[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47176-47177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20223]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; ACF; HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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Title: Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related
Populations--Second Follow-Up Survey (OMB #0970-0506).
SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
proposing an additional data collection activity as part of the
Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations. The
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs approved this information collection in March 2018
(0970-0506). ACF is proposing a second follow-up survey conducted as
part of the evaluation.
This study will provide an opportunity to learn more about the
potential of coaching to help clients achieve self-sufficiency and
other desired employment-related outcomes. It will take place over five
years in the following employment programs: MyGoals for Employment
Success in Baltimore, MyGoals for Employment Success in Houston, Family
Development and Self-Sufficiency program in Iowa, LIFT in New York
City, Chicago, and Los Angeles; Work Success in Utah; and Goal4 It! in
Jefferson County, Colorado. Together, these programs will include
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies and other
public or private employment programs that serve low-income
individuals. Each site will have a robust coaching component and the
capacity to conduct a rigorous impact evaluation. This study will
provide information on whether coaching helps people obtain and retain
jobs, advance in their careers, move toward self-sufficiency, and
improve their overall well-being. To meet these objectives, this study
includes an impact and implementation study, as approved by OMB.
This submission builds on the existing impact study, which randomly
assigned participants to either a ``program group,'' who were paired
with a coach, or to a ``control group,'' who were not paired with a
coach. The effectiveness of the coaching will be determined by
differences between members of the program and control groups in
outcomes such as obtaining and retaining employment, earnings, measures
of self-sufficiency, and measures of self-regulation.
The proposed information collection activity is a second follow-up
survey, which will be available to participants approximately 21 months
after random assignment. The second follow-up survey will provide
rigorous evidence on whether the coaching interventions are effective,
for whom, and under what circumstances.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in the Evaluation of Employment
Coaching for TANF and Related Populations. All participants will be
able to opt out of participating in the data collection activities.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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Second follow-up survey............................................ 4,800 1,600 1 1 1,600
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: 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, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports
Clearance Officer. Email address: [email protected]. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
Authority: Section 413 of the Social Security Act, as amended
by the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 115-
31).
Emily B. Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20223 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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