[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49522-49523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19829]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants 
(HPOG)--One Year Extension of Data Collection
    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 provide 
comments to OMB 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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                                                  Annual  number     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                           of         responses per   burden  hours  Annual  burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  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..........             117               1            1.5              176
Employer interview..............................              52               1             .75              39
Program participant focus group or interview....             117               1            1.35             158
Program completers interview....................              75               1            1                 75
Program non-completers interview................              20               1             .50              10
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 493.
    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

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of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for 
Children and Families.

Karl Koerper,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-19829 Filed 8-20-14; 8:45 am]
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