[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 1421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00180]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation Surveys.
OMB No.: 0970-0355.
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 pre-test data collection
instruments with more than nine participants to identify and resolve
any question or procedural problems in survey administration.
OPRE studies ACF programs, and the populations they serve, through
rigorous research and evaluation projects. These include evaluations of
existing programs, evaluations of innovative approaches to helping low-
income children and families, research syntheses and descriptive and
exploratory studies. To improve the development of its research and
evaluation surveys, OPRE uses the pre-testing of evaluation surveys
generic clearance to employ a variety of techniques including cognitive
and usability laboratory and field techniques, behavior coding,
exploratory interviews, respondent debriefing questionnaires, split
sample experiments, focus groups, and pilot studies/pre-tests. These
activities allow OPRE to identify if and when a survey may be
simplified for respondents, respondent burden may be reduced, and other
possible improvements.
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: Participants in ACF programs being evaluated;
participants in ACF demonstrations; comparison group members; and other
relevant populations, such as individuals at risk of needing ACF
services.
Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Survey development field tests, 5,100 1 .75 3,825
respondent debriefing
questionnaires, cognitive
interviews, split sample
experiments, focus groups..........
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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.
Karl Koerper,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-00180 Filed 1-8-15; 8:45 am]
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