[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 178 (Monday, September 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 54985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21917]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Formative Data Collections for Policy Research.
OMB No.: 0970-0356.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE), in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal of
a generic clearance to allow OPRE to conduct a variety of formative
data collections with more than nine respondents. The data collections
will inform future research but will not be highly systematic nor
intended to be statistically representative.
OPRE conducts research on a wide variety of policy and programmatic
areas. OPRE's research serves to provide further understanding of
current programs and service populations, explore options for program
improvement, and assess alternative policy and program designs. OPRE
uses this formative data collection generic clearance to employ a
variety of information collection techniques, including semi-structured
discussions, focus groups and interviews. These activities inform the
development of OPRE research, help OPRE maintain a research agenda that
is rigorous and relevant, and ensure that research products are as
current as possible.
Following standard OMB requirements, OPRE will submit a change
request for each individual data collection activity under this generic
clearance. Each request will include the individual instrument(s), a
justification specific to the individual information collection, and
any supplementary documents. OPRE requests OMB review within 10 days of
receiving each change request.
Respondents: Key stakeholder groups involved in ACF projects, state
or local government officials or service providers, or experts in
fields pertaining to ACF research.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of Annual number responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
respondents of respondents respondent response hours hours
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Semi-Structured Discussion and Information- 1,600 533 1 1 1,600 533
Gathering Protocols..............................
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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. 2014-21917 Filed 9-12-14; 8:45 am]
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