[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49522-49523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19829]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants
(HPOG)--One Year Extension of Data Collection
OMB No.: 0970-0395
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to
continue information collection activities as part of the Evaluation of
the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG). These
information collection activities were approved by OMB in October 2011
for a three-year period (OMB clearance number 0970-0395). ACF is
requesting a one-year extension of these activities. Through the
extension of the information collection, ACF seeks to continue a
comprehensive process and outcome evaluation to provide documentation
and lessons learned about diverse programmatic approaches to health
professions trainings for Tribal populations.
The goals of the Tribal HPOG evaluation are to: (1) Provide an in-
depth, systematic analysis of program structure, implementation, and
outcomes of the sites served by the five Tribal HPOG grantees funded in
FY 2010, and (2) compare these data within and across grantees to
generate hypotheses about the effectiveness of different program
approaches for Tribal populations. These goals require collecting
information from Tribal HPOG grantees and other program stakeholders on
an annual basis. The information collection activities include in-
person and telephone interviews and focus groups. A one-year extension
of these activities will allow the evaluation to gather data from the
grantees through the end of their grant period. Program operations data
related to this effort will continue to be collected through a web-
based performance management system under a separate information
collection (OMB clearance number 0970-0394).
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to provide
comments to OMB on a proposed information collection activity for the
evaluation of Tribal HPOG. All instruments included in this request
have been previously approved. The burden represents continuing data
collection into this period.
Respondents: Grantee and Partner Administrative Staff interview:
Administrators of the Tribal HPOG program, workforce development, and
TANF agencies; public and private university-based partners; and not-
for profit organizations.
Program Implementation Staff interview: Instructors, trainers, and
providers of program or supportive services.
Program Participant focus groups: Current program participants.
Employers interview: Local or regional employers at public or
private companies or organizations that are partnering with the Tribal
HPOG program or have employed program participants.
Program Completers interview: Program completers.
Program Non-completers interview: Individuals who did not complete
the programs.
Annual Burden Estimates
The current information collection request is for a one-year
period.
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument of responses per burden hours Annual burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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New Burden for Previously Approved Instruments
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Grantee and partner administrative staff 35 1 1 35
interview......................................
Program implementation staff interview.......... 117 1 1.5 176
Employer interview.............................. 52 1 .75 39
Program participant focus group or interview.... 117 1 1.35 158
Program completers interview.................... 75 1 1 75
Program non-completers interview................ 20 1 .50 10
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 493.
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
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of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Karl Koerper,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-19829 Filed 8-20-14; 8:45 am]
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