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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: National and Tribal Evaluation
of the 2nd Generation of the Health
Profession Opportunity Grants.
OMB No.: 0970–0462.
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. ACF has developed a multipronged research and evaluation
approach for the HPOG program to
better understand and assess the
activities conducted and their results.
Two rounds of HPOG grants have been
awarded—the first in 2010 (HPOG 1.0)
and the second in 2015 (HPOG 2.0).
There are federal evaluations associated
with each round of grants. HPOG grants
provide funding to government
agencies, community-based
organizations, post-secondary
educational institutions, and tribalaffiliated organizations to provide
education and training services to
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) recipients and other
low-income individuals. Under HPOG
2.0, ACF awarded grants to five tribalaffiliated organizations and 27 nontribal entities. The proposed data
collection activities described in this
notice will provide data for the
implementation studies of the National
and Tribal Evaluation of the 2nd
Generation of the Health Profession
Opportunity Grants (i.e., the HPOG 2.0
National Evaluation and the HPOG 2.0
Tribal Evaluation) as well as the impact
study for the HPOG 2.0 National
Evaluation. OMB previously approved
baseline data collection and informed
consent forms for the HPOG 2.0
Evaluations under OMB Control
Number 0970–0462. The design for the
HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation features
an implementation study, cost benefit
study, and impact study. This
information collection clearance request
pertains to the implementation study
and impact study.
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The goal of the HPOG 2.0 National
Evaluation Implementation Study is to
describe and assess the implementation,
systems change, outcomes and other
important information about the
operations of the 27 non-tribal HPOG
grantees, which are operating 38 distinct
programs. To achieve these goals, it is
necessary to collect data about the nontribal HPOG program designs and
implementation, HPOG partner and
program networks, the composition and
intensity of HPOG services received,
participant characteristics and HPOG
experiences, and participant outputs
and outcomes.
The goal of the HPOG 2.0 National
Evaluation Impact Study is to measure
and analyze key participant outcomes
and impacts including completion of
education and training, receipt of
certificates and/or degrees, earnings,
and employment in a healthcare career.
The goal of the HPOG 2.0 Tribal
Evaluation is to conduct a
comprehensive implementation and
outcome evaluation of the five Tribal
HPOG 2.0 grantee programs. The
evaluation will identify and assess how
programmatic health profession training
operations are working; determine
differences in approaches being used
when programs are serving different
sub-populations, including participants
with different characteristics and skill
levels; and identify programs and
practices that are successful in
supporting the target population to
achieve portable industry-recognized
certificates or degrees as well as
employment-related outcomes.
The information collection activities
to be submitted in the request package
include: (1) Screening Interview to
identify respondents for the HPOG 2.0
National Evaluation first-round
telephone interviews. (2) HPOG 2.0
National Evaluation first-round
telephone interviews with management
and staff. These interviews will collect
information about the HPOG program
context and about program
administration, activities and services,
partner and stakeholder roles and
networks, and respondent perceptions
of the program’s strengths. (3) HPOG 2.0
National Evaluation in-person
implementation interviews with HPOG
personnel will collect information from
six HPOG 2.0 programs with promising
approaches to the topic areas of specific
interest to ACF. (4) HPOG 2.0 National
Evaluation participant contact update
forms will collect updated participant
contact information for impact study
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participants (treatment and control)
every 3 months, during the three year
follow-up period. (5) HPOG 2.0 Tribal
Evaluation grantee and partner
administrative staff interviews will
collect information on high-level
program strategies, partnerships in place
to implement the Tribal HPOG 2.0
program, program development and
lessons learned. (6) HPOG 2.0 Tribal
Evaluation program implementation
staff interviews will collect information
from instructors, trainers, recruitment
and orientation staff, and providers of
program or supportive services on
Tribal HPOG 2.0 program processes
including recruitment, screening,
orientation, provision of supportive
services, and program implementation.
(7) HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation
employer interviews will collect
information from local or regional
employers that are partnering with
Tribal HPOG 2.0 programs or have
employed participants, and collect
information on employers’ impressions
of the Tribal HPOG 2.0 program and
program graduates. (8) HPOG 2.0 Tribal
Evaluation program participant focus
groups will collect information on
participants’ perceptions, experience,
outcomes and satisfaction with the
Tribal HPOG 2.0 program. (9) HPOG 2.0
Tribal Evaluation program participant
completer interviews will collect
information on the current employment
status of the participants who
completed a training program and their
perceptions of and satisfaction with the
Tribal HPOG 2.0 program. (10) HPOG
2.0 Tribal Evaluation program
participant non-completer interviews
will collect information on reasons
participants left the program, short-term
outcomes, how they feel the program
could be improved, and any plans for
future academic training.
