[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31115-31116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12552]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED) 
and Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD).
    OMB No.: 0970-0413.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
conducting a national evaluation called the Subsidized and Transitional 
Employment Demonstration (STED). At the same time, the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) within the Department of labor (DOL) is 
conducting an evaluation of the Enhanced Transitional Jobs 
Demonstration (ETJD). These evaluations will inform the Federal 
government about the effectiveness of subsidized and transitional 
employment programs in helping vulnerable populations secure 
unsubsidized jobs in the labor market and achieve self-sufficiency. The 
projects will evaluate twelve subsidized and transitional employment 
programs nationwide.
    ACF and ETA are collaborating on the two evaluations. In 2011, ETA 
awarded grants to seven transitional jobs programs as part of the ETJD, 
which is testing the effect of combining transitional jobs with 
enhanced services to assist ex-offenders and noncustodial parents 
improve labor market outcomes, reduce criminal recidivism and improve 
family engagement.
    The STED and ETJD projects have complementary goals and are 
focusing on related program models and target populations. Thus, ACF 
and ETA have agreed to collaborate on the design of data collection 
instruments to promote consistency across the projects. In addition, 
two of the seven DOL-funded ETJD programs are being evaluated as part 
of the STED project. ACF is submitting information collection requests 
on the behalf of both collaborating agencies. Data for the study is 
collected from the following three major sources. All data collection 
described below, other than the 30-month follow-up survey has been 
reviewed and approved by OMB (see OMB 0970-0413):
    Baseline Forms. Each respondent will be asked to complete three 
forms upon entry into the study: (1) An informed consent form; (2) a 
contact sheet, which will help locate the respondent for follow-up 
surveys; and (3) a baseline

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information form, which will collect demographic data and information 
on the respondent's work and education history.
    Follow-Up Surveys. Follow-up telephone surveys will be conducted 
with all participants. There will be three follow-up surveys in each of 
the STED and ETJD sites (including the two sites that are also part of 
ETJD), approximately 6, 12, and 30 months after study entry.
    Implementation Research and Site Visits. Data on the context for 
the programs and their implementation is collected during two rounds of 
site visits to each of the twelve sites, including interviews, focus 
groups, observations, and case file reviews. These data will be 
supplemented by short questionnaires for program staff, clients, 
worksite supervisors, and participating employers, as well as a time 
study for program staff.
    This notice is specific to the request for approval of the 30-month 
survey, which will measure the differences in employment, wage 
progression, income, and other outcomes between the program groups and 
similar group of respondents who were randomly assigned to a control 
group. The information collection request will also include increased 
burden hours to include additional respondents. This increase is a 
result of the actual enrollment numbers at recruited sites.
    Respondents: Study participants in the treatment and control 
groups.

                                                         Annual Burden Estimates--New Instrument
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                                                                                                          Number of     Average  burden    Total annual
                             Instrument                               Total  number    Annual  number   responses  per      hour per      burden  hours
                                                                     of  respondents  of  respondents     respondent        response           \1\
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Participant 30-month survey........................................          11,840            3,947                1               .5            1,974
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                                           Annual Burden Estimates--Changes to Estimated Number of Respondents
                                                            [Instruments previously approved]
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                                                                                            Updates to       Number of        Average         Updated
         Previously approved instrument           Updates to total number of respondents  annual  number  responses  per   burden  hour   annual  burden
                                                                                            respondents      respondent    per  response     hours \1\
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Participant Contact Information Form (5 STED     2800 additional respondents............             933               1             .08              75
 sites).
Participant Baseline Information Form (5 STED    2800 additional respondents............             933               1             .17             159
 sites).
Participant STED tracking letters..............  2178 additional respondents............             726               5             .05             182
Participant 6-month survey (Adult sites).......  960 additional respondents.............             320               1             .5              160
Participant 6-month survey (Young Adult sites).  960 fewer respondents..................            -320               1             .5             -160
Participant 12-month survey (Adult sites)......  1440 additional respondents............             480               1             .75             360
Participant 12-month survey (Young Adult sites)  800 additional respondents.............             267               1             .75             200
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Increase in Est. Annual Burden Hours for Previously Approved ICs: 976.

    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,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-12552 Filed 5-29-14; 8:45 am]
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