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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review; Building
Evidence on Employment Strategies
for Low-Income Families (BEES) (New
Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation; Administration for
Children and Families; HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
proposing a data collection activity as
part of the Building Evidence on
Employment Strategies for Low-Income
Families (BEES). The purpose of BEES
SUMMARY:
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is to evaluate the effectiveness of a
broad range of innovative programs
designed to boost employment and
earnings among low-income Americans.
Within this general focus area, ACF has
a particular interest in programs that
serve adults whose employment
prospects have been affected by
substance use disorder (SUD), opioid
use disorder (OUD), mental health
conditions, and justice involvement.
ACF expects that a subset of programs
to be evaluated will serve these specific
target populations. To meet these
objectives, this study will include
impact and implementation evaluations
for up to 21 sites, as well as descriptive
work focused on other sites that have a
focus on clients with opioid use and
other substance abuse disorders. When
possible, a randomized control trial
research design will be used for the
impact evaluations. The purpose of the
current submission is to request
approval for data collection needed for
the BEES study.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of
publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: 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.
Copies of the proposed collection may
be obtained by emailing OPREinfo
collection@acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively,
copies can also 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,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The BEES impact studies
call for multiple data collection points
with study participants. Data will be
collected from study participants
through the following methods: (1)
Baseline information form completed by
study participants at study entry, (2)
study participants will also be asked to
periodically update their contact
information, (3) interview administered
to participants in non-behavioral health
sites 6 months after study entry to learn
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about program participation, (4)
interview administered to participants
in behavioral health sites approximately
12 months after study entry to learn
about employment and related
outcomes, (5) individual interviews
with up to 6 participants in each site
and their case managers. These data will
be used to assess the extent to which the
programs being evaluated improve
participants’ employment, earnings,
income, behavioral health, and wellbeing. They will also be used to assess
the extent to which individuals in the
study receive employment services.
The research team will also collect
data from researchers, policy experts,
state and local administrators, and
program staff to identify potential sites.
These data will be collected primarily
by telephonic staff interviews using
discussion guides.
For the implementation studies, the
research team will collect data from
program staff to assess program
implementation. Information will be
collected in consistent ways across sites
and, to the extent feasible, will use the
same measures and data collection
procedures. Data collected from
program staff during the study will
include the following: (1) Site visit data
including staff interviews, (2) interviews
with case managers as part of the
participant case studies mentioned
above, and (3) program staff surveys.
These data will be used to measure
program implementation and fidelity,
factors affecting service delivery,
program staff characteristics, and staff
time allocation. All impact study sites
will include an implementation study.
In addition, there will be several
descriptive studies of other sites that
use some of the implementation
instruments to better understand
programs serving clients with opioid
use and other substance abuse
disorders.
Future information collection requests
and related Federal Register Notices
will describe future data collection
efforts for this project.
Respondents: The respondents in this
study will include 18,600 participants
enrolled in the study, 888 program staff,
10 national policy experts and
researchers, and 55 state and local
administrators.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
[3 year clearance]
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
Baseline information form for participants ...........................
Contact update request form ...............................................
6-month follow-up participant interview ...............................
12-month follow-up participant interview .............................
Participant case study interview guide ................................
Discussion guide for national policy experts and researchers .....................................................................................
Discussion guide for state and local administrators ............
Discussion guide for program staff at potential sites ..........
Program managers, staff, and partner interview guide .......
Program staff case study interview guide ...........................
Program staff survey ............................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,997.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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forthcoming public advisory committee
meeting of the Pharmaceutical Science
and Clinical Pharmacology Advisory
Committee. The general function of the
committee is to provide advice and
recommendations to FDA on regulatory
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public comment on this document.
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docket number is FDA–2019–N–1043.
The docket will close on May 6, 2019.
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SUMMARY:
Authority: Section 413 of the Social
Security Act, as amended by the FY 2017
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub.
L. 115–31).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Building Evidence on Employment
Strategies for Low-Income Families (BEES) (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration
for Children and Families; HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
proposing a data collection activity as part of the Building Evidence
on Employment Strategies for Low-Income Families (BEES). The purpose of
BEES is to evaluate the effectiveness of a broad range of innovative
programs designed to boost employment and earnings among low-income
Americans. Within this general focus area, ACF has a particular
interest in programs that serve adults whose employment prospects have
been affected by substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder
(OUD), mental health conditions, and justice involvement. ACF expects
that a subset of programs to be evaluated will serve these specific
target populations. To meet these objectives, this study will include
impact and implementation evaluations for up to 21 sites, as well as
descriptive work focused on other sites that have a focus on clients
with opioid use and other substance abuse disorders. When possible, a
randomized control trial research design will be used for the impact
evaluations. The purpose of the current submission is to request
approval for data collection needed for the BEES study.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: 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:
[email protected]. Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also 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, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The BEES impact studies call for multiple data
collection points with study participants. Data will be collected from
study participants through the following methods: (1) Baseline
information form completed by study participants at study entry, (2)
study participants will also be asked to periodically update their
contact information, (3) interview administered to participants in non-
behavioral health sites 6 months after study entry to learn
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about program participation, (4) interview administered to participants
in behavioral health sites approximately 12 months after study entry to
learn about employment and related outcomes, (5) individual interviews
with up to 6 participants in each site and their case managers. These
data will be used to assess the extent to which the programs being
evaluated improve participants' employment, earnings, income,
behavioral health, and well-being. They will also be used to assess the
extent to which individuals in the study receive employment services.
The research team will also collect data from researchers, policy
experts, state and local administrators, and program staff to identify
potential sites. These data will be collected primarily by telephonic
staff interviews using discussion guides.
For the implementation studies, the research team will collect data
from program staff to assess program implementation. Information will
be collected in consistent ways across sites and, to the extent
feasible, will use the same measures and data collection procedures.
Data collected from program staff during the study will include the
following: (1) Site visit data including staff interviews, (2)
interviews with case managers as part of the participant case studies
mentioned above, and (3) program staff surveys. These data will be used
to measure program implementation and fidelity, factors affecting
service delivery, program staff characteristics, and staff time
allocation. All impact study sites will include an implementation
study. In addition, there will be several descriptive studies of other
sites that use some of the implementation instruments to better
understand programs serving clients with opioid use and other substance
abuse disorders.
Future information collection requests and related Federal Register
Notices will describe future data collection efforts for this project.
Respondents: The respondents in this study will include 18,600
participants enrolled in the study, 888 program staff, 10 national
policy experts and researchers, and 55 state and local administrators.
Annual Burden Estimates
[3 year clearance]
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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 information form for 18,600 6,200 1 0.25 1,550
participants...................
Contact update request form..... 5,520 1,840 1 0.1 184
6-month follow-up participant 1,680 560 1 0.25 140
interview......................
12-month follow-up participant 3,840 1,280 1 0.5 640
interview......................
Participant case study interview 126 42 1 1.5 63
guide..........................
Discussion guide for national 10 3 1 1 3
policy experts and researchers.
Discussion guide for state and 55 18 1 2 36
local administrators...........
Discussion guide for program 72 24 1 2.75 66
staff at potential sites.......
Program managers, staff, and 270 90 1.5 1.5 203
partner interview guide........
Program staff case study 126 42 1 1 42
interview guide................
Program staff survey............ 420 140 1 0.5 70
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,997.
Authority: Section 413 of the Social Security Act, as amended
by the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 115-
31).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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