[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20324-20325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07707]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request

    Title: Innovative Strategies for Increasing Self-Sufficiency: 
Follow-Up Data Collection.
    OMB No.: 0970-0397.
    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 career pathways strategies to promote 
education, employment, and self-sufficiency. The major goals of the 
ISIS project include increasing the empirical knowledge about the 
effectiveness of a variety of programs for low-income individuals and 
families to achieve educational credentials, attain 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 
follow-up data elements approximately fifteen months after program 
enrollment. Baseline data collection instruments were previously 
approved under OMB No. 0970-0397.
    The purpose of this information collection effort is to follow-up 
with study participants, document the experiences of program 
participants, examine differences in service receipt and educational 
experiences between program and control group members, describe the 
intervention as it was implemented in each site and assess the extent 
to which it was implemented as intended, and assess the implications 
for intervention scalability and sustainability.
    Specifically, this data will be collected using the following 
instruments: (a) A follow-up survey which will be administered to all 
study participants approximately 15 months following enrollment in the 
study; (b) a modification to the Baseline Information Form requesting 
some basic information about all of the study participant's children 
(if applicable); (c) interview guides for the in-person visits to the 
intervention sites to structure discussions with program leadership/
managers, instructional staff, case managers/advisors, partners and 
employers; (d) a brief survey for instructional staff; (e) a brief 
survey for case managers/advisors; (f) a brief study participant check-
in call; and (g) in-depth interviews with a sample of study 
participants. Respondents: Individuals enrolled in the ISIS 
demonstration programs, control group members, ISIS program/partner 
staff (including program leadership, case managers and instructional 
staff), and other local informants.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    responses per     hours per     Total burden   Average annual
                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours       burden hours
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1 Basic Information               5,645               1            0.05             282              94
 Form Modification..............
2 15 Month Follow-up              6,998               1           0.833           5,829            1943
 Survey, no child roster........
2 15 Month Follow-up              1,562               1               1           1,562             521
 Survey, with child roster......
2 15 Month Follow-Up              2,974               1           0.083             247              82
 Survey, Additional HPOG
 Questions......................

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3 Program Leadership/                46               1               2              92              31
 Managers/Supervisors Interview
 Guide..........................
3 Instructional Staff                58               1               2             116              39
 Interview Guide................
3 Case Managers/Advisor              50               1               2             100              33
 Interview Guide................
3 Partners Interview                 54               1               2             108              36
 Guide..........................
4 Case Managers/                     90               1             0.5              45              15
 Advisors Online Survey.........
5 Manager/Supervisor                 43               1             0.5              22               7
 Online Survey..................
6 Instructional Staff               136               1             0.5              68              23
 Online Survey..................
7 Study Participant                 210               2           2.083             875             292
 Interview Guide................
7 Study Participant                 210               1            0.16              34              11
 Check-in Call..................
    Total Burden Hours: New       ..............  ..............  ..............           9,380           3,127
     Collection.................
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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.

Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07707 Filed 4-3-13; 8:45 am]
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