[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49521-49522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19798]


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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 burden
           Instrument             Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per      Total annual
                                 of respondents  of respondents    respondent        response      burden hours
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Baseline information form......          25,000           8,333               1              0.2            1667
JSA staff Survey...............             660             220               1              0.5             110
Implementation study site                   300             100               1              1               100
 visits........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,877
    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. 2014-19798 Filed 8-20-14; 8:45 am]
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