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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 12.
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,
OPRE Reports, Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–20352 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: Innovative Strategies for
Increasing Self-Sufficiency: Follow-Up
Data Collections.
OMB No.: 0970–0397.
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) evaluation. ISIS is an
evaluation of 9 promising career
pathways strategies to promote
education, employment, and selfsufficiency. The major goal of ISIS is to
increase the empirical knowledge about
the effectiveness of programs for lowincome individuals and families to
achieve educational credentials, attain
employment and advance to positions
that enable self-sufficiency.
ISIS is one project within the broader
portfolio of research that OPRE is
utilizing to assess the success of the
career pathways programs and models.
In addition to ISIS, this strategy
includes a multi-pronged research and
evaluation approach for the Health
Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG)
Program to better understand and assess
the activities conducted and their
results. In order to maximize learning
across this 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.
Two data collection efforts have been
approved for ISIS, including one for
baseline data collection (approved
November 2011), a second for data
collection activities to document
program implementation, data
collection activities for an initial followup survey of participants to be
administered approximately 15 months
after random assignment, and data
collection through in-depth interviews
for a small sample of study participants
(approved August 2013). Additionally,
three related data collection efforts for
HPOG research were approved by OMB
under OMB #0970–0394. These include
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, a new
request is being submitted at the same
time as this request.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on a
proposed new information collection
activity for ISIS—a second follow-up
survey for ISIS participants
approximately 36 months after program
enrollment. The purpose of the 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.
Data collection activities to submit in
a future information collection request
include a third follow-up survey for ISIS
study participants approximately 60
months after study enrollment.
Previously approved collection
activities under 0970–0397 will
continue under this new request,
including additional data collection
using the following previously approved
instruments: The Basic Information
Form; the Self-Administered
Questionnaire; 15-Month Follow-Up
Survey; 15-Month Follow-Up Survey
Tracking Letters; Study Participant Indepth Interview Guide; and Study
Participant Check-in Call. The estimated
number of study participants for the 15Month Survey and in-depth interviews
is reduced from the previous OMB
submission. Total sample size targets
were reduced at a number of ISIS
program sites to reflect actual study
enrollment experiences. The number of
in-depth interviews projected was also
reduced to incorporate experiences to
date recruiting participants.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in
the ISIS study.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
[This information collection request is for a three-year period]
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden hours
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Previously Approved Instruments
Baseline data collection: Basic Information Form ...............
Baseline data collection: Self-administered Questionnaire
15 Month Follow-up Survey .................................................
Study Participant In-depth Interview Guide .........................
Study Participant Check-in Call ...........................................
24
24
2,900
144
144
8
8
967
48
48
1
1
1
1
1
.25
.33
0.833
1
.16
2
3
805
48
8
2,462
1
1
2,462
Current Request for Approval
36-Month Follow-up Survey .................................................
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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.
[FR Doc. 2014–20350 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
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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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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51173-51174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20350]
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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:
Follow-Up Data Collections.
OMB No.: 0970-0397.
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
Self-Sufficiency (ISIS) evaluation. ISIS is an evaluation of 9
promising career pathways strategies to promote education, employment,
and self-sufficiency. The major goal of ISIS is to increase the
empirical knowledge about the effectiveness of programs for low-income
individuals and families to achieve educational credentials, attain
employment and advance to positions that enable self-sufficiency.
ISIS is one project within the broader portfolio of research that
OPRE is utilizing to assess the success of the career pathways programs
and models. In addition to ISIS, this strategy includes a multi-pronged
research and evaluation approach for the Health Profession Opportunity
Grants (HPOG) Program to better understand and assess the activities
conducted and their results. In order to maximize learning across this
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.
Two data collection efforts have been approved for ISIS, including
one for baseline data collection (approved November 2011), a second for
data collection activities to document program implementation, data
collection activities for an initial follow-up survey of participants
to be administered approximately 15 months after random assignment, and
data collection through in-depth interviews for a small sample of study
participants (approved August 2013). Additionally, three related data
collection efforts for HPOG research were approved by OMB under OMB
0970-0394. These include 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, a new request is being submitted
at the same time as this request.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
a proposed new information collection activity for ISIS--a second
follow-up survey for ISIS participants approximately 36 months after
program enrollment. The purpose of the 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.
Data collection activities to submit in a future information
collection request include a third follow-up survey for ISIS study
participants approximately 60 months after study enrollment.
Previously approved collection activities under 0970-0397 will
continue under this new request, including additional data collection
using the following previously approved instruments: The Basic
Information Form; the Self-Administered Questionnaire; 15-Month Follow-
Up Survey; 15-Month Follow-Up Survey Tracking Letters; Study
Participant In-depth Interview Guide; and Study Participant Check-in
Call. The estimated number of study participants for the 15-Month
Survey and in-depth interviews is reduced from the previous OMB
submission. Total sample size targets were reduced at a number of ISIS
program sites to reflect actual study enrollment experiences. The
number of in-depth interviews projected was also reduced to incorporate
experiences to date recruiting participants.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in the ISIS study.
Annual Burden Estimates
[This information collection request is for a three-year period]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Previously Approved Instruments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline data collection: Basic 24 8 1 .25 2
Information Form...............
Baseline data collection: Self- 24 8 1 .33 3
administered Questionnaire.....
15 Month Follow-up Survey....... 2,900 967 1 0.833 805
Study Participant In-depth 144 48 1 1 48
Interview Guide................
Study Participant Check-in Call. 144 48 1 .16 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Request for Approval
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
36-Month Follow-up Survey....... 7,386 2,462 1 1 2,462
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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:
OIRASUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20350 Filed 8-26-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-09-P
