80_FR_13434 80 FR 13385 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

80 FR 13385 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 49 (March 13, 2015)

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FR Document2015-05776

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13385-13386]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05776]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED) 
and Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD).
    [OMB No.: 0970-0413]
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
conducting a national evaluation called the Subsidized and Transitional 
Employment Demonstration (STED). At the same time, the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) within the Department of Labor (DOL) is 
conducting an evaluation of the Enhanced Transitional Jobs 
Demonstration (ETJD). These evaluations will inform the Federal 
government about the effectiveness of subsidized and transitional 
employment programs in helping vulnerable populations secure 
unsubsidized jobs in the labor market and achieve self-sufficiency. The 
projects will evaluate thirteen subsidized and transitional employment 
programs nationwide, including a test of the effects of an expanded 
Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income individuals without dependent 
children. ACF and ETA are collaborating on the two evaluations. In 
2011, ETA awarded grants to seven transitional jobs programs as part of 
the ETJD, which is testing the effect of combining transitional jobs 
with enhanced services to assist ex-offenders and noncustodial parents 
improve labor market outcomes, reduce criminal recidivism and improve 
family engagement.
    The STED and ETJD projects have complementary goals and are 
focusing on related program models and target populations. Thus, ACF 
and ETA have collaborated on the design of data collection instruments 
to promote consistency across the projects. In addition, two of the 
seven DOL-funded ETJD programs are being evaluated as part of the STED 
project. ACF is submitting information collection requests on behalf of 
both collaborating agencies.
    Data for the study is being and will continue to be collected from 
the following three major sources: Baseline forms, follow-up surveys 
(at 6, 12, and 30 months after study entry), and implementation 
research and site visits. Data collection for all but one STED site has 
been reviewed and approved by OMB (see OMB #0970-0413).
    This notice is specific to a request for approval of the contact 
information form and baseline information form for a new STED site. 
These forms will collect important demographic and other information 
from all study participants in this site prior to the point of random 
assignment. These data will be important for describing the study 
sample and for estimating program effects for particular groups of 
interest.
    Respondents: Study participants in the treatment and control groups 
at one additional STED site.

                                    Annual Burden Estimates--New Instruments
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                                                  Annual  number     Number of        Average
           Instrument              Total number         of         responses per   burden hours    Annual burden
                                  of respondents    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Participant contact information            4,002           1,334               1             .08             107
 form...........................
Participant baseline information           4,002           1,334               1             .25             334
 form...........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 441.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families and the Employment and Training Administration are soliciting 
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection 
described above. 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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: 
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: 
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by 
the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agencies, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agencies' estimate of the burden of the

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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.

Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-05776 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices 13385 Research (NIDILRR) in the development, Dated: March 2, 2015. collaborating on the two evaluations. In implementation and revision of the 5- John Tschida, 2011, ETA awarded grants to seven year plan, ensuring priorities and Director, National Institute on Disability, transitional jobs programs as part of the activities are aligned with the tenets of Independent Living and Rehabilitation ETJD, which is testing the effect of the Plan; (2) provide input regarding the Research. combining transitional jobs with activities relative to the prioritization [FR Doc. 2015–05882 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] enhanced services to assist ex-offenders and integration of funding priorities, BILLING CODE 4154–01–P and noncustodial parents improve labor goals and timetables for implementation market outcomes, reduce criminal of activities to be conducted under recidivism and improve family DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND engagement. Section 205 of the Rehabilitation Act; HUMAN SERVICES The STED and ETJD projects have (3) ensure that the Director considers input of individuals with disabilities, complementary goals and are focusing Administration for Children and organizations representing individuals on related program models and target Families with disabilities, providers of services populations. Thus, ACF and ETA have furnished under this chapter, Proposed Information Collection collaborated on the design of data Activity; Comment Request collection instruments to promote researchers in the rehabilitation field, consistency across the projects. In and any other appropriate persons or Title: Subsidized and Transitional addition, two of the seven DOL-funded entitles; (4) review accomplishments Employment Demonstration (STED) and ETJD programs are being evaluated as and results of covered activities, and Enhanced Transitional Jobs part of the STED project. ACF is recommend and facilitate strategies for Demonstration (ETJD). submitting information collection widespread dissemination in accessible [OMB No.: 0970–0413] requests on behalf of both collaborating formats, to rehabilitation practitioners, Description: The Administration for agencies. providers of independent living and Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Data for the study is being and will other community-based services, continue to be collected from the individuals with disabilities, and the Services (HHS) is conducting a national evaluation called the Subsidized and following three major sources: Baseline individuals’ representatives, and forms, follow-up surveys (at 6, 12, and individuals with disabilities who are Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED). At the same 30 months after study entry), and members of minority groups or of implementation research and site visits. time, the Employment and Training populations that are unserved or Data collection for all but one STED site Administration (ETA) within the underserved by programs. Department of Labor (DOL) is has been reviewed and approved by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. conducting an evaluation of the OMB (see OMB #0970–0413). Kristi Wilson Hill, Designated Federal Enhanced Transitional Jobs This notice is specific to a request for Officer, DILRRAC; Deputy Director, Demonstration (ETJD). These approval of the contact information NIDILRR, Potomac Center Plaza, Room evaluations will inform the Federal form and baseline information form for government about the effectiveness of a new STED site. These forms will 5153, 550 12th Street SW., Washington, subsidized and transitional employment collect important demographic and DC 20202, telephone (202) 245–6301 or programs in helping vulnerable other information from all study fax (202) 245–7372. participants in this site prior to the populations secure unsubsidized jobs in The Director of NIDILRR has been the labor market and achieve self- point of random assignment. These data delegated the authority to sign Federal sufficiency. The projects will evaluate will be important for describing the Register notices pertaining to thirteen subsidized and transitional study sample and for estimating announcements of meetings and other employment programs nationwide, program effects for particular groups of council management activities on behalf including a test of the effects of an interest. of the ACL and NIDILRR. expanded Earned Income Tax Credit for Respondents: Study participants in low-income individuals without the treatment and control groups at one dependent children. ACF and ETA are additional STED site. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—NEW INSTRUMENTS Annual Number of Average Total number Annual burden Instrument number of responses per burden hours of respondents hours respondents respondent per response Participant contact information form .................................... 4,002 1,334 1 .08 107 Participant baseline information form .................................. 4,002 1,334 1 .25 334 Estimated Total Annual Burden above. Copies of the proposed collection identified by the title of the information Hours: 441. of information can be obtained and collection. In compliance with the requirements comments may be forwarded by writing The Department specifically requests mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the to the Administration for Children and comments on (a) whether the proposed Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Families, Office of Planning, Research collection of information is necessary Administration for Children and and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant for the proper performance of the Families and the Employment and Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, functions of the agencies, including Training Administration are soliciting Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. whether the information shall have public comment on the specific aspects Email address: OPREinfocollection@ practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the of the information collection described acf.hhs.gov. 