140
Follow-Up survey..............
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Current Request for Approval
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HPOG-Impact 36-month 5,808 11,936 1 1 1,936
Participant Follow-Up survey..
HPOG-Impact 36-month Control 2,898 966 1 1 966
Group Member Follow-Up survey.
HPOG-NIE Performance 39 13 1 .2 3
Measurement Screening
Questionnaire.................
HPOG-NIE Performance 20 7 1 1 7
Measurement Semi-Structured
Discussion Guide..............
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Estimated Annual Response Burden Hours: 6292.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after 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, Email:
OIRASUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20351 Filed 8-26-14; 8:45 am]
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