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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Youth Outcome Survey ...................................................................................
Data File ..........................................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 152,606.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(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: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address: infocollection@
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
Number of
responses per
respondent
20,667
52
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB No.: 0970–0414]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Assets for Independence (AFI)
Program Evaluation.
Description: The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) is proposing a data
collection activity as part of an
experimental evaluation of the Assets
for Independence (AFI) Program. The
purpose of this study is to assess the
impact of participation in AFI-funded
individual development account (IDA)
projects on the savings, asset purchases,
and economic well-being of low-income
individuals and families. The primary
research question is: What is the impact
of AFI project participation on outcomes
such as savings, asset purchases, and
material hardship?
While some evaluations suggest that
IDAs help low-income families save,
rigorous experimental research is
limited. Few studies have focused on
AFI-funded IDAs, and few have tested
alternative design features.
1
2
Average
burden hours
per response
0.5
1,368
Total burden
hours
10,334
142,272
The Assets for Independence
Evaluation is the first experimental
evaluation of IDA projects operating
under the Assets for Independence Act,
and will contribute importantly to
understanding the effects of IDA project
participation on project participants.
The evaluation was launched in fall
2011 in two sites, with the random
assignment of AFI-eligible cases to
program and control groups. OMB
approved three data collection efforts
related to this project in October 2012,
including approval of a baseline survey,
12-month follow-up survey, and
implementation study protocols.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on a
proposed new information collection
activity: the AFI Evaluation second
follow-up survey (at 36 months postrandom assignment) of both treatment
and control group members. The
purpose of the AFI Evaluation 36-month
follow-up survey is to follow-up with
study participants to document their
intermediate savings and savings
patterns, asset purchases, and other
economic outcomes. The evaluation
consists of both an impact study and an
implementation study. Data collection
activities will span a three-year period.
Data collection activities to submit in
a future information collection request
include a third follow-up survey for AFI
Evaluation study participants
approximately 60 months after study
enrollment.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in
AFI programs, individuals who have left
AFI programs, and control group
members.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
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Follow-Up Survey: AFI-eligible participants .........................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 136.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
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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.
Robert Sargis,
ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–14117 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.568]
The Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program Announces the
State Median Income Estimates for
Federal Fiscal Year 2016
Office of Community Services,
ACF, HHS.
ACTION: The Administration for Children
and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS), announces
the State Median Income Estimates for
a Four-Person Household for the Federal
Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 State Median
Income Estimates for Use in the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP).
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS), Division of
Energy Assistance (DEA) announces the
SUMMARY:
estimated median income of four-person
households in each state, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico for FFY 2016
(October 1, 2015, to September 30,
2016).
DATES: These estimates become effective
at any time between the date of this
publication and the later of (1) October
1, 2015; or (2) the beginning of a
grantee’s fiscal year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Edelman, Program Analyst, Office
of Community Services, 5th Floor West,
370 L’Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447. Telephone:
202–401–5292; Email: peter.edelman@
acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces to grantees of the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) the estimated median
income of four-person households in
each state, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 (October 1,
2015, to September 30, 2016). LIHEAP
grantees that choose to base their
income eligibility criteria on these state
median income (SMI) estimates may
adopt these estimates (up to 60 percent)
on their date of publication in the
Federal Register or on a later date as
discussed in the DATES section. This
enables grantees to implement this
notice during the period between the
heating and cooling seasons. However,
by October 1, 2015, or the beginning of
the grantee’s fiscal year, whichever is
later, such grantees must adjust their
income eligibility criteria so that they
are in accord with the FFY 2016 SMI.
Sixty percent of SMI for each LIHEAP
grantee, as annually established by the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services, is one of the income criteria
that LIHEAP grantees may use in
determining a household’s income
eligibility for LIHEAP. The last time
LIHEAP was authorized was by the
Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law
109–58, which was enacted on August
8, 2005. This authorization expired on
September 30, 2007, and reauthorization
remains pending.
The SMI estimates in this notice are
3-year estimates derived from the
American Community Survey (ACS)
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau,
U.S. Department of Commerce (Census
Bureau).
