[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 21957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8624]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Innovative Strategies for Increasing Self Sufficiency 
(ISIS)--Intervention Strategy Assessment Guide.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data 
collection activity as part of the Innovative Strategies for Increasing 
Self-Sufficiency (ISIS) demonstration and evaluation. The ISIS project 
will test a range of promising strategies to promote employment, self-
sufficiency, and reduce dependence on cash welfare. The ISIS project 
will evaluate multiple employment-focused strategies that build on 
previous approaches and are adapted to the current Federal, State, and 
local policy environment. The major goals of the project include 
increasing the empirical knowledge about the effectiveness of a variety 
of programs for low-income families to sustain employment and advance 
to positions that enable self-sufficiency, as well as producing useful 
findings for both policymakers and program administrators.
    This proposed information collection activity focuses on 
identifying promising strategies to be tested as part of the study. 
Through semi-structured discussions, respondents will be asked to 
comment on the most important strategies and interventions for 
potential evaluation.
    Respondents: Semi-structured discussions will be held with 
administrators or staff of State agencies, local agencies, and programs 
with responsibility for employment-related services or activities for 
welfare and other low-income families; researchers in the field of 
welfare policy, poverty, economic self-sufficiency, and low-wage labor 
markets; and policymakers at various levels of government.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total annual
                                                respondents       respondent        response       burden hours
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Intervention Strategy Assessment Guide......             400                1               .5              200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    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. E-mail 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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: April 14, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-8624 Filed 4-22-08; 8:45 am]
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