[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13525]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation.
    OMB No.: 0970-0440.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
proposing a data collection activity as part of the Job Search 
Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation. The JSA evaluation will aim to 
determine which JSA strategies are most effective in moving TANF 
applicants and recipients into work. The impact study will randomly 
assign individuals to contrasting JSA approaches and then compare their 
employment and earnings to determine their relative effectiveness. The 
implementation study will describe services participants receive under 
each approach as well as provide operational lessons gathered directly 
from practitioners.
    The proposed information collection activity consists of: (1) 
Baseline data collection: Collection of baseline data from TANF 
recipients at the time of enrollment in the study; (2) Implementation 
study site visits: Conducting site visits for the purpose of 
documenting the program context, program organization and staffing, the 
components JSA services, and other relevant aspects of the TANF 
program. During the visits, site teams will interview key 
administrators and line staff using a semi-structured interview guide; 
and (3) a JSA staff survey. This on-line survey, administered to TANF 
supervisory and line staff involved in JSA activities, will be used as 
part of the implementation study to systematically document program 
operations and the type of JSA services provided across the study 
sites.
    Respondents: JSA program staff and individuals enrolled in the JSA 
study.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                      Number of       Average
                    Instrument                      Annual number   responses per   burden hours   Total annual
                                                   of respondents    respondent     per response   burden hours
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Baseline information form........................          25,000               1           0.2            5,000
Implementation study site visits.................             300               1           1                300
JSA staff survey.................................             660               1           0.33             218
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours..........  ..............  ..............  .............           5,518
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    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. 2014-13525 Filed 6-10-14; 8:45 am]
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