[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40845-40846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14580]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; National and Tribal Evaluation of the 
2nd Generation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (OMB #0970-
0462)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program 
provides healthcare occupational training for Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families recipients and other individuals with low incomes. The 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved various data 
collection activities for the National and Tribal Evaluation of the 2nd 
Generation of HPOG (HPOG 2.0 National and Tribal Evaluation) under OMB 
#0970-0462. The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office 
of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is now preparing to 
conduct the HPOG 2.0 Long-Term Follow-Up Study of HPOG 2.0 participants 
5\1/2\ years after study enrollment, using a long-term survey (LTS) and 
administrative data. This notice provides a summary for public review 
and comment of the use and burden associated with the LTS instrument.

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--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all requests by the 
title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The HPOG 2.0 evaluation of non-tribal programs is 
assessing the implementation and impacts of HPOG

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in non-tribal HPOG programs and will include a cost-benefit analysis. 
Key participant outcomes of interest include (but are not limited to) 
educational progress, employment, and earnings.
    The HPOG 2.0 Long-Term Follow-Up Study will use survey and 
administrative data to estimate longer-term (approximately 5\1/2\ years 
after random assignment) program impacts at the local and national 
level and to explore characteristics of local programs that are 
associated with more favorable outcomes. By extending data collection 
to include an LTS, OPRE can address important unanswered questions for 
policymakers and practitioners. The HPOG 2.0 LTS specifically will 
provide insights into the long-term impacts of HPOG 2.0 for outcomes 
that are not captured in administrative records, such as details about 
educational experiences, characteristics of employment, self-
employment, and earnings from jobs not covered in administrative data, 
receipt of public assistance, physical and mental well-being, and child 
outcomes. There are two versions of the HPOG 2.0 LTS, the full version 
(Instrument 21) and a shorter version with critical items of interest 
only (Instrument 21a). Instrument 21a will be offered to reluctant 
participants who would otherwise not complete the survey to help 
maximize response rates and reduce item non-response for the most 
critical outcomes in the study.
    Respondents: HPOG 2.0 impact study participants from the 27 non-
tribal HPOG 2.0 grantees (treatment and control group members) who 
enrolled between September 2017 and January 2018.
    Annual Burden Estimates: This request is specific to the HPOG 2.0 
Long-Term Follow-Up Survey (LTS) (both the full and critical items only 
versions). Currently approved materials and associated burden, which we 
plan to continue to use can be found at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=201904-0970-006.

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                                                     Number of
                                     Number of     responses per
                                    respondents     respondent    Average burden   Total burden    Annual burden
           Instrument               (total over     (total over    per response     (in hours)      (in hours)
                                      request         request       (in hours)
                                      period)         period)
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Instrument 21a: HPOG 2.0 Long-             3,064               1               1           3,064           1,021
 Term Survey....................
Instrument 21a: HPOG 2.0 Long-               541               1            0.33             179              60
 Term Survey Critical Items
 Instrument.....................
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    Total.......................           3,605  ..............  ..............           3,243           1,081
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,081.
    Authority: Section 2008 of the Social Security Act as enacted by 
section 5507 of the Affordable Care Act and section 413 of the Social 
Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 613.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-14580 Filed 7-7-22; 8:45 am]
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