[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48152-48153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18520]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Data Collection for the 
Integrating Financial Capability and Employment Services Project (New 
Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data collection 
activity as part of the Integrating Financial Capability and Employment 
Services Project. The objective of this project is to better understand 
financial capability interventions offered in the context of delivering 
employment and training services for low-income adults. This 
descriptive study intends to use this information to build more 
evidence about the extent, forms, and practices of incorporating 
financial capability interventions into organizations delivering 
employment and training services for low-income adult populations, and 
to help establish a basis for future research and evaluation in this 
area. This project will focus on organizations delivering employment 
and training services that also offer financial capability services to 
low-income adults.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF 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 emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be 
obtained 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. All 
requests, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The objective of the Integrating Financial Capability 
and Employment Services Project is to better understand financial 
capability interventions offered in the context of delivering 
employment and training services for low-income adults. This 
descriptive study intends to use the information collected to build 
more evidence about the extent, forms, and practices of incorporating 
financial capability interventions into organizations delivering 
employment and training services for low-income adult populations, and 
to help establish a basis for future research and evaluation in this 
area. This project will focus on organizations delivering employment 
and training services that also offer financial capability services to 
low-income adults and will include:
     An online survey of organizations to document important 
factors driving the decision to incorporate financial capability 
services as well as key inputs, activities, and outputs involved in 
offering such services;
     phone interviews of administrators of organizations to 
gather qualitative information on how organizations implement financial 
capability across a variety of program types;
     virtual site visits to four organizations to collect in-
depth qualitative information from multiple perspectives on notable 
models;
     interviews with participants to provide context on 
participants' perspectives on these services;
     interviews with employers offering financial capability 
services to collect qualitative information on the types of financial 
capability services delivered in the employer context; and
     focus groups with administrators of organizations to 
identify challenges integrating financial capability services into 
employment and training services.
    Respondents: Individuals that are currently receiving or have 
received financial capability services; administrators, managers, and 
staff of employment and training programs; managers and staff of 
programs that partner with employment and training programs; and 
leadership at private employers.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of
                                                     Number of     responses per
                                                    respondents     respondent    Average burden   Total/annual
                   Instrument                       (total over     (total over    per  response    burden (in
                                                      request         request       (in hours)        hours)
                                                      period)         period)
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Survey of Employment and Training Programs......              80               1             .33              27
Phone Interviews................................              15               1             1.5              23
Virtual Site Visit Interviews...................              32               1             1.5              48
Participant Interviews..........................              16               1             1.5              24
Employer Interviews.............................              10               1               1              10
Program Administrator Focus Groups..............              10               1             1.5              15
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 147.
    Comments: 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: 42 U.S.C. 613.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-18520 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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