Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, 17547-17548 [2014-06937]
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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Average
hourly wage
rate*
Total burden
hours
Total cost
burden
Email submission .............................................................................................
Health care innovator interview .......................................................................
Innovator review and approval of written profile .............................................
Annual follow-up reviews .................................................................................
8
84
75
800
4
105
38
200
$61.15
61.15
61.15
61.15
$245
6,421
2,324
12,230
Total ..........................................................................................................
967
347
........................
21,220
*Average hourly wage rate for health care innovators is based upon statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes290000.htm), and was calculated as an average of the
mean hourly wage rate for Family and General Practitioners and the mean hourly wage for all occupations in the major group, ‘‘Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations’’.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s
information collection are requested
with regard to any of the following: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of AHRQ health care
research and health care information
dissemination functions, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including
hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: March 19, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
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Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Subsidized and Transitional
Employment Demonstration (STED) and
Enhanced Transitional Jobs
Demonstration (ETJD).
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OMB No.: 0970–0413.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is conducting national
evaluation called the Subsidized and
Transitional Employment
Demonstration (STED). At the same
time, the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) within the
Department of labor (DOL) is
conducting an evaluation of the
Enhanced Transitional Jobs
Demonstration (ETJD). These
evaluations will inform the Federal
government about the effectiveness of
subsidized and transitional employment
programs in helping vulnerable
populations secure unsubsidized jobs in
the labor market and achieve selfsufficiency. The projects will evaluate
twelve subsidized and transitional
employment programs nationwide.
ACF and ETA are collaborating on the
two evaluations. In 2011, ETA awarded
grants to seven transitional jobs
programs as part of the ETJD, which is
testing the effect of combining
transitional jobs with enhanced services
to assist ex-offenders and noncustodial
parents improve labor market outcomes,
reduce criminal recidivism and improve
family engagement.
The STED and ETJD projects have
complementary goals and are focusing
on related program models and target
populations. Thus, ACF and ETA have
collaborated on the design of data
collection instruments to promote
consistency across the projects. In
addition, two of the seven DOL-funded
ETJD programs are being evaluated as
part of the STED project. ACF is
submitting information collection
requests on behalf of both collaborating
agencies.
Data for the study will be collected
from the following three major sources.
All data collection described below,
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other than the 30-month follow-up
survey, has been reviewed and
approved by OMB (see OMB #0970–
0413):
Baseline Forms. Each respondent will
be asked to complete three forms upon
entry into the study: (1) An informed
consent form; (2) a contact sheet, which
will help locate the respondent for
follow-up surveys; and (3) a baseline
information form, which will collect
demographic data and information on
the respondent’s work and education
history.
Follow-Up Surveys. Follow-up
telephone surveys will be conducted
with all participants. There will be three
follow-up surveys in each of the STED
and ETJD sites (including the two sites
that are also part of ETJD),
approximately 6, 12, and 30 months
after study entry.
Implementation Research and Site
Visits. Data on the context for the
programs and their implementation is
collected during two rounds of site
visits to each of the twelve sites,
including interviews, focus groups,
observations, and case file reviews.
These data will be supplemented by
short questionnaires for program staff,
clients, worksite supervisors, and
participating employers, as well as a
time study for program staff.
This notice is specific to the request
for approval of the 30-month survey,
which will measure the differences in
employment, wage progression, income,
and other outcomes between the
program groups and similar group of
respondents who were randomly
assigned to a control group. The
information collection request will also
include increased burden hours to
include additional respondents. This
increase is a result of the actual
enrollment numbers at recruited sites.
Respondents: Study participants in
the treatment and control groups.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—NEW INSTRUMENT
Instrument
Total
number of
respondents
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden
hour per
response
Total
annual
burden
hours 1
Participant 30-month survey ................................................
11,840
3,947
1
.5
1,974
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—CHANGES TO ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
[Instruments previously approved]
Previously approved instrument
Updates to total number
of respondents
Participant Contact Information Form (5 STED
sites).
Participant Baseline Information Form (5 STED
sites).
Participant STED tracking letters .........................
Updates to
annual
number
respondents
2800 additional respondents.
2800 additional respondents.
2178 additional respondents.
960 additional respondents.
960 fewer respondents
1440 additional respondents.
800 additional respondents.
Participant 6-month survey (Adult sites) ..............
Participant 6-month survey (Young Adult sites) ...
Participant 12-month survey (Adult sites) ............
Participant 12-month survey (Young Adult sites)
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
hour per
response
Updated
annual burden
hours 1
933
1
.08
75
933
1
.17
159
726
5
.05
182
320
1
.5
160
¥320
480
1
1
.5
.75
¥160
360
267
1
.75
200
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Increase in Est. Annual Burden Hours for Previously Approved ICs: 976.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families and the Employment and
Training Administration are 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.
Email 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 agencies, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agencies’ 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
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other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Request for Specific Consent to
Juvenile Court Jurisdiction.
OMB No.: 0970–0385.
