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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Formative Data Collections for
Informing Policy Research.
OMB No.: 0970–0356.
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
qualitative data collections. Over the
next three years, OPRE anticipates
undertaking a variety of new research
projects in the fields of cash welfare,
employment and self-sufficiency, Head
Start, child care, healthy marriage and
responsible fatherhood, and child
welfare. In order to inform the
development of OPRE research, to
maintain a research agenda that is
rigorous and relevant, and to ensure that
research products are as current as
possible, OPRE will engage in a variety
of qualitative data collections in concert
with researchers and practitioners
throughout the field. OPRE envisions
using a variety of techniques including
semi-structured discussions, focus
groups, telephone interviews, and inperson observations and site visits, in
order to integrate the perspectives of
program operators, policy officials and
members of the research community.
Following standard Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
requirements, OPRE will submit a
change request to OMB individually for
every group of data collection activities
undertaken under this generic
clearance. OPRE will provide OMB with
a copy of the individual instruments or
questionnaires (if one is used), as well
as other materials describing the project.
Respondents: Administrators or staff
of State and local agencies or programs
in the relevant fields; academic
researchers; and policymakers at various
levels of government.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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Semi-Structured Discussion and Information-Gathering Protocol ...................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1200.
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: August 22, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation
Surveys.
OMB No.: 0970–0355.
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 a will
allow OPRE to conduct a variety of data
gathering activities aimed at identifying
questionnaire and procedural problems
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responses per
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Average
burden hours
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Total annual
burden hours
1200
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 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 pretest.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Formative Data Collections for Informing Policy Research.
OMB No.: 0970-0356.
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 qualitative data collections.
Over the next three years, OPRE anticipates undertaking a variety of
new research projects in the fields of cash welfare, employment and
self-sufficiency, Head Start, child care, healthy marriage and
responsible fatherhood, and child welfare. In order to inform the
development of OPRE research, to maintain a research agenda that is
rigorous and relevant, and to ensure that research products are as
current as possible, OPRE will engage in a variety of qualitative data
collections in concert with researchers and practitioners throughout
the field. OPRE envisions using a variety of techniques including semi-
structured discussions, focus groups, telephone interviews, and in-
person observations and site visits, in order to integrate the
perspectives of program operators, policy officials and members of the
research community.
Following standard Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
requirements, OPRE will submit a change request to OMB individually for
every group of data collection activities undertaken under this generic
clearance. OPRE will provide OMB with a copy of the individual
instruments or questionnaires (if one is used), as well as other
materials describing the project.
Respondents: Administrators or staff of State and local agencies or
programs in the relevant fields; academic researchers; and policymakers
at various levels of government.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total annual
respondents respondent per response burden hours
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Semi-Structured Discussion and Information- 2400 1 .5 1200
Gathering Protocol.............................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1200.
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.
Dated: August 22, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21868 Filed 8-26-11; 8:45 am]
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