For additional information about the
ACS state median income estimates,
including the definition of income and
the derivation of medians see https://
www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/
data_documentation/
SubjectDefinitions/2013_
ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf under
‘‘Income in the Past 12 Months.’’ For
additional information about using the
ACS 3-year estimates versus using the 1year or 5-year estimates, see https://
www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_
for_data_users/estimates/. For
additional information about the ACS in
general, see https://www.census.gov/acs/
www/ or contact the Census Bureau’s
Social, Economic, and Housing
Statistics Division at (301) 763–3243.
These SMI estimates, like those
derived from any survey, are subject to
two types of errors: (1) Non-sampling
Error, which consists of random errors
that increase the variability of the data
and non-random errors that consistently
shift the data in a specific direction; and
(2) Sampling Error, which consists of
the error that arises from the use of
probability sampling to create the
sample. For additional information
about the accuracy of the ACS SMI
estimates, see https://www.census.gov/
acs/www/Downloads/data_
documentation/Accuracy/
MultiyearACSAccuracyofData2013.pdf.
In the state-by-state listing of SMI and
60 percent of SMI for a four-person
family for FFY 2016, LIHEAP grantees
must regard ‘‘family’’ to be the
equivalent of ‘‘household’’ with regards
to setting their income eligibility
criteria. This listing describes the
method for adjusting SMI for
households of different sizes, as
specified in regulations applicable to
LIHEAP (45 CFR 96.85(b)). These
regulations were published in the
Federal Register on March 3, 1988, (53
FR 6827) and amended on October 15,
1999 (64 FR 55858).
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ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR FOUR-PERSON FAMILIES, BY STATE, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2016,
FOR USE IN THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
Estimated state median
income for four-person
families 1
States
Alabama ................................................................................................................................................
Alaska ....................................................................................................................................................
Arizona ..................................................................................................................................................
Arkansas ...............................................................................................................................................
California ...............................................................................................................................................
Colorado ................................................................................................................................................
Connecticut ...........................................................................................................................................
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$66,253
90,307
65,138
58,262
77,106
85,915
106,193
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60 percent of estimated state
median income for four-person
families 2 3
$39,752
54,184
39,083
34,957
46,264
51,549
63,716
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[Notices]
[Pages 32957-32958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14117]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No.: 0970-0414]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Assets for Independence (AFI) Program Evaluation.
Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a data
collection activity as part of an experimental evaluation of the Assets
for Independence (AFI) Program. The purpose of this study is to assess
the impact of participation in AFI-funded individual development
account (IDA) projects on the savings, asset purchases, and economic
well-being of low-income individuals and families. The primary research
question is: What is the impact of AFI project participation on
outcomes such as savings, asset purchases, and material hardship?
While some evaluations suggest that IDAs help low-income families
save, rigorous experimental research is limited. Few studies have
focused on AFI-funded IDAs, and few have tested alternative design
features.
The Assets for Independence Evaluation is the first experimental
evaluation of IDA projects operating under the Assets for Independence
Act, and will contribute importantly to understanding the effects of
IDA project participation on project participants. The evaluation was
launched in fall 2011 in two sites, with the random assignment of AFI-
eligible cases to program and control groups. OMB approved three data
collection efforts related to this project in October 2012, including
approval of a baseline survey, 12-month follow-up survey, and
implementation study protocols.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
a proposed new information collection activity: the AFI Evaluation
second follow-up survey (at 36 months post-random assignment) of both
treatment and control group members. The purpose of the AFI Evaluation
36-month follow-up survey is to follow-up with study participants to
document their intermediate savings and savings patterns, asset
purchases, and other economic outcomes. The evaluation consists of both
an impact study and an implementation study. Data collection activities
will span a three-year period.
Data collection activities to submit in a future information
collection request include a third follow-up survey for AFI Evaluation
study participants approximately 60 months after study enrollment.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in AFI programs, individuals who
have left AFI programs, and control group members.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Follow-Up Survey: AFI-eligible 814 271 1 0.5 136
participants...................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 136.
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:
[[Page 32958]]
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.
Robert Sargis,
ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-14117 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
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