[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49521-49522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19798]
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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 burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Total annual
of respondents of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Baseline information form...... 25,000 8,333 1 0.2 1667
JSA staff Survey............... 660 220 1 0.5 110
Implementation study site 300 100 1 1 100
visits........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,877
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.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-19798 Filed 8-20-14; 8:45 am]
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