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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB No. 0970–0545]
Proposed Revision to Information
Collection Activity; Next Generation of
Enhanced Employment Strategies
Project
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within
the Administration for Children and
Families is proposing revisions to data
collection activities conducted for the
Next Generation of Enhanced
Employment Strategies (NextGen)
Project (OMB #0970–0545). The project
is rigorously evaluating innovative
interventions to promote employment
and economic security among lowincome individuals with complex
challenges. The project includes an
experimental impact study, descriptive
study, and cost study. The project is
seeking approval for two participant
follow-up surveys and related materials
with proposed changes to the
instruments and to the tokens of
appreciation for the follow-up surveys.
The requested changes do not require
any changes to the previously submitted
and approved burden estimates.
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.
SUMMARY:
Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OPRE is conducting the
NextGen Project to build the evidence
around effective strategies for helping
low-income individuals find and
sustain employment. This project will
identify and test innovative
employment programs designed to help
people facing complex challenges
secure economic independence. The
project is partnering with the Social
Security Administration to incorporate a
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focus on employment-related early
interventions for people with current or
foreseeable disabilities who have
limited work history and are potential
applicants for Supplemental Security
Income.
Prior information collection requests
for the project (see https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202102-0970-003)
occurred in two phases. Phase 1
instruments—the informed consent
form, baseline survey, and identifying
and contact information collection—
were approved in April 2020. Phase 2
instruments—staff characteristics
survey, program leadership survey,
semi-structured program participant
discussion guide, semi-structured
employer discussion guide, service
receipt tracking, in-depth participant
interview guide, and cost workbook—
were approved in December 2020.
Approval for changes to the Phase 1 and
some Phase 2 instruments was received
in March 2021.
We now seek approval for the first
and second follow-up surveys, advance
letters and related materials, and
changes to the proposed tokens of
appreciation for the follow-up surveys.
Below are additional details regarding
this clearance request.
First Follow-Up Survey (Instrument 3)
We propose the following revisions to
the first follow-up survey:
• Minor revisions to skip patterns and
the wording of some items for clarity.
• Moved all items about jobs to the
beginning of the survey (Section A) to
collect this information first because of
its importance.
• Added items on the effect of
COVID–19 including changes in jobs as
a result of the pandemic (A02a);
whether any physical, mental, or
emotional condition that limits work is
related to COVID–19 (A22a);
employment challenges related to the
pandemic (A23); receipt of advice on
how to meet workplace requirements
related to COVID–19 (B01m); and
vaccination status (C10a).
• Removed some benefits from the
list of benefits available at the
respondent’s current or last job (A16),
dropped the industry and occupation
items, and removed most items about
employment challenges (A23) to reduce
burden.
• Added questions about confidence
in ability to seek employment (A25) for
one program.
• Removed the distinctions between
receiving services in one-on-one settings
and group settings (B01 and B02) to
reduce burden. Added an item about
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attendance at any group support
meetings (B02) for one program.
• Modified the items (B01) about
receipt of services to better match the
services offered by the programs in the
project.
• Removed questions related to the
amount of time spent in employment
services and ask only about the location
where respondents received the most
services (B03), rather than asking about
all locations, to reduce burden.
• Replaced questions about each
education or training program with
questions about all programs attended
(B04 to B05b) and removed questions
about the amount of time spent in the
program because education and training
are not part of any selected program.
Removed questions about employerprovided training because they were not
relevant to any program. Added items
about participating in education or
training programs (B04a and B05a) at
the time of the survey and receipt of a
certificate or degree (B04c and B05b).
Tailored the education and training
questions for one program that works
with young adults (B06–B08b) to make
it easier for them to respond.
• Revised the recall period for mental
health service receipt to the last 6
months instead of since random
assignment (B10–B10b) to better match
when the program expects to affect the
receipt of these services.
• Added questions about receipt of
services for physical medical conditions
and receipt of mental health services for
respondents’ children within the last 6
months for one program (B11 and B11a).
• Removed items asking about the
type of rental housing and number of
days spent homeless since housing is
not a focus of the selected programs.
Moved the remaining housing questions
to an earlier location in the survey (C01,
C01a, and C02).
• Removed benefits from a question
about benefit receipt (C03) that we do
not expect many study participants to
receive to reduce burden.
• Added a series of questions about
financial help received from parents,
relatives, friends, or neighbors and the
amount received (C04b to C04e1) for a
program serving young adults and an
item to ask if the program helped them
in having a trusted person they can turn
to for job advice (D02d).
• Modified the emergency support
items (C05–C07a) to ask how many
people the respondents can turn to for
help, to borrow money, or for advice,
and added items on social trust (C07b
and C07c) to measure social support
more accurately.
• Added the Healthy Families
Parenting Inventory’s parenting efficacy
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subscale (C08) for one program that
aims to improve mothers’ belief in their
parenting skills.
• Added items about confidence in
future financial situations (C09a-C09b)
for one program that aims to increase
youths’ belief in their ability to become
self-sufficient.
