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Dated: June 2, 2017.
Seema Verma,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Health Profession Opportunity
Grant (HPOG) program: Third FollowUp Data Collection.
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 Grant (HPOG)
program. The proposed data collection
activities are for the Impact Study of the
first round of HPOG grants (HPOGImpact). The goal of HPOG-Impact is to
evaluate the effectiveness of approaches
used by 20 of the 27 non-tribal HPOG
grantees to provide TANF recipients
and other low-income individuals with
opportunities for education, training,
and advancement within the healthcare
field. It is also intended to evaluate
variation in participant impact that may
be attributable to different HPOG
program components and models.
HPOG-Impact is one project within
the broader portfolio of research that the
ACF Office of Planning, Research and
Evaluation (OPRE) is utilizing to assess
the success of 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 and their results as well as the
Pathways for Advancing Careers and
Education (PACE) project. In order to
maximize learning across the portfolio,
survey development for the HPOG and
PACE baseline and follow-up surveys
has been coordinated, and the majority
of the data elements collected in these
surveys are similar. (See OMB Control
#0970–0397 for PACE data collection.)
Four data collection efforts have been
approved for HPOG research: One for
approval of a Performance Reporting
System (PRS) (approved September
2011); a second for collection of
baseline data (approved October 2012);
a third for a follow-up survey of
participants administered
approximately 15 months after random
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assignment and for implementation
study data collection (approved August
2013); and a fourth for a second followup survey of participants administered
36 months after random assignment
(approved December 2014).
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on a
proposed new information collection
activity for HPOG-Impact—a third
follow-up survey for HPOG-Impact
participants approximately 72 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 including their
advancement in their career; economic
well-being; student debt and repayment
status; and parenting practices and child
outcomes for participants with children.
Previously approved collection
activities under 0970–0394 will
continue under this new request,
specifically the 36-Month Follow-Up
Survey and the Follow-Up Survey
Contact Information Update Letters.
Respondents: Random sample of
individuals enrolled in the HPOGImpact Study.
Annual Burden Estimates—New
Information Collection [This
information request is for a three-year
period.]
Note: The burden estimate increased from
the 60-day notice due to an expected increase
in sample size.
Instrument
Total
number of
respondents
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden hours
72-Month Follow-Up Survey ................................................
2,960
987
1
0.75
740
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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Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Pathways for Advancing Careers
and Education (PACE): Third Follow-Up
Data Collection.
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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
Pathways for Advancing Careers (PACE)
evaluation. PACE is an evaluation of
nine promising career pathways
strategies to promote education,
employment, and self-sufficiency. The
major goal of PACE 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.
PACE is one project within the
broader portfolio of research that the
ACF Office of Planning, Research and
Evaluation (OPRE) is utilizing to assess
the success of career pathways programs
and models. In addition to PACE, 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
PACE baseline and follow up surveys
has been coordinated, and the majority
of the data elements collected in these
surveys are similar. (See OMB Control
#0970–0394 for HPOG data collection.)
Three data collection efforts have
been approved for PACE: 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-
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up survey of participants administered
approximately 15 months after random
assignment, and data collection through
in-depth interviews for a small sample
of study participants (approved August
2013); and a third for a second followup survey of participants administered
36 months after random assignment
(approved December 2014).
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on a
proposed new information collection
activity for PACE—a third follow-up
survey for PACE participants
approximately 72 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 including their
advancement in their career; economic
well-being; student debt and repayment
status; and parenting practices and child
outcomes for participants with children.
Previously approved collection
activities under 0970–0397 will
continue under this new request,
specifically the 36-Month Follow-Up
Survey and Follow-Up Survey Contact
Information Update Letters.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in
the PACE study at programs selected for
long-term follow-up.
Annual Burden Estimates—New
Information Collection [This
information request is for a three-year
period.]
Note: The burden estimate increased from
the 60-day notice due to an expected increase
in sample size.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program: Third
Follow-Up Data Collection.
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
Grant (HPOG) program. The proposed data collection activities are for
the Impact Study of the first round of HPOG grants (HPOG-Impact). The
goal of HPOG-Impact is to evaluate the effectiveness of approaches used
by 20 of the 27 non-tribal HPOG grantees to provide TANF recipients and
other low-income individuals with opportunities for education,
training, and advancement within the healthcare field. It is also
intended to evaluate variation in participant impact that may be
attributable to different HPOG program components and models.
HPOG-Impact is one project within the broader portfolio of research
that the ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is
utilizing to assess the success of 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 and
their results as well as the Pathways for Advancing Careers and
Education (PACE) project. In order to maximize learning across the
portfolio, survey development for the HPOG and PACE baseline and
follow-up surveys has been coordinated, and the majority of the data
elements collected in these surveys are similar. (See OMB Control
#0970-0397 for PACE data collection.)
Four data collection efforts have been approved for HPOG research:
One for approval of a Performance Reporting System (PRS) (approved
September 2011); a second for collection of baseline data (approved
October 2012); a third for a follow-up survey of participants
administered approximately 15 months after random
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assignment and for implementation study data collection (approved
August 2013); and a fourth for a second follow-up survey of
participants administered 36 months after random assignment (approved
December 2014).
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
a proposed new information collection activity for HPOG-Impact--a third
follow-up survey for HPOG-Impact participants approximately 72 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 including their advancement in
their career; economic well-being; student debt and repayment status;
and parenting practices and child outcomes for participants with
children. Previously approved collection activities under 0970-0394
will continue under this new request, specifically the 36-Month Follow-
Up Survey and the Follow-Up Survey Contact Information Update Letters.
Respondents: Random sample of individuals enrolled in the HPOG-
Impact Study.
Annual Burden Estimates--New Information Collection [This
information request is for a three-year period.]
Note: The burden estimate increased from the 60-day notice due
to an expected increase in sample size.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents of respondents respondent response hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
72-Month Follow-Up Survey.......................................... 2,960 987 1 0.75 740
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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.
[FR Doc. 2017-12488 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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