[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20324-20325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07707]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request
Title: Innovative Strategies for Increasing Self-Sufficiency:
Follow-Up Data Collection.
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 Innovative Strategies for Increasing
Self-Sufficiency (ISIS) demonstration and evaluation. The ISIS project
will test a range of promising career pathways strategies to promote
education, employment, and self-sufficiency. The major goals of the
ISIS project include increasing the empirical knowledge about the
effectiveness of a variety of programs for low-income individuals and
families to achieve educational credentials, attain employment and
advance to positions that enable self-sufficiency, as well as producing
useful findings for both policymakers and program administrators.
This proposed information collection activity focuses on collecting
follow-up data elements approximately fifteen months after program
enrollment. Baseline data collection instruments were previously
approved under OMB No. 0970-0397.
The purpose of this information collection effort is to follow-up
with study participants, document the experiences of program
participants, examine differences in service receipt and educational
experiences between program and control group members, describe the
intervention as it was implemented in each site and assess the extent
to which it was implemented as intended, and assess the implications
for intervention scalability and sustainability.
Specifically, this data will be collected using the following
instruments: (a) A follow-up survey which will be administered to all
study participants approximately 15 months following enrollment in the
study; (b) a modification to the Baseline Information Form requesting
some basic information about all of the study participant's children
(if applicable); (c) interview guides for the in-person visits to the
intervention sites to structure discussions with program leadership/
managers, instructional staff, case managers/advisors, partners and
employers; (d) a brief survey for instructional staff; (e) a brief
survey for case managers/advisors; (f) a brief study participant check-
in call; and (g) in-depth interviews with a sample of study
participants. Respondents: Individuals enrolled in the ISIS
demonstration programs, control group members, ISIS program/partner
staff (including program leadership, case managers and instructional
staff), and other local informants.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number responses per hours per Total burden Average annual
of respondents respondent response hours burden hours
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1 Basic Information 5,645 1 0.05 282 94
Form Modification..............
2 15 Month Follow-up 6,998 1 0.833 5,829 1943
Survey, no child roster........
2 15 Month Follow-up 1,562 1 1 1,562 521
Survey, with child roster......
2 15 Month Follow-Up 2,974 1 0.083 247 82
Survey, Additional HPOG
Questions......................
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3 Program Leadership/ 46 1 2 92 31
Managers/Supervisors Interview
Guide..........................
3 Instructional Staff 58 1 2 116 39
Interview Guide................
3 Case Managers/Advisor 50 1 2 100 33
Interview Guide................
3 Partners Interview 54 1 2 108 36
Guide..........................
4 Case Managers/ 90 1 0.5 45 15
Advisors Online Survey.........
5 Manager/Supervisor 43 1 0.5 22 7
Online Survey..................
6 Instructional Staff 136 1 0.5 68 23
Online Survey..................
7 Study Participant 210 2 2.083 875 292
Interview Guide................
7 Study Participant 210 1 0.16 34 11
Check-in Call..................
Total Burden Hours: New .............. .............. .............. 9,380 3,127
Collection.................
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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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: [email protected].
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: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07707 Filed 4-3-13; 8:45 am]
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