80 FR 38208 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 127 (July 2, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38208-38209]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16283]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 agreed to collaborate 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

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requests on the behalf of both collaborating agencies. Data for the 
study is 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 the request for approval of the 
contact information form and baseline information form for the 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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                                                                     Number of        Average
           Instrument              Total  number  Annual  number   responses per   burden hours    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of 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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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             441
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    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Karl Koerper,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-16283 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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