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Ann Misback, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2017–18403 Filed 8–25–17; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Other LowIncome Populations. OMB NO.: New Collection. Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a data collection activity as part of the Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Other LowIncome Populations. This study will provide an opportunity to learn more about the potential of coaching to help clients achieve self-sufficiency and other desired employment-related outcomes. It will take place over five years in up to three employment programs. These programs may be Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies or other public or private employment programs that serve low-income individuals. Selected sites will include a robust coaching component and have the capacity to conduct a rigorous impact evaluation, among other criteria. This study will provide information on whether coaching helps people obtain and retain jobs, advance in their careers, E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1 41025 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2017 / Notices move toward self-sufficiency, and improve their overall well-being. To meet these objectives, this study will include an impact and implementation study. The impact study will involve participants being randomly assigned to either a ‘‘program group,’’ who will be paired with a coach, or to a ‘‘control group,’’ who will not be paired with a coach. The effectiveness of the coaching will be determined by differences between members of the program and control groups in outcomes such as obtaining and retaining employment, earnings, measures of self-sufficiency, and measures of self-regulation. The implementation study will document coaching practices, describe lessons learned from implementing coaching, and enhance interpretation of the impact study findings. The proposed information collection activities are: (1) Baseline data collection: Collection of characteristics data on all study participants as they enroll in the study. Data will be entered into the Random Assignment, Participant Tracking Enrollment, and Reporting (RAPTER) system; (2) First follow-up survey: Collection of outcome data for a subset of study participants about 9 months after random assignment; (3) Semi-structured staff interviews: Collection of qualitative data on the design and implementation of the program; (4) Staff survey: Collection of information on staff members’ professional backgrounds, training, coaching practices, and attitudes; (5) Indepth participant interviews: Collection of detailed information about the participants’ backgrounds and experiences with coaching; (6) Staff reports of program service receipt: Collection of data on coaching and other program services received by study participants and entered into RAPTER; and (7) Video recordings of coaching sessions: Collection of data on the interaction between the coaches and participants. A second follow-up survey will be administered approximately 21 months after random assignment. This data collection activity will be included under a separate OMB submission. Respondents: Program staff and individuals enrolled in the Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Other Low-Income Populations. Program staff may include coaches, case managers, workshop instructors, job developers, supervisors, and managers. All participants will be able to opt out of participating in the data collection activities. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Total number of respondents Instrument sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Baseline data collection—study participants ....................... Baseline data collection—staff ............................................. First follow-up survey ........................................................... Semi-structured staff interviews ........................................... Staff survey .......................................................................... In-depth participant interviews ............................................. Staff reports of program service receipt .............................. Video recordings of coaching sessions ............................... Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,754. 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 Annual number of respondents 6,000 60 2,400 66 48 24 30 27 2,000 20 800 22 16 8 10 9 Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Mary Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–18226 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–09–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Refugee Assistance Program Estimates: CMA–ORR–1. OMB No.: 0970–0030. Description: The ORR–1, Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) Program Estimates, is the application for grants under the CMA program. The application is required by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) program regulations at 45 CFR 400.11(b). The regulation specifies that States must submit, as their application for this PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Number of responses per respondent 1 100 1 1 1 1 5,200 10 Average burden hours per response 0.33 0.33 1 1.5 0.75 2.5 0.03 0.10 Annual burden hours 660 660 800 33 12 20 1,560 9 program, estimates of the projected costs they anticipate incurring in providing cash and medical assistance for eligible recipients and the costs of administering the program. Under the CMA program, States are reimbursed for the costs of providing these services and benefits for eight months after an eligible recipient arrives in this country. The eligible recipients for these services and benefits are refugees, Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, asylees, Afghans and Iraqi with Special Immigrant Visas, and victims of a severe form of trafficking. States that provide services for unaccompanied refugee minors also provide an estimate for the cost of these services for the year for which they are applying for grants. ORR proposes streamlining language to make the instructions easier to read. ORR proposes adding language for clarification and consistency across programs. Additionally, ORR proposes to require states to submit copies of their contracts with URM providers with the submission. Respondents: State Agencies, the District of Columbia, Replacement E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41024-41025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18226]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Other Low-
Income Populations.
    OMB NO.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
proposing a data collection activity as part of the Evaluation of 
Employment Coaching for TANF and Other Low-Income Populations. This 
study will provide an opportunity to learn more about the potential of 
coaching to help clients achieve self-sufficiency and other desired 
employment-related outcomes. It will take place over five years in up 
to three employment programs. These programs may be Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies or other public or 
private employment programs that serve low-income individuals. Selected 
sites will include a robust coaching component and have the capacity to 
conduct a rigorous impact evaluation, among other criteria. This study 
will provide information on whether coaching helps people obtain and 
retain jobs, advance in their careers,

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move toward self-sufficiency, and improve their overall well-being. To 
meet these objectives, this study will include an impact and 
implementation study.
    The impact study will involve participants being randomly assigned 
to either a ``program group,'' who will be paired with a coach, or to a 
``control group,'' who will not be paired with a coach. The 
effectiveness of the coaching will be determined by differences between 
members of the program and control groups in outcomes such as obtaining 
and retaining employment, earnings, measures of self-sufficiency, and 
measures of self-regulation.
    The implementation study will document coaching practices, describe 
lessons learned from implementing coaching, and enhance interpretation 
of the impact study findings.
    The proposed information collection activities are: (1) Baseline 
data collection: Collection of characteristics data on all study 
participants as they enroll in the study. Data will be entered into the 
Random Assignment, Participant Tracking Enrollment, and Reporting 
(RAPTER) system; (2) First follow-up survey: Collection of outcome data 
for a subset of study participants about 9 months after random 
assignment; (3) Semi-structured staff interviews: Collection of 
qualitative data on the design and implementation of the program; (4) 
Staff survey: Collection of information on staff members' professional 
backgrounds, training, coaching practices, and attitudes; (5) In-depth 
participant interviews: Collection of detailed information about the 
participants' backgrounds and experiences with coaching; (6) Staff 
reports of program service receipt: Collection of data on coaching and 
other program services received by study participants and entered into 
RAPTER; and (7) Video recordings of coaching sessions: Collection of 
data on the interaction between the coaches and participants.
    A second follow-up survey will be administered approximately 21 
months after random assignment. This data collection activity will be 
included under a separate OMB submission.
    Respondents: Program staff and individuals enrolled in the 
Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Other Low-Income 
Populations. Program staff may include coaches, case managers, workshop 
instructors, job developers, supervisors, and managers. All 
participants will be able to opt out of participating in the data 
collection activities.

                                             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
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Baseline data collection--study            6,000           2,000               1            0.33             660
 participants...................
Baseline data collection--staff.              60              20             100            0.33             660
First follow-up survey..........           2,400             800               1               1             800
Semi-structured staff interviews              66              22               1             1.5              33
Staff survey....................              48              16               1            0.75              12
In-depth participant interviews.              24               8               1             2.5              20
Staff reports of program service              30              10           5,200            0.03           1,560
 receipt........................
Video recordings of coaching                  27               9              10            0.10               9
 sessions.......................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,754.
    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. 2017-18226 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-09-P
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