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13386 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices proposed collection of information; (c) Education application kits and peer review wholly new processes, machines, or the quality, utility, and clarity of the systems during this transition year in order systems, that benefit individuals with information to be collected; and (d) to provide for a smooth and orderly process disabilities; ways to minimize the burden of the for our applicants. • Exploring the uses of technology to collection of information on Deadline for Transmittal of ensure equal access to education, respondents, including through the use Applications: May 12, 2015. employment, community environments, of automated collection techniques or and information for individuals with Full Text of Announcement disabilities; and other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to I. Funding Opportunity Description • Improving the quality and utility of comments and suggestions submitted disability and rehabilitation research. Purpose of Program: The purpose of within 60 days of this publication. the SBIR program is four-fold: Note: An applicant should consult NIDRR’s Karl Koerper, • Stimulate technological innovation. Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2013–2017 • Foster and encourage participation (78 FR 20299, published April 4, 2013) (the Reports Clearance Officer. Plan) when preparing its application. The [FR Doc. 2015–05776 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] in innovation and entrepreneurship by Plan is organized around the following socially and economically research domains: (1) Community Living and BILLING CODE 4184–09–P disadvantaged small businesses (SDBs), Participation; (2) Health and Function; and and by women-owned small businesses. (3) Employment. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND • Strengthen the role of small Priorities: Under this competition we HUMAN SERVICES business in meeting Federal research are particularly interested in and development (R&D) needs. applications that address one or more of Administration for Community Living • Increase private-sector the following five program priorities. commercialization of innovations Invitational Priorities: For FY 2015 Applications for New Awards; National derived from U.S. Department of Health and any subsequent year in which we Institute on Disability, Independent and Human Services (Department) R&D make awards from the list of unfunded Living, and Rehabilitation Research— funding, thereby increasing applicants from this competition, these Small Business Innovation Research competition, productivity, and priorities are invitational priorities. We Program—Phase I economic growth. do not give an application that meets AGENCY: Administration for Community Background one of these invitational priorities a Living, HHS. competitive or absolute preference over The Small Business Innovation ACTION: Notice. other applications. Development Act of 1982 (Act), Pub. L. Each of the following invitational 97–219, established the SBIR program. priorities relates to innovative research Overview Information The Act requires certain agencies, utilizing new technologies to address National Institute on Disability, including the Department, to reserve a the needs of individuals with Independent Living, and Rehabilitation statutory percentage of their extramural disabilities. These priorities are: Research (NIDILRR) Small Business R&D budgets for two phases of the three- (1) Increased independence of Innovation Research Program (SBIR)— phase SBIR program (see http://sbir.gov/ individuals with disabilities in Phase I. about/about-sbir for more information community settings, including Notice inviting applications for new on the program). educational settings, through the awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. Phase I awards are to determine, development of technology to support insofar as possible, the scientific or access to these settings and promote Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133S–1. technical merit, feasibility, and integration of individuals with commercial potential of R&D projects disabilities. DATES: submitted under the SBIR program. (2) Enhanced sensory or motor Applications Available: March 13, Phase I awards are for amounts up to function of individuals with disabilities 2015. $75,000 and for a period of up to six through the development of technology Note: On July 22, 2014, President Obama months. Phase II projects continue the to support improved functional signed the Workforce Innovation development of Phase I projects. capacity. Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA was Funding is based on the results (3) Enhanced workforce participation effective immediately. One provision of achieved in Phase I and the scientific through the development of technology WIOA transferred the National Institute on and technical merit and commercial to increase access to employment, Disability and Rehabilitation Research potential of the proposed Phase II promote sustained employment, and (NIDRR) from the Department of Education to project. Only Phase I grantees are the Administration for Community Living support employment advancement for eligible to apply for Phase II funding. individuals with disabilities. (ACL) in the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, NIDRR’s name Phase II awards are for amounts up to (4) Enhanced community living and was changed to the Institute on Disability, $575,500 over a period of two years. participation for individuals with Independent Living, and Rehabilitation In Phase III, the small business disabilities through the development of Research (NIDILRR). For FY 2015, all grantee pursues commercial accessible information technology NIDILRR priority notices will be published as applications of the Phase I and II R&D. including cloud computing, software, ACL notices, and ACL will make all NIDILRR The SBIR program does not fund Phase systems, and devices that promote awards. During this transition period, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. access to information in educational, however, NIDILRR will continue to review All SBIR projects funded by NIDILRR employment, and community settings, grant applications using Department of must address the needs of individuals Education tools. NIDILRR will post and voting technology that improves previously-approved application kits to with disabilities. (See 29 U.S.C. 760.) access for individuals with disabilities. grants.gov, and NIDILRR applications Project activities may include: (5) Improved health-care submitted to grants.gov will be forwarded to • Conducting manufacturing-related interventions and increased use of the Department of Education’s G–5 system R&D that encompasses improvements in related resources through the for peer review. 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