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)

[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: 
[email protected]. 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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