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VI. Collection of Information
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that is, reporting, recordkeeping or
third-party disclosure requirements.
Consequently, there is no need for
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Budget under the authority of the
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& Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB No. 0970–0545]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Next Generation of Enhanced
Employment Strategies Project
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within
SUMMARY:
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Baseline survey and identifying and contact information—participants ...
Baseline survey and identifying and contact information—staff ...............
First follow-up survey—participants ..........................................................
Second follow-up survey—participants .....................................................
Service receipt tracking—program staff ....................................................
Staff characteristics survey—staff .............................................................
Program leadership survey—program leaders .........................................
Semi-structured program discussion guide—program leaders ................
Semi-structured program discussion guide—program supervisors and
partners ..................................................................................................
Semi-structured program discussion guide—program staff and providers .....................................................................................................
Semi-structured program discussion guide—employers ..........................
In-depth participant interviews—participants ............................................
Cost workbook—program staff .................................................................
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This extension request does not
change the average burden per response
for any of the data collections. The
annual burden estimates under this
request are for an additional 3 years of
data collection. The number of
respondents has been updated to reflect
the estimated number over the next 3
years.
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
Annual
burden
(in hours)
3,000
120
3,100
3,360
80
20
5
4
1
25
1
1
150
1
1
1
0.42
0.42
0.83
0.83
0.08
0.42
0.25
1.5
1,260
1,260
2,573
2,789
960
8
1
6
420
420
858
930
320
3
1
2
8
1
1.0
8
3
8
8
20
28
1
1
1
1
1.0
1.0
2.0
32.0
8
8
40
896
3
3
13
299
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
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Annual Burden Estimates
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request period)
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Instrument
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,275.
interventions for people with current or
foreseeable disabilities who have
limited work history and are potential
applicants for Supplemental Security
Income.
We seek approval for an extension
without change for the currently
approved data collection activities. For
the impact study, this includes: (1)
Baseline survey and identifying and
contact information data collection, (2)
a first follow-up survey, and (3) a
second follow-up survey. For the
descriptive study, this includes (1)
service receipt tracking, (2) a staff
characteristics survey, (3) a program
leadership survey, (4) semi-structured
program discussions (conducted with
program leaders, supervisors, partners,
staff, and providers), (5) semi-structured
employer discussions, and (6) in-depth
participant interviews. For the cost
study, this includes an Excel-based cost
workbook.
Respondents: Program staff, program
partners, employer staff, and
individuals enrolled in the NextGen
Project. Program staff and partners may
include case managers, health
professionals, workshop instructors, job
developers, supervisors, managers, and
administrators. Employers may include
administrators, human resources staff,
and worksite supervisors.
the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) is proposing an
extension to the data collection
activities conducted for the Next
Generation of Enhanced Employment
Strategies (NextGen) Project (Office of
Management and Budget (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. This
extension will allow additional time to
conduct study intake, collect data from
NextGen programs and staff, and to
conduct participant data collections. No
changes are proposed to the data
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments 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
focus on employment-related early
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whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB Control Number 0985–New]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; Administration on
Disabilities Evaluation of Technical
Assistance for Independent Living
Grantees
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish a notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This information collection (IC)
solicits comments on the IC
requirements relating to the
Administration on Disabilities
Evaluation of Technical Assistance for
Independent Living Grantees.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by February 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
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information to: Peter Nye at
OILPPRAComments@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to
Administration for Community Living,
330 C Street SW, Washington, DC,
20201, Attention: Peter Nye.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Nye, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC,
20201, (202) 795–7606 or
OILPPRAComments@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
The PRA requires federal agencies to
provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing
collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for
approval.
To comply with this requirement,
ACL is publishing a notice of the
proposed collection of information set
forth in this document. With respect to
the following collection of information,
ACL invites comments on our burden
estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including
1. whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of ACL’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
2. the accuracy of ACL’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used
to determine burden estimates;
3. ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including by automated
collection techniques when appropriate,
and other forms of information
technology.