Description: The William Wilberforce
Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA of
2008), Public Law 110–457 was enacted
into law December 23, 2008. Section
235(d) directs the Secretary of HHS to
grant or deny requests for specific
consent for unaccompanied alien
children in HHS custody who seek to
invoke the jurisdiction of a state court
for a dependency order and who also
seek to invoke the jurisdiction of a state
court to determine or alter his or her
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custody status or release from ORR.
These requests can be extremely time
sensitive since a child must ask a state
court for dependency before turning 18
years old.
In developing procedures for
collecting the necessary information
from unaccompanied alien children,
their attorneys, or other representatives
to allow HHS to approve or deny
consent requests, ORR/DUCS devised a
form. Specifically, the form asks the
requestor for his/her identifying
information, basic identifying
information on the unaccompanied
alien child, the name of the HHS-funded
facility where the child is in HHS
custody and care, the name of the court
and its location, and the kind of request
(e.g., for a change in custody, etc.). The
form also asks that the unaccompanied
alien child’s attorney or authorized
representative attach a Notice of
Representation, which is an approved
federal government agency form used
for immigration procedures that
authorizes the attorney to act on behalf
of the child (i.e.,G–28, EOIR–28, EOIR–
29), or any other form of authorization
to act on behalf of the unaccompanied
alien child.
Respondents: Attorneys, accredited
legal representatives, or others
authorized to act on behalf of a
unaccompanied alien child.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED)
and Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD).
OMB No.: 0970-0413.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is
conducting national evaluation called the Subsidized and Transitional
Employment Demonstration (STED). At the same time, the Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) within the Department of labor (DOL) is
conducting an evaluation of the Enhanced Transitional Jobs
Demonstration (ETJD). These evaluations will inform the Federal
government about the effectiveness of subsidized and transitional
employment programs in helping vulnerable populations secure
unsubsidized jobs in the labor market and achieve self-sufficiency. The
projects will evaluate twelve subsidized and transitional employment
programs nationwide.
ACF and ETA are collaborating on the two evaluations. In 2011, ETA
awarded grants to seven transitional jobs programs as part of the ETJD,
which is testing the effect of combining transitional jobs with
enhanced services to assist ex-offenders and noncustodial parents
improve labor market outcomes, reduce criminal recidivism and improve
family engagement.
The STED and ETJD projects have complementary goals and are
focusing on related program models and target populations. Thus, ACF
and ETA have collaborated on the design of data collection instruments
to promote consistency across the projects. In addition, two of the
seven DOL-funded ETJD programs are being evaluated as part of the STED
project. ACF is submitting information collection requests on behalf of
both collaborating agencies.
Data for the study will be collected from the following three major
sources. All data collection described below, other than the 30-month
follow-up survey, has been reviewed and approved by OMB (see OMB
0970-0413):
Baseline Forms. Each respondent will be asked to complete three
forms upon entry into the study: (1) An informed consent form; (2) a
contact sheet, which will help locate the respondent for follow-up
surveys; and (3) a baseline information form, which will collect
demographic data and information on the respondent's work and education
history.
Follow-Up Surveys. Follow-up telephone surveys will be conducted
with all participants. There will be three follow-up surveys in each of
the STED and ETJD sites (including the two sites that are also part of
ETJD), approximately 6, 12, and 30 months after study entry.
Implementation Research and Site Visits. Data on the context for
the programs and their implementation is collected during two rounds of
site visits to each of the twelve sites, including interviews, focus
groups, observations, and case file reviews. These data will be
supplemented by short questionnaires for program staff, clients,
worksite supervisors, and participating employers, as well as a time
study for program staff.
This notice is specific to the request for approval of the 30-month
survey, which will measure the differences in employment, wage
progression, income, and other outcomes between the program groups and
similar group of respondents who were randomly assigned to a control
group. The information collection request will also include increased
burden hours to include additional respondents. This increase is a
result of the actual enrollment numbers at recruited sites.
Respondents: Study participants in the treatment and control
groups.
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Annual Burden Estimates--New Instrument
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Number of Average burden Total annual
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hour per burden hours
of respondents of respondents respondent response \1\
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Participant 30-month survey........................................ 11,840 3,947 1 .5 1,974
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Annual Burden Estimates--Changes to Estimated Number of Respondents
[Instruments previously approved]
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Updates to Updates to Number of Average Updated annual
Previously approved instrument total number of annual number responses per burden hour burden hours
respondents respondents respondent per response \1\
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Participant Contact Information 2800 additional 933 1 .08 75
Form (5 STED sites). respondents.
Participant Baseline 2800 additional 933 1 .17 159
Information Form (5 STED respondents.
sites).
Participant STED tracking 2178 additional 726 5 .05 182
letters. respondents.
Participant 6-month survey 960 additional 320 1 .5 160
(Adult sites). respondents.
Participant 6-month survey 960 fewer -320 1 .5 -160
(Young Adult sites). respondents.
Participant 12-month survey 1440 additional 480 1 .75 360
(Adult sites). respondents.
Participant 12-month survey 800 additional 267 1 .75 200
(Young Adult sites). respondents.
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Increase in Est. Annual Burden Hours for Previously Approved ICs: 976.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families and the Employment and Training Administration are 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. Email 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 agencies, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agencies' 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.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-06937 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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