Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, 54985 [2014-21917]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Formative Data Collections for
Policy Research.
OMB No.: 0970–0356.
Description: The Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE), in the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS)
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for renewal of a generic
clearance to allow OPRE to conduct a
variety of formative data collections
with more than nine respondents. The
data collections will inform future
research but will not be highly
systematic nor intended to be
statistically representative.
OPRE conducts research on a wide
variety of policy and programmatic
areas. OPRE’s research serves to provide
further understanding of current
programs and service populations,
explore options for program
improvement, and assess alternative
policy and program designs. OPRE uses
this formative data collection generic
clearance to employ a variety of
information collection techniques,
including semi-structured discussions,
focus groups and interviews. These
activities inform the development of
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OPRE research, help OPRE maintain a
research agenda that is rigorous and
relevant, and ensure that research
products are as current as possible.
Following standard OMB
requirements, OPRE will submit a
change request for each individual data
collection activity under this generic
clearance. Each request will include the
individual instrument(s), a justification
specific to the individual information
collection, and any supplementary
documents. OPRE requests OMB review
within 10 days of receiving each change
request.
Respondents: Key stakeholder groups
involved in ACF projects, state or local
government officials or service
providers, or experts in fields pertaining
to ACF research.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number
of respondents
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Annual burden
hours
Semi-Structured Discussion and Information-Gathering Protocols .......................
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1,600
533
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1,600
533
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.
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 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
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comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation
Surveys.
OMB No.: 0970–0355.
Description: The Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE), in the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS)
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for renewal of a generic
clearance to allow OPRE to pre-test data
collection instruments with more than
nine participants to identify and resolve
any question or procedural problems in
survey administration.
OPRE studies ACF programs, and the
populations they serve, through rigorous
research and evaluation projects. These
include evaluations of existing
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programs, evaluations of innovative
approaches to helping low-income
children and families, research
syntheses and descriptive and
exploratory studies. To improve the
development of its research and
evaluation surveys, OPRE uses the pretesting of evaluation surveys generic
clearance to employ a variety of
techniques including cognitive and
usability laboratory and field
techniques, behavior coding,
exploratory interviews, respondent
debriefing questionnaires, split sample
experiments, focus groups, and pilot
studies/pre-tests. These activities allow
OPRE to identify if and when a survey
may be simplified for respondents,
respondent burden may be reduced, and
other possible improvements.
Following standard OMB
requirements, OPRE will submit a
change request for each individual data
collection activity under this generic
clearance. Each request will include the
individual instrument(s), a justification
specific to the individual information
collection, and any supplementary
documents. OPRE requests OMB review
within 10 days of receiving each change
request.
Respondents: Participants in ACF
programs being evaluated; participants
in ACF demonstrations; comparison
group members; and other relevant
populations, such as individuals at risk
of needing ACF services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Formative Data Collections for Policy Research.
OMB No.: 0970-0356.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE), in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal of
a generic clearance to allow OPRE to conduct a variety of formative
data collections with more than nine respondents. The data collections
will inform future research but will not be highly systematic nor
intended to be statistically representative.
OPRE conducts research on a wide variety of policy and programmatic
areas. OPRE's research serves to provide further understanding of
current programs and service populations, explore options for program
improvement, and assess alternative policy and program designs. OPRE
uses this formative data collection generic clearance to employ a
variety of information collection techniques, including semi-structured
discussions, focus groups and interviews. These activities inform the
development of OPRE research, help OPRE maintain a research agenda that
is rigorous and relevant, and ensure that research products are as
current as possible.
Following standard OMB requirements, OPRE will submit a change
request for each individual data collection activity under this generic
clearance. Each request will include the individual instrument(s), a
justification specific to the individual information collection, and
any supplementary documents. OPRE requests OMB review within 10 days of
receiving each change request.
Respondents: Key stakeholder groups involved in ACF projects, state
or local government officials or service providers, or experts in
fields pertaining to ACF research.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of Annual number responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
respondents of respondents respondent response hours hours
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Semi-Structured Discussion and Information- 1,600 533 1 1 1,600 533
Gathering Protocols..............................
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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. 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 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.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-21917 Filed 9-12-14; 8:45 am]
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