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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Child Support Noncustodial
Parent Employment Demonstration
(CSPED).
OMB No.: 0970–439.
Description: The Office of Child
Support Enforcement (OCSE) within the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) seeks an extension
without change for an existing data
collection called the Child Support
Noncustodial Parent Employment
Demonstration (CSPED) through
September 30, 2018 (OMB no. 0970–
439; expiration date September 30,
2016). OCSE is proposing that this
information collection be extended to
continue using 8 of the 10 currently
approved information collection
instruments with a reduction in burden
hours to reflect only the extension
period, estimated to be two years and
three months, from July 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2018.
In October 2012, OCSE issued grants
to eight state child support agencies to
provide employment, parenting, and
child support services to noncustodial
parents who are having difficulty
meeting their child support obligation.
The overall objective of the CSPED
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evaluation is to document and evaluate
the effectiveness of the approaches
taken by these eight CSPED grantees.
This evaluation will yield information
about effective strategies for improving
child support payments by providing
noncustodial parents employment and
other services through child support
programs. It will generate extensive
information on how these programs
operated, what they cost, the effects the
programs had, and whether the benefits
of the programs exceed their costs. The
information gathered will be critical to
informing decisions related to future
investments in child support-led
employment-focused programs for
noncustodial parents who have
difficulty meeting their child support
obligations.
The CSPED evaluation includes the
following two interconnected
components or ‘‘studies’’:
1. Implementation and Cost Study.
The goal of the implementation and cost
study is to provide a detailed
description of the programs—how they
are implemented, their participants, the
contexts in which they are operated,
their promising practices, and their
costs. The detailed descriptions will
assist in interpreting program impacts,
identifying program features and
conditions necessary for effective
program replication or improvement,
and carefully documenting the costs of
delivering these services. Key activities
of the implementation and cost study
include: (1) Conducting semi-structured
interviews with program staff and
selected community partner
organizations to gather information on
program implementation and costs; (2)
conducting focus groups with program
participants to elicit participation
experiences; (3) administering a webbased survey to program staff and
community partners to capture broader
staff program experiences; and (4)
collecting data on study participant
service use, dosage, and duration of
enrollment throughout the
demonstration using a web-based
Management Information System (MIS).
2. Impact Study. The goal of the
impact study is to provide rigorous
estimates of the effectiveness of the
eight programs using an experimental
research design. Program applicants
who are eligible for CSPED services are
randomly assigned to either a program
group that is offered program services or
a control group that is not. The study
MIS that documents service use for the
implementation study is also used by
grantee staff to conduct random
assignment for the impact study. The
impact study relies on data from surveys
of participants, as well as administrative
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records from state and county data
systems. Survey data are collected twice
from program applicants. Baseline
information is collected from all
noncustodial parents who apply for the
program prior to random assignment. A
follow-up survey is collected from
sample members twelve months after
random assignment. A wide range of
measures are collected through surveys,
including measures of employment
stability and quality, barriers to
employment, parenting and coparenting, and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. In addition,
data on child support obligations and
payments, Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) and
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits, Medicaid
receipt, involvement with the criminal
justice system, and earnings and benefit
data collected through the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) system
are obtained from state and county
databases.
Two components of the data
collection have been completed: (1)
Focus groups with program participants;
and (2) the web-based survey to
document program staff and partner
experiences. The following data
collection activities are not yet
complete: (1) The staff interview topic
guide; (2) the study MIS functions for
tracking participation in the program;
(3) the introductory script which
program staff use to introduce the study
to participants; (4) the introductory
script heard by program applicants; (5)
the baseline survey; (6) the study MIS
functions for conducting random
assignment; (7) the protocol for
collecting child support, benefit,
earnings, and criminal justice data from
state and county administrative data
systems; and (8) the 12-month follow-up
survey. As of January 1, 2016, 8,060
participants have been enrolled and
completed the baseline survey and over
2,300 participants have completed the
12-month follow-up survey.
Respondents
Respondents to these activities
include program applicants, study
participants, grantee staff and
community partners, as well as state
and county staff responsible for
extracting data from government
databases for the evaluation. Specific
respondents per instrument are noted in
the burden tables below.
Annual Burden Estimates
The following instruments are
proposed for public comment under this
60-Day Federal Register Notice. The
following table provides the burden
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estimates for the implementation and
cost study and the impact study
components of the current request. The
requested extension period is estimated
to be two years and three months, from
July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2018.
Thus, burden hours for all components
are annualized over two years and three
months.
IMPLEMENTATION AND COST STUDY
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Staff interview topic guide ....................................................
Study MIS to track program participation ............................
Number of
responses per
respondent
120
200
Average
burden hours
per response
Total
burden hours
Total annual
burden hours a
1
468.75
1
0.0333
120
3,125
53
1,390
9
1
1
9
1
1
0.1667
0.1667
0.5833
0.1667
8
0.75
180
175
583
180
256
1,107
80
78
259
80
114
492
Impact Study
Introductory script:
Grantee staff .................................................................
Program applicants b .....................................................
Baseline survey ....................................................................
Study MIS to conduct random assignment .........................
Protocol for collecting administrative records ......................
12 month follow-up survey ...................................................
120
1,050
1,000
120
32
1,476
a All
burden estimates are annualized over 2.25 years.
percent of program applicants are not expected to agree to participate in the study; thus there are 5% more program applicants than
study participants.
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b Five
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,546.
