[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 11679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04404]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: The Evaluation and System Design for the Next Generation of
HPOG Career Pathways Programs (HPOG Next Gen).
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing
information collection activities as part of the Evaluation and System
Design for the Next Generation of Health Profession Opportunity Grants
(HPOG) Career Pathways Programs (HPOG Next Gen). The goals of the HPOG
Next Gen evaluation are to establish a data system for program
management and evaluation and to design a study to assess the
effectiveness of the new HPOG programs. The study also is intended to
evaluate variation in participant impact that may be attributable to
different HPOG program components. The impact study design will include
a classic experiment in which eligible applicants for the non-Tribal
HPOG program services will be randomly assigned to a treatment group
offered participation in HPOG and a control group not offered the
opportunity to enroll in HPOG.
Both goals require collecting information from HPOG grantees on a
regular basis. The information collection proposed is an internet-based
collection of information from HPOG grantees on: (1) Baseline
characteristics of both treatment group and control group sample
members; (2) treatment group members' program participation and
patterns, and participant outputs and outcomes; and (3) program designs
and operating characteristics.
The universe of information collection proposed for HPOG Next Gen
includes:
1. A performance management system will collect information from
all grantees on their programs and participants on a semi-annual basis
over the grant period of performance.
2. A brief baseline survey of eligible applicants to non-Tribal
HPOG programs.
Respondents: Participant level data to be collected by program staff in
the approximately 40 grantee organizations (higher education
institutions, workforce investment boards, private training
institutions, nonprofit organizations, and tribal entities);
individuals enrolled in HPOG interventions; and control group members.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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HPOG program performance report. 120 40 2 31.25 2,500
A brief baseline survey of 31,500 10,500 1 .5 5,250
eligible applicants to non-
Tribal HPOG programs...........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,750
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. 2015-04404 Filed 3-3-15; 8:45 am]
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