[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33929-33930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13871]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants 
(HPOG).
    OMB No.: 0970-0395.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to 
continue information collection activities as part of the Evaluation of 
the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG). These 
information collection activities were approved by OMB in October 2011 
for a three-year period (OMB clearance number 0970-0395). ACF is 
requesting a one-year extension of these activities. Through the 
extension of the information collection, ACF seeks to continue a 
comprehensive process and outcome evaluation to provide documentation 
and lessons learned about diverse programmatic approaches to health 
professions trainings for Tribal populations.
    The goals of the Tribal HPOG evaluation are to: (1) Provide an in-
depth, systematic analysis of program structure, implementation, and 
outcomes of the sites served by the five Tribal HPOG grantees funded in 
FY 2010, and (2) compare these data within and across grantees to 
generate hypotheses about the effectiveness of different program 
approaches for Tribal populations. These goals require collecting 
information from Tribal HPOG grantees and other program stakeholders on 
an annual basis. The information collection activities include in-
person and telephone interviews and focus groups. A one-year extension 
of these activities will allow the evaluation to gather data from the 
grantees through the end of their grant period. Program operations data 
related to this effort will continue to be collected through a web-
based performance management system under a separate information 
collection (OMB clearance number 0970-0394).
    This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on 
a proposed information collection activity for the evaluation of Tribal 
HPOG. All instruments included in this request have been previously 
approved. The burden represents continuing data collection into this 
period.
    Respondents: Grantee and Partner Administrative Staff interview: 
Administrators of the Tribal HPOG program, workforce development, and 
TANF agencies; public and private university-based partners; and not-
for profit organizations.
    Program Implementation Staff interview: Instructors, trainers, and 
providers of program or supportive services.
    Program Participant focus groups: Current program participants.
    Employers interview: Local or regional employers at public or 
private companies or organizations that are partnering with the Tribal 
HPOG program or have employed program participants.
    Program Completers interview: Program completers.
    Program Non-completers interview: Individuals who did not complete 
the programs.

Annual Burden Estimates

    The current information collection request is for a one-year 
period.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                      Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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                                 New Burden for Previously Approved Instruments
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Grantee and partner administrative staff                      35               1               1           35
 interview......................................
Program implementation staff interview..........             120               1             1.5          180
Program participant focus groups................             108               1             1.5          162
Employer interview..............................              60               1             .75           45
Program completers interview....................              67               1               1           67
Program non-completers interview................              20               1             .30            6
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 495.
    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

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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. 2014-13871 Filed 6-12-14; 8:45 am]
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