[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30507-30508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10730]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-xxxx]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before June 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations 
must be submitted www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 795-7714. When submitting comments or requesting information, 
please include the document identifier 0990-xxxx 30D and project title 
for reference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any

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other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (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.
    Title of the Collection: Understanding Economic Risk for Low Income 
Families: Economic Security, Program Benefits, and Decisions about 
Work.
    Type of Collection: New.
    OMB No.: 0990-NEW--Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning 
and Evaluation.
    Abstract: The primary purpose of this study is to identify the 
risks that federal program benefit recipients weigh when faced with an 
opportunity to increase earnings, including benefit reductions, 
earnings instability, and the ease of regaining lost benefits if 
needed.
    The study will use a discrete choice experiment to explore the 
importance of these considerations when low-income individuals are 
presented with a hypothetical opportunity to increase earnings. 
Statistical analysis will explore interactions between factors and 
threshold effects. The focus population will be persons currently 
receiving benefits from at least one of the following programs: 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid/Children's 
Health Insurance Program (CHIP), housing assistance, Child Care 
Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies, and/or Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families (TANF). The study will explore whether different 
preferences are exhibited by parents with children and by persons of 
different races and ethnicities.
    The results of this study will provide HHS with a better 
understanding of the economic risks that people weigh when they make 
decisions about increasing earnings, which will inform HHS policy and 
programs at large, and further lines of research around benefit 
programs and employment decisions.
    The data will be collected once, using primarily a web-based 
survey, from a sample of low-income persons receiving one or more 
federal benefit programs. Respondents will be asked to review the 
vignette and choose whether they think the hypothetical individual 
should accept the earnings increase. In addition, the questionnaire 
includes follow-up questions for each vignette/experimental condition, 
and a set of demographic questions.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                    Number of respondents                       responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                                 respondents       (in hours)         hours
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2,000........................................................               1            15/60              500
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-10730 Filed 5-18-22; 8:45 am]
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