ACL is currently engaged in an effort
to better understand the implementation
and effectiveness of the technical
assistance (TA) provided to
Independent Living (IL) grantees
(Centers for Independent Living (CILs),
statewide independent living councils
(SILCs), and designated state entities
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(DSEs)). The Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended authorizes the IL grantees to
provide, expand, and improve
independent living services for people
with disabilities. Title VII, Part C
authorizes funding to CILs. Section
711A(a) requires ACL to reserve funds
for training and TA to SILCs, and
section 721(b)(1) requires ACL to
reserve funds for training and TA to
CILs. TA efforts can support IL grantees
in creating and maintaining effective
organizations and services. TA, such as
one-on-one TA, peer-to-peer mentoring,
and webinars, is made available by the
Independent Living Research Utilization
(ILRU) program, the Association of
Programs for Rural Independent Living
(APRIL), the National Association of
Statewide Independent Living Councils
(NASILC), the National Council on
Independent Living (NCIL), and the TA
centers that ACL funds, including the
Disability Employment TA Center
(DETAC) and the Federal Housing and
Services Resource Center (HSRC)
(referred to as TA providers).
Although ACL monitors these TA
providers activities, the effectiveness of
the TA approach has yet to be assessed.
The goal of this data-collection effort is
to provide ACL with IL-grantee feedback
on the TA approach, including what
elements are effective, that can be
incorporated into a future TA strategy
that is most beneficial to IL grantees. In
this IC, ACL will be surveying a total of
approximately 408 Part C CILs, DSEs,
and SILCs. The web-based survey will
be sent electronically to representatives
from all Part C CILs, SILCs, and DSEs.
ACL will provide the survey in
alternative modes, such as by mail or
telephone, on grantee request an
alternative mode can be provided.
Results from this survey will provide
ACL with a better understanding of the
implementation and effectiveness of the
current TA approach from the
perspective of IL grantees.
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL
estimates the burden of this collection
of information as follows: The survey
will be sent to approximately 408
representatives of CILs, SILCs, and
DSEs. The approximate burden for webbased survey completion will be 25
minutes per respondent, which includes
time to review the instructions, read the
questions, and complete responses. This
results in a total survey burden estimate
of 10,200 minutes, which is 170 hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0545]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Next Generation of
Enhanced Employment Strategies Project
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing an
extension to the data collection activities conducted for the Next
Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies (NextGen) Project (Office
of Management and Budget (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. This extension will allow additional time to conduct study
intake, collect data from NextGen programs and staff, and to conduct
participant data collections. No changes are proposed to the data
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments 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.
We seek approval for an extension without change for the currently
approved data collection activities. For the impact study, this
includes: (1) Baseline survey and identifying and contact information
data collection, (2) a first follow-up survey, and (3) a second follow-
up survey. For the descriptive study, this includes (1) service receipt
tracking, (2) a staff characteristics survey, (3) a program leadership
survey, (4) semi-structured program discussions (conducted with program
leaders, supervisors, partners, staff, and providers), (5) semi-
structured employer discussions, and (6) in-depth participant
interviews. For the cost study, this includes an Excel-based cost
workbook.
Respondents: Program staff, program partners, employer staff, and
individuals enrolled in the NextGen Project. Program staff and partners
may include case managers, health professionals, workshop instructors,
job developers, supervisors, managers, and administrators. Employers
may include administrators, human resources staff, and worksite
supervisors.
Annual Burden Estimates
This extension request does not change the average burden per
response for any of the data collections. The annual burden estimates
under this request are for an additional 3 years of data collection.
The number of respondents has been updated to reflect the estimated
number over the next 3 years.
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Number of
Number of responses per Average burden
Instrument respondents respondent (total per response Total burden Annual burden
(total over over request (in hours) (in hours) (in hours)
request period) period)
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Baseline survey and identifying and contact information-- 3,000 1 0.42 1,260 420
participants.....................................................
Baseline survey and identifying and contact information--staff.... 120 25 0.42 1,260 420
First follow-up survey--participants.............................. 3,100 1 0.83 2,573 858
Second follow-up survey--participants............................. 3,360 1 0.83 2,789 930
Service receipt tracking--program staff........................... 80 150 0.08 960 320
Staff characteristics survey--staff............................... 20 1 0.42 8 3
Program leadership survey--program leaders........................ 5 1 0.25 1 1
Semi-structured program discussion guide--program leaders......... 4 1 1.5 6 2
Semi-structured program discussion guide--program supervisors and 8 1 1.0 8 3
partners.........................................................
Semi-structured program discussion guide--program staff and 8 1 1.0 8 3
providers........................................................
Semi-structured program discussion guide--employers............... 8 1 1.0 8 3
In-depth participant interviews--participants..................... 20 1 2.0 40 13
Cost workbook--program staff...................................... 28 1 32.0 896 299
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,275.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper
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performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
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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