[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35219-35220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14869]


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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: 
Baseline Data Collection.
    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

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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 collecting 
baseline data elements. Two data collection instruments will be 
completed by all participants prior to random assignment, and a third 
mill be an interview guide to collect information from program staff. 
The first is a short baseline information form (BIF) that will collect 
basic identification, demographic, and contact information. The form 
will include relatively standard items from prior evaluations and 
national surveys. The second instrument will be a self-administered 
questionnaire (SAQ), covering information related to the project goals. 
The third instrument, baseline implementation data collection 
interviews, will be used to collect information from knowledgeable 
informants about the service context for each evaluation site using a 
baseline implementation guide. The purpose of such interviews is to 
document and assess the service environment in which the evaluation is 
implemented and the opportunities for control group members to access 
the same or similar services as the treatment group members.
    Respondents: Individuals enrolled in ISIS demonstration 
interventions, control group members, ISIS program operators (BIF and 
SAQ) and State and local informants (interviews).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                       Average
                                                    Annual  number     Number of    burden hours   Total annual
                    Instrument                            of        responses  per       per       burden hours
                                                      respondents      respondent     response
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Baseline Information Form.........................           4,800               1          0.75           3,600
Self-Administered Questionnaire...................           4,800               1          0.75           3,600
Baseline Implementation Data Collection Interviews              30               1          1                 30
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,230
    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: June 10, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-14869 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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