[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60246-60247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23727]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
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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.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                    Number of
                                                  Number of       responses per   Average burden   Total/annual
                 Instrument                      respondents       respondent      per response     burden (in
                                                 (total over       (total over      (in hours)        hours)
                                               request period)   request 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.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 613.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23727 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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