Respondents: For the HPOG 2.0
National Evaluation: HPOG program
managers; HPOG program staff; and
representatives of partner agencies and
stakeholders, including support service
providers, education and vocational
training providers, Workforce
Investment Boards, TANF agencies, and
participants at the 27 non-tribal HPOG
2.0 grantees. For the HPOG 2.0 Tribal
Evaluation: Tribal HPOG 2.0 program
staff; administrative staff at grantee
institutions; representatives from
partner agencies and stakeholders,
including local employers; and Tribal
HPOG program participants at the five
Tribal HPOG 2.0 grantees.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden
hours
Additional Burden for Previously Approved Information Collection
PAGES—Participant-Level Baseline Data Collection (participants at non-Tribal grantees) ......................................
4,860
1,620
1
.5
810
Burden for Newly Requested Information Collection
HPOG 2.0
Screening Interview to identify respondents for the HPOG
2.0 National Evaluation first-round telephone interviews .................................................................................
HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation first-round telephone
interviews with management and staff .............................
HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation in-person implementation
interviews ..........................................................................
HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation welcome packet and participant contact update forms ...........................................
National Evaluation
38
1
.5
7
190
63
1
1.25
79
60
20
1
1.5
30
45,000
HPOG 2.0
13
15,000
4
.1
6000
Tribal Evaluation
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HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation grantee and partner administrative staff interviews ....................................................
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation program implementation
staff interviews ..................................................................
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation employer interviews .............
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation program participant focus
groups ...............................................................................
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation program participant
completer interviews .........................................................
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation program participant noncompleter interviews .........................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,412.
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, 330
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201,
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:
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35
1
1
35
150
90
50
30
1
1
1.5
.75
75
23
405
135
1
1.5
203
300
100
1
1
100
150
50
1
1
50
Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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Families
Guidelines Stating Principles for
Working With Federally Recognized
Indian Tribes
Administration for Native
Americans, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), is
issuing guidelines stating principles for
working with federally recognized
Indian tribes.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Camille Loya, Director of Policy,
Administration for Native Americans
(ANA) at (202) 401–5964, or
Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACF states
the following principles for working
with federally recognized Indian tribes:
Purpose: The mission of ACF is to
foster health and well-being by
providing federal leadership,
partnership, and resources for the
compassionate and effective delivery of
human services. This mission has
special application with respect to the
government-to-government relationship
with federally recognized Indian tribes,
including Alaska Natives. ACF issues
these Principles for Working with
Federally Recognized Tribes to establish
a policy standard governing ACF’s
relationships with federally recognized
Indian tribes. The Principles are
designed to build upon and complement
ACF’s Tribal Consultation Policy and to
articulate ACF’s commitment to
promote and sustain strong governmentto-government relationships, foster
Indian self-determination, support tribal
sovereignty, and demonstrate
transparency in ACF’s actions as public
servants.
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[FR Doc No: 2016-25787]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: National and Tribal Evaluation of the 2nd Generation of the
Health Profession Opportunity Grants.
OMB No.: 0970-0462.
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. ACF has developed a multi-pronged research and
evaluation approach for the HPOG program to better understand and
assess the activities conducted and their results. Two rounds of HPOG
grants have been awarded--the first in 2010 (HPOG 1.0) and the second
in 2015 (HPOG 2.0). There are federal evaluations associated with each
round of grants. HPOG grants provide funding to government agencies,
community-based organizations, post-secondary educational institutions,
and tribal-affiliated organizations to provide education and training
services to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients
and other low-income individuals. Under HPOG 2.0, ACF awarded grants to
five tribal-affiliated organizations and 27 non-tribal entities. The
proposed data collection activities described in this notice will
provide data for the implementation studies of the National and Tribal
Evaluation of the 2nd Generation of the Health Profession Opportunity
Grants (i.e., the HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation and the HPOG 2.0 Tribal
Evaluation) as well as the impact study for the HPOG 2.0 National
Evaluation. OMB previously approved baseline data collection and
informed consent forms for the HPOG 2.0 Evaluations under OMB Control
Number 0970-0462. The design for the HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation
features an implementation study, cost benefit study, and impact study.
This information collection clearance request pertains to the
implementation study and impact study.