• Added a question to ask if
participants are covered by health
insurance (C10b).
• Added the Center for Epidemiologic
Studies Depression Scale Revised
(CESD–R) (C22a) for use by a program
that serves mothers with symptoms of
depression. For this program, this more
in-depth depression scale will be used
instead of the shorter K–6 Distress Scale
(C22).
• Added questions about whether the
respondent is currently under courtordered supervision (C38), whether any
convictions were for felonies (C42), and
if any of the reported incarcerations
were for violating the terms of courtordered supervision (C44) for a program
that serves adults with criminal justice
system involvement.
• Removed some items asking
program group study participants about
their satisfaction with the program.
We currently have OMB approval to
provide a $40 gift card for follow-up
survey completion. Based on new
evidence, we propose to increase the
first follow-up survey token of
appreciation from $40 to $50 and to add
a $5 prepaid gift card for the first
follow-up survey sent with the advance
letter. We would assess the effectiveness
of the prepaid gift card using an
experiment. If the experiment shows
that prepaid tokens of appreciation are
effective at increasing response rates or
decreasing the treatment-control
response rate differential, we will
propose using it for remaining sample
members for the first follow-up survey.
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Second Follow-Up Survey (Instrument
4)
We propose changes to the second
follow-up survey to match the changes
proposed for the first follow-up survey.
We propose introducing a $5 prepaid
token of appreciation if the experiment
for the first follow-up survey
demonstrates it is effective. We do not
propose changes to the previously
approved $50 postpaid gift card for the
second follow-up survey.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in
the NextGen Project.
Annual Burden Estimates
The annual burden estimates for the
instruments we are requesting to revise
are presented below. All currently
approved materials under OMB # 0970–
0545 and the associated burden can be
found at: https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_
nbr=202012-0970-003.
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden hours
PHASE 2
First follow-up survey—participants .....................................
Second follow-up survey—participants ................................
Total Annual Burden Hours, Phase 2:
4,428.
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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Submission for OMB Review;
Measuring Human Trafficking
Prevalence in Construction: A Field
Test of Multiple Estimation Methods
(New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
proposing a new data collection activity
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of Multiple Estimation Methods. This
study will examine the labor trafficking
and other labor exploitation experiences
among individuals who work in
construction. The goal of this study is to
advance knowledge of promising
methods for estimating human
trafficking prevalence by field-testing
two methods of prevalence estimation
within the construction industry in
Houston, Texas.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of
publication. OMB must make a decision
about 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
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The purpose of the
proposed data collection activity is to
estimate the prevalence of labor
trafficking among construction workers
in one location using two different
sampling and estimation strategies. The
proposed information collection activity
is a one-time survey with up to 4,200
adults who worked in the construction
industry in the selected geographic
location in the 24 months prior to data
collection. The construction worker
survey will be offered in English and
Spanish to workers identified through
the following two sampling strategies:
(1) Probability sample (i.e., time
location sample), and (2) a network
sample. The survey instrument used for
individuals recruited through the two
different sampling strategies will be
primarily the same and includes
questions focused on the individuals’
experiences with labor exploitation and
trafficking; employment histories,
including work after a natural disaster;
social networks; and demographic data.
Respondents: English- and Spanishspeaking individuals who have worked
in construction in Houston, Texas, in
the 2 years prior to data collection will
be invited to complete a survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0545]
Proposed Revision to Information Collection Activity; Next
Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies Project
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within
the Administration for Children and Families is proposing revisions to
data collection activities conducted for the Next Generation of
Enhanced Employment Strategies (NextGen) Project (OMB #0970-0545). The
project is rigorously evaluating innovative interventions to promote
employment and economic security among low-income individuals with
complex challenges. The project includes an experimental impact study,
descriptive study, and cost study. The project is seeking approval for
two participant follow-up surveys and related materials with proposed
changes to the instruments and to the tokens of appreciation for the
follow-up surveys. The requested changes do not require any changes to
the previously submitted and approved burden estimates.
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: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OPRE is conducting the NextGen Project to build the
evidence around effective strategies for helping low-income individuals
find and sustain employment. This project will identify and test
innovative employment programs designed to help people facing complex
challenges secure economic independence. The project is partnering with
the Social Security Administration to incorporate a focus on
employment-related early interventions for people with current or
foreseeable disabilities who have limited work history and are
potential applicants for Supplemental Security Income.
Prior information collection requests for the project (see https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202102-0970-003) occurred
in two phases. Phase 1 instruments--the informed consent form, baseline
survey, and identifying and contact information collection--were
approved in April 2020. Phase 2 instruments--staff characteristics
survey, program leadership survey, semi-structured program participant
discussion guide, semi-structured employer discussion guide, service
receipt tracking, in-depth participant interview guide, and cost
workbook--were approved in December 2020. Approval for changes to the
Phase 1 and some Phase 2 instruments was received in March 2021.
We now seek approval for the first and second follow-up surveys,
advance letters and related materials, and changes to the proposed
tokens of appreciation for the follow-up surveys.
