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and contracts, to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflict of interest.
The Department seeks a broad
geographic representation and has
special interest in assuring that women,
minority groups, and the physically
handicapped are adequately represented
on advisory bodies, and therefore,
particularly encourages nominations for
appropriately qualified female,
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handicapped candidates.
Dated: April 15, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Innovative Strategies for
Increasing Self Sufficiency (ISIS)—
Intervention Strategy Assessment Guide.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the
Innovative Strategies for Increasing SelfSufficiency (ISIS) demonstration and
evaluation. The ISIS project will test a
range of promising strategies to promote
employment, self-sufficiency, and
reduce dependence on cash welfare.
The ISIS project will evaluate multiple
employment-focused strategies that
build on previous approaches and are
adapted to the current Federal, State,
and local policy environment. The
major goals of the project include
increasing the empirical knowledge
about the effectiveness of a variety of
programs for low-income families to
sustain employment and advance to
positions that enable self-sufficiency, as
well as producing useful findings for
both policymakers and program
administrators.
This proposed information collection
activity focuses on identifying
promising strategies to be tested as part
of the study. Through semi-structured
discussions, respondents will be asked
to comment on the most important
strategies and interventions for potential
evaluation.
Respondents: Semi-structured
discussions will be held with
administrators or staff of State agencies,
local agencies, and programs with
responsibility for employment-related
services or activities for welfare and
other low-income families; researchers
in the field of welfare policy, poverty,
economic self-sufficiency, and low-wage
labor markets; and policymakers at
various levels of government.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
Intervention Strategy Assessment Guide ........................................................
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Instrument
400
1
.5
200
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200.
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. E-mail 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, Fax: 202–395–6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
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Dated: April 14, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–8624 Filed 4–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct
Pre-Testing of Surveys.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS),
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a generic clearance that will
allow OPRE to conduct a variety of datagathering activities aimed at identifying
questionnaire and procedural problems
in survey administration. Over the next
three years, OPRE anticipates
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undertaking a variety of new surveys as
part of research projects in the fields of
cash welfare, employment and selfsufficiency, Head Start, child care,
healthy marriage and responsible
fatherhood, and child welfare, among
others. In order to improve the
development of its research and
evaluation surveys, OPRE envisions
using a variety of techniques including
field tests, respondent debriefing
questionnaires, cognitive interviews,
and focus groups in order to identify
questionnaire and procedural problems,
suggest solutions, and measure the
relative effectiveness of alternative
survey solutions.
Following standard OMB
requirements, OPRE will submit a
change request to OMB individually for
every data collection activity
undertaken under this generic
clearance. OPRE will provide OMB with
a copy of the individual instrument or
questionnaire, as well as other materials
describing the project and specific
survey pre test.
Respondents: The respondents will be
identified at the time that each change
request is submitted to OMB. Generally,
they will be individuals who are
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representative of the target groups for
the public assistance research or
evaluation project in question.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
Survey Development Field Tests, Respondent Debriefing Questionnaires,
Cognitive Interviews and Focus Groups ......................................................
1,000
1
1
1,000
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,000.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded 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. E-mail address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: April 14, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–8625 Filed 4–22–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184–01–M
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the
Exploration of Low-Income Couples’
Decision Making (CDM) Processes
study. This project will gather important
information that will be useful for
improving social services delivery
approaches for working with
individuals in couple relationships. The
proposed collection will consist of a
telephone survey and in-home
observation of low-income couples.
These data collection efforts will
examine sources of conflict and assess
decision-making processes among lowincome couples—especially in relation
to issues directly addressed by social
service programs (e.g., employment,
housing, etc.)
Respondents: Low-income couples.
Title: Exploration of Low-Income
Couples’ Decision-Making Processes.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual
number of
respondents
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Telephone Survey ............................................................................................
In-Home Observation .......................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 270.
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. E-mail 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
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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, Fax: 202–395–6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
1
1
Estimated
annual burden
hours
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2.666
30
240
Dated: April 14, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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Comment Request
Title: Child Care and Development
Fund Tribal Plan (Form ACF–118–A).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), intends to request approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a generic clearance that
will allow OPRE to conduct a variety of data-gathering activities aimed
at identifying questionnaire and procedural problems in survey
administration. Over the next three years, OPRE anticipates undertaking
a variety of new surveys as part of research projects in the fields of
cash welfare, employment and self-sufficiency, Head Start, child care,
healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood, and child welfare, among
others. In order to improve the development of its research and
evaluation surveys, OPRE envisions using a variety of techniques
including field tests, respondent debriefing questionnaires, cognitive
interviews, and focus groups in order to identify questionnaire and
procedural problems, suggest solutions, and measure the relative
effectiveness of alternative survey solutions.
Following standard OMB requirements, OPRE will submit a change
request to OMB individually for every data collection activity
undertaken under this generic clearance. OPRE will provide OMB with a
copy of the individual instrument or questionnaire, as well as other
materials describing the project and specific survey pre test.
Respondents: The respondents will be identified at the time that
each change request is submitted to OMB. Generally, they will be
individuals who are
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representative of the target groups for the public assistance research
or evaluation project in question.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total annual
respondents respondent response burden hours
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Survey Development Field Tests, Respondent 1,000 1 1 1,000
Debriefing Questionnaires, Cognitive
Interviews and Focus Groups................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
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. E-mail
address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: April 14, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-8625 Filed 4-22-08; 8:45 am]
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