[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88247-88248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29362]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-New-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments 
from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other 
aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before February 6, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-5683.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 690-5683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-0990-New-60D 
for reference.

Information Collection Request Title: Domestic Violence Housing First 
Demonstration Evaluation

    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, in partnership with the Office for Victims of Crimes within 
the U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking approval by OMB for a new 
information collection request entitled, ``Domestic Violence Housing 
First (DVHF) Demonstration Evaluation.'' The Washington State Coalition 
Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) is overseeing and coordinating an 
evaluation of the DVHF Demonstration project through a contract with 
ASPE. This quasi-experimental research study involves longitudinally 
examining the program effects of DVHF on domestic violence survivors' 
safety and housing stability. The findings will be of interest to the 
general public, to policy-makers, and to organizations working with 
domestic violence survivors.
    Data collection will include in-depth, private interviews with 320 
domestic violence survivors conducted by trained professional staff. At 
Time 1 study enrollment, they will be interviewed about their 
backgrounds, housing and safety obstacles, and services desired. There 
will be three follow-up interviews with them every six months after the 
Time 1 Interview (i.e., 6, 12, and 18 months) to examine the match 
between needs and services, as well as their safety and housing 
stability. Study enrollment will take place over 15 months, so the 
annualized burden for the Time 1 and follow-up surveys is based on 12/
15 (256) of the expected sample (320).
    The primary service providers working with the domestic violence 
survivors will complete self-administered online questionnaires to 
provide more detailed program implementation data. Service providers 
will complete a survey about their work history and demographics and a 
survey about the services provided for each domestic violence survivor 
in their caseload that is a participant in the study (approximately 16 
survivors per provider). This latter data collection will occur six 
months after a domestic violence survivor enrolls in the study over 15 
months to correspond to the study enrollment period. Finally, the study 
will also include monthly data collection for 19 months from an agency 
point of contact (POC) in order to verify agency information (e.g., the 
number of advocates working in the agency, advocate caseloads, dates of 
study participants' receipt of services).
    Likely Respondents: The respondents are domestic violence 
survivors, primary service providers, and community agency points of 
contact who work with their agency data systems.

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                                                    Annualized Reporting Burden on Study Participants
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                                                                                                    Number of
                 Form name                         Type of respondent        Annual  number of    responses per      Average burden       Total annual
                                                                                respondents         respondent     hours per response     burden hours
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Time 1 (Baseline) Interview................  Domestic violence survivors...                256                  1                  1                 256
Follow-up Interviews.......................  Domestic violence survivors...                256                  2                  1                 512
Online survey about advocates' work history  Victim service advocates......                 20                  1              15/60                   5
 and demographics.
Online survey of advocates' work with        Victim service advocates......                 20                 13              20/60                  86
 survivors.
Form for community agency points of contact  Community agency point of                       4                 12              15/60                  12
 to verify agency information (monthly).      contact.
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    Total..................................  ..............................  .................  .................  ..................                871
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    OS specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-29362 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am]
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