[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13525]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation.
OMB No.: 0970-0440.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
proposing a data collection activity as part of the Job Search
Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation. The JSA evaluation will aim to
determine which JSA strategies are most effective in moving TANF
applicants and recipients into work. The impact study will randomly
assign individuals to contrasting JSA approaches and then compare their
employment and earnings to determine their relative effectiveness. The
implementation study will describe services participants receive under
each approach as well as provide operational lessons gathered directly
from practitioners.
The proposed information collection activity consists of: (1)
Baseline data collection: Collection of baseline data from TANF
recipients at the time of enrollment in the study; (2) Implementation
study site visits: Conducting site visits for the purpose of
documenting the program context, program organization and staffing, the
components JSA services, and other relevant aspects of the TANF
program. During the visits, site teams will interview key
administrators and line staff using a semi-structured interview guide;
and (3) a JSA staff survey. This on-line survey, administered to TANF
supervisory and line staff involved in JSA activities, will be used as
part of the implementation study to systematically document program
operations and the type of JSA services provided across the study
sites.
Respondents: JSA program staff and individuals enrolled in the JSA
study.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Annual number responses per burden hours Total annual
of respondents respondent per response burden hours
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Baseline information form........................ 25,000 1 0.2 5,000
Implementation study site visits................. 300 1 1 300
JSA staff survey................................. 660 1 0.33 218
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.......... .............. .............. ............. 5,518
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
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. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
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.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-13525 Filed 6-10-14; 8:45 am]
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