The goal of the HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation Implementation Study
is to describe and assess the implementation, systems change, outcomes
and other important information about the operations of the 27 non-
tribal HPOG grantees, which are operating 38 distinct programs. To
achieve these goals, it is necessary to collect data about the non-
tribal HPOG program designs and implementation, HPOG partner and
program networks, the composition and intensity of HPOG services
received, participant characteristics and HPOG experiences, and
participant outputs and outcomes.
The goal of the HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation Impact Study is to
measure and analyze key participant outcomes and impacts including
completion of education and training, receipt of certificates and/or
degrees, earnings, and employment in a healthcare career.
The goal of the HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation is to conduct a
comprehensive implementation and outcome evaluation of the five Tribal
HPOG 2.0 grantee programs. The evaluation will identify and assess how
programmatic health profession training operations are working;
determine differences in approaches being used when programs are
serving different sub-populations, including participants with
different characteristics and skill levels; and identify programs and
practices that are successful in supporting the target population to
achieve portable industry-recognized certificates or degrees as well as
employment-related outcomes.
The information collection activities to be submitted in the
request package include: (1) Screening Interview to identify
respondents for the HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation first-round telephone
interviews. (2) HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation first-round telephone
interviews with management and staff. These interviews will collect
information about the HPOG program context and about program
administration, activities and services, partner and stakeholder roles
and networks, and respondent perceptions of the program's strengths.
(3) HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation in-person implementation interviews
with HPOG personnel will collect information from six HPOG 2.0 programs
with promising approaches to the topic areas of specific interest to
ACF. (4) HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation participant contact update forms
will collect updated participant contact information for impact study
participants (treatment and control) every 3 months, during the three
year follow-up period. (5) HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation grantee and
partner administrative staff interviews will collect information on
high-level program strategies, partnerships in place to implement the
Tribal HPOG 2.0 program, program development and lessons learned. (6)
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation program implementation staff interviews will
collect information from instructors, trainers, recruitment and
orientation staff, and providers of program or supportive services on
Tribal HPOG 2.0 program processes including recruitment, screening,
orientation, provision of supportive services, and program
implementation. (7) HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation employer interviews will
collect information from local or regional employers that are
partnering with Tribal HPOG 2.0 programs or have employed participants,
and collect information on employers' impressions of the Tribal HPOG
2.0 program and program graduates. (8) HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation
program participant focus groups will collect information on
participants' perceptions, experience, outcomes and satisfaction with
the Tribal HPOG 2.0 program. (9) HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation program
participant completer interviews will collect information on the
current employment status of the participants who completed a training
program and their perceptions of and satisfaction with the Tribal HPOG
2.0 program. (10) HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation program participant non-
completer interviews will collect information on reasons participants
left the program, short-term outcomes, how they feel the program could
be improved, and any plans for future academic training.
Respondents: For the HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation: HPOG program
managers; HPOG program staff; and representatives of partner agencies
and stakeholders, including support service providers, education and
vocational training providers, Workforce Investment Boards, TANF
agencies, and participants at the 27 non-tribal HPOG 2.0 grantees. For
the HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation: Tribal HPOG 2.0 program staff;
administrative staff at grantee institutions; representatives from
partner agencies and stakeholders, including local employers; and
Tribal HPOG program participants at the five Tribal HPOG 2.0 grantees.
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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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional Burden for Previously Approved Information Collection
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PAGES--Participant-Level 4,860 1,620 1 .5 810
Baseline Data Collection
(participants at non-Tribal
grantees)......................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Burden for Newly Requested Information Collection
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Screening Interview to identify 38 13 1 .5 7
respondents for the HPOG 2.0
National Evaluation first-round
telephone interviews...........
HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation 190 63 1 1.25 79
first-round telephone
interviews with management and
staff..........................
HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation in- 60 20 1 1.5 30
person implementation
interviews.....................
HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation 45,000 15,000 4 .1 6000
welcome packet and participant
contact update forms...........
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HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation
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HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation 105 35 1 1 35
grantee and partner
administrative staff interviews
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation 150 50 1 1.5 75
program implementation staff
interviews.....................
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation 90 30 1 .75 23
employer interviews............
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation 405 135 1 1.5 203
program participant focus
groups.........................
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation 300 100 1 1 100
program participant completer
interviews.....................
HPOG 2.0 Tribal Evaluation 150 50 1 1 50
program participant non-
completer interviews...........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,412.
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, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, 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.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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