Below are additional details regarding this clearance request.
First Follow-Up Survey (Instrument 3)
We propose the following revisions to the first follow-up survey:
Minor revisions to skip patterns and the wording of some
items for clarity.
Moved all items about jobs to the beginning of the survey
(Section A) to collect this information first because of its
importance.
Added items on the effect of COVID-19 including changes in
jobs as a result of the pandemic (A02a); whether any physical, mental,
or emotional condition that limits work is related to COVID-19 (A22a);
employment challenges related to the pandemic (A23); receipt of advice
on how to meet workplace requirements related to COVID-19 (B01m); and
vaccination status (C10a).
Removed some benefits from the list of benefits available
at the respondent's current or last job (A16), dropped the industry and
occupation items, and removed most items about employment challenges
(A23) to reduce burden.
Added questions about confidence in ability to seek
employment (A25) for one program.
Removed the distinctions between receiving services in
one-on-one settings and group settings (B01 and B02) to reduce burden.
Added an item about attendance at any group support meetings (B02) for
one program.
Modified the items (B01) about receipt of services to
better match the services offered by the programs in the project.
Removed questions related to the amount of time spent in
employment services and ask only about the location where respondents
received the most services (B03), rather than asking about all
locations, to reduce burden.
Replaced questions about each education or training
program with questions about all programs attended (B04 to B05b) and
removed questions about the amount of time spent in the program because
education and training are not part of any selected program. Removed
questions about employer-provided training because they were not
relevant to any program. Added items about participating in education
or training programs (B04a and B05a) at the time of the survey and
receipt of a certificate or degree (B04c and B05b). Tailored the
education and training questions for one program that works with young
adults (B06-B08b) to make it easier for them to respond.
Revised the recall period for mental health service
receipt to the last 6 months instead of since random assignment (B10-
B10b) to better match when the program expects to affect the receipt of
these services.
Added questions about receipt of services for physical
medical conditions and receipt of mental health services for
respondents' children within the last 6 months for one program (B11 and
B11a).
Removed items asking about the type of rental housing and
number of days spent homeless since housing is not a focus of the
selected programs. Moved the remaining housing questions to an earlier
location in the survey (C01, C01a, and C02).
Removed benefits from a question about benefit receipt
(C03) that we do not expect many study participants to receive to
reduce burden.
Added a series of questions about financial help received
from parents, relatives, friends, or neighbors and the amount received
(C04b to C04e1) for a program serving young adults and an item to ask
if the program helped them in having a trusted person they can turn to
for job advice (D02d).
Modified the emergency support items (C05-C07a) to ask how
many people the respondents can turn to for help, to borrow money, or
for advice, and added items on social trust (C07b and C07c) to measure
social support more accurately.
Added the Healthy Families Parenting Inventory's parenting
efficacy
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subscale (C08) for one program that aims to improve mothers' belief in
their parenting skills.
Added items about confidence in future financial
situations (C09a-C09b) for one program that aims to increase youths'
belief in their ability to become self-sufficient.
Added a question to ask if participants are covered by
health insurance (C10b).
Added the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression
Scale Revised (CESD-R) (C22a) for use by a program that serves mothers
with symptoms of depression. For this program, this more in-depth
depression scale will be used instead of the shorter K-6 Distress Scale
(C22).
Added questions about whether the respondent is currently
under court-ordered supervision (C38), whether any convictions were for
felonies (C42), and if any of the reported incarcerations were for
violating the terms of court-ordered supervision (C44) for a program
that serves adults with criminal justice system involvement.
Removed some items asking program group study participants
about their satisfaction with the program.
We currently have OMB approval to provide a $40 gift card for
follow-up survey completion. Based on new evidence, we propose to
increase the first follow-up survey token of appreciation from $40 to
$50 and to add a $5 prepaid gift card for the first follow-up survey
sent with the advance letter. We would assess the effectiveness of the
prepaid gift card using an experiment. If the experiment shows that
prepaid tokens of appreciation are effective at increasing response
rates or decreasing the treatment-control response rate differential,
we will propose using it for remaining sample members for the first
follow-up survey.
Second Follow-Up Survey (Instrument 4)
We propose changes to the second follow-up survey to match the
changes proposed for the first follow-up survey. We propose introducing
a $5 prepaid token of appreciation if the experiment for the first
follow-up survey demonstrates it is effective. We do not propose
changes to the previously approved $50 postpaid gift card for the
second follow-up survey.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in the NextGen Project.
Annual Burden Estimates
The annual burden estimates for the instruments we are requesting
to revise are presented below. All currently approved materials under
OMB # 0970-0545 and the associated burden can be found at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202012-0970-003.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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PHASE 2
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First follow-up survey-- 8,000 2,667 1 0.83 2,214
participants...................
Second follow-up survey-- 8,000 2,667 1 0.83 2,214
participants...................
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Total Annual Burden Hours, Phase 2: 4,428.
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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