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, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. 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
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–N–2016–1134]
Public Meeting on Patient-Focused
Drug Development for Patients Who
Have Received an Organ Transplant
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of the fifth authorization of the
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allow FDA to obtain patient
perspectives on the impact of receiving
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patient views on treatment approaches;
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discussing issues related to scientific
challenges in developing drugs to
manage organ transplantation. In the
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and provide information for and gain
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration
(CSPED).
OMB No.: 0970-439.
Description: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) within
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) seeks an extension
without change for an existing data collection called the Child Support
Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) through September
30, 2018 (OMB no. 0970-439; expiration date September 30, 2016). OCSE
is proposing that this information collection be extended to continue
using 8 of the 10 currently approved information collection instruments
with a reduction in burden hours to reflect only the extension period,
estimated to be two years and three months, from July 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2018.
In October 2012, OCSE issued grants to eight state child support
agencies to provide employment, parenting, and child support services
to noncustodial parents who are having difficulty meeting their child
support obligation. The overall objective of the CSPED evaluation is to
document and evaluate the effectiveness of the approaches taken by
these eight CSPED grantees. This evaluation will yield information
about effective strategies for improving child support payments by
providing noncustodial parents employment and other services through
child support programs. It will generate extensive information on how
these programs operated, what they cost, the effects the programs had,
and whether the benefits of the programs exceed their costs. The
information gathered will be critical to informing decisions related to
future investments in child support-led employment-focused programs for
noncustodial parents who have difficulty meeting their child support
obligations.
The CSPED evaluation includes the following two interconnected
components or ``studies'':
1. Implementation and Cost Study. The goal of the implementation
and cost study is to provide a detailed description of the programs--
how they are implemented, their participants, the contexts in which
they are operated, their promising practices, and their costs. The
detailed descriptions will assist in interpreting program impacts,
identifying program features and conditions necessary for effective
program replication or improvement, and carefully documenting the costs
of delivering these services. Key activities of the implementation and
cost study include: (1) Conducting semi-structured interviews with
program staff and selected community partner organizations to gather
information on program implementation and costs; (2) conducting focus
groups with program participants to elicit participation experiences;
(3) administering a web-based survey to program staff and community
partners to capture broader staff program experiences; and (4)
collecting data on study participant service use, dosage, and duration
of enrollment throughout the demonstration using a web-based Management
Information System (MIS).
2. Impact Study. The goal of the impact study is to provide
rigorous estimates of the effectiveness of the eight programs using an
experimental research design. Program applicants who are eligible for
CSPED services are randomly assigned to either a program group that is
offered program services or a control group that is not. The study MIS
that documents service use for the implementation study is also used by
grantee staff to conduct random assignment for the impact study. The
impact study relies on data from surveys of participants, as well as
administrative records from state and county data systems. Survey data
are collected twice from program applicants. Baseline information is
collected from all noncustodial parents who apply for the program prior
to random assignment. A follow-up survey is collected from sample
members twelve months after random assignment. A wide range of measures
are collected through surveys, including measures of employment
stability and quality, barriers to employment, parenting and co-
parenting, and demographic and socio-economic characteristics. In
addition, data on child support obligations and payments, Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Medicaid receipt, involvement with
the criminal justice system, and earnings and benefit data collected
through the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system are obtained from state
and county databases.
Two components of the data collection have been completed: (1)
Focus groups with program participants; and (2) the web-based survey to
document program staff and partner experiences. The following data
collection activities are not yet complete: (1) The staff interview
topic guide; (2) the study MIS functions for tracking participation in
the program; (3) the introductory script which program staff use to
introduce the study to participants; (4) the introductory script heard
by program applicants; (5) the baseline survey; (6) the study MIS
functions for conducting random assignment; (7) the protocol for
collecting child support, benefit, earnings, and criminal justice data
from state and county administrative data systems; and (8) the 12-month
follow-up survey. As of January 1, 2016, 8,060 participants have been
enrolled and completed the baseline survey and over 2,300 participants
have completed the 12-month follow-up survey.
Respondents
Respondents to these activities include program applicants, study
participants, grantee staff and community partners, as well as state
and county staff responsible for extracting data from government
databases for the evaluation. Specific respondents per instrument are
noted in the burden tables below.
Annual Burden Estimates
The following instruments are proposed for public comment under
this 60-Day Federal Register Notice. The following table provides the
burden
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estimates for the implementation and cost study and the impact study
components of the current request. The requested extension period is
estimated to be two years and three months, from July 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2018. Thus, burden hours for all components are
annualized over two years and three months.
Implementation and Cost Study
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Total number Number of Average Total annual
Instrument of responses per burden hours Total burden burden hours
respondents respondent per response hours \a\
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Staff interview topic guide..... 120 1 1 120 53
Study MIS to track program 200 468.75 0.0333 3,125 1,390
participation..................
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Impact Study
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Introductory script:
Grantee staff............... 120 9 0.1667 180 80
Program applicants \b\...... 1,050 1 0.1667 175 78
Baseline survey................. 1,000 1 0.5833 583 259
Study MIS to conduct random 120 9 0.1667 180 80
assignment.....................
Protocol for collecting 32 1 8 256 114
administrative records.........
12 month follow-up survey....... 1,476 1 0.75 1,107 492
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\a\ All burden estimates are annualized over 2.25 years.
\b\ Five percent of program applicants are not expected to agree to participate in the study; thus there are 5%
more program applicants than study participants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,546.
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, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20201. 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 comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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