81 FR 24817 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-09803 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 24817-24818] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-09803] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects: Title: Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED). OMB No.: 0970-439. Description: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) seeks an extension without change for an existing data collection called the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) through September 30, 2018 (OMB no. 0970-439; expiration date September 30, 2016). OCSE is proposing that this information collection be extended to continue using 8 of the 10 currently approved information collection instruments with a reduction in burden hours to reflect only the extension period, estimated to be two years and three months, from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2018. In October 2012, OCSE issued grants to eight state child support agencies to provide employment, parenting, and child support services to noncustodial parents who are having difficulty meeting their child support obligation. The overall objective of the CSPED evaluation is to document and evaluate the effectiveness of the approaches taken by these eight CSPED grantees. This evaluation will yield information about effective strategies for improving child support payments by providing noncustodial parents employment and other services through child support programs. It will generate extensive information on how these programs operated, what they cost, the effects the programs had, and whether the benefits of the programs exceed their costs. The information gathered will be critical to informing decisions related to future investments in child support-led employment-focused programs for noncustodial parents who have difficulty meeting their child support obligations. The CSPED evaluation includes the following two interconnected components or ``studies'': 1. Implementation and Cost Study. The goal of the implementation and cost study is to provide a detailed description of the programs-- how they are implemented, their participants, the contexts in which they are operated, their promising practices, and their costs. The detailed descriptions will assist in interpreting program impacts, identifying program features and conditions necessary for effective program replication or improvement, and carefully documenting the costs of delivering these services. Key activities of the implementation and cost study include: (1) Conducting semi-structured interviews with program staff and selected community partner organizations to gather information on program implementation and costs; (2) conducting focus groups with program participants to elicit participation experiences; (3) administering a web-based survey to program staff and community partners to capture broader staff program experiences; and (4) collecting data on study participant service use, dosage, and duration of enrollment throughout the demonstration using a web-based Management Information System (MIS). 2. Impact Study. The goal of the impact study is to provide rigorous estimates of the effectiveness of the eight programs using an experimental research design. Program applicants who are eligible for CSPED services are randomly assigned to either a program group that is offered program services or a control group that is not. The study MIS that documents service use for the implementation study is also used by grantee staff to conduct random assignment for the impact study. The impact study relies on data from surveys of participants, as well as administrative records from state and county data systems. Survey data are collected twice from program applicants. Baseline information is collected from all noncustodial parents who apply for the program prior to random assignment. A follow-up survey is collected from sample members twelve months after random assignment. A wide range of measures are collected through surveys, including measures of employment stability and quality, barriers to employment, parenting and co- parenting, and demographic and socio-economic characteristics. In addition, data on child support obligations and payments, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Medicaid receipt, involvement with the criminal justice system, and earnings and benefit data collected through the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system are obtained from state and county databases. Two components of the data collection have been completed: (1) Focus groups with program participants; and (2) the web-based survey to document program staff and partner experiences. The following data collection activities are not yet complete: (1) The staff interview topic guide; (2) the study MIS functions for tracking participation in the program; (3) the introductory script which program staff use to introduce the study to participants; (4) the introductory script heard by program applicants; (5) the baseline survey; (6) the study MIS functions for conducting random assignment; (7) the protocol for collecting child support, benefit, earnings, and criminal justice data from state and county administrative data systems; and (8) the 12-month follow-up survey. As of January 1, 2016, 8,060 participants have been enrolled and completed the baseline survey and over 2,300 participants have completed the 12-month follow-up survey. Respondents Respondents to these activities include program applicants, study participants, grantee staff and community partners, as well as state and county staff responsible for extracting data from government databases for the evaluation. Specific respondents per instrument are noted in the burden tables below. Annual Burden Estimates The following instruments are proposed for public comment under this 60-Day Federal Register Notice. The following table provides the burden [[Page 24818]] estimates for the implementation and cost study and the impact study components of the current request. The requested extension period is estimated to be two years and three months, from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2018. Thus, burden hours for all components are annualized over two years and three months. Implementation and Cost Study ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number Number of Average Total annual Instrument of responses per burden hours Total burden burden hours respondents respondent per response hours \a\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Staff interview topic guide..... 120 1 1 120 53 Study MIS to track program 200 468.75 0.0333 3,125 1,390 participation.................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact Study ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introductory script: Grantee staff............... 120 9 0.1667 180 80 Program applicants \b\...... 1,050 1 0.1667 175 78 Baseline survey................. 1,000 1 0.5833 583 259 Study MIS to conduct random 120 9 0.1667 180 80 assignment..................... Protocol for collecting 32 1 8 256 114 administrative records......... 12 month follow-up survey....... 1,476 1 0.75 1,107 492 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \a\ All burden estimates are annualized over 2.25 years. \b\ Five percent of program applicants are not expected to agree to participate in the study; thus there are 5% more program applicants than study participants. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,546. In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is 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, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF 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 agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 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. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-09803 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for evaluation is to document and evaluate records from state and county data
Occupational Safety and Health the effectiveness of the approaches systems. Survey data are collected twice
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease taken by these eight CSPED grantees. from program applicants. Baseline
Control and Prevention (CDC), This evaluation will yield information information is collected from all
announces the availability of the about effective strategies for improving noncustodial parents who apply for the
following publication: National child support payments by providing program prior to random assignment. A
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) noncustodial parents employment and follow-up survey is collected from
National Total Worker Health® Agenda other services through child support sample members twelve months after
(2016–2026): A National Agenda to programs. It will generate extensive random assignment. A wide range of
Advance Total Worker Health® information on how these programs measures are collected through surveys,
Research, Practice, Policy, and Capacity operated, what they cost, the effects the including measures of employment
[2016–114]. programs had, and whether the benefits stability and quality, barriers to
ADDRESSES: This document may be of the programs exceed their costs. The employment, parenting and co-
obtained at the following link http:// information gathered will be critical to parenting, and demographic and socio-
www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2016-114/. informing decisions related to future economic characteristics. In addition,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara investments in child support-led data on child support obligations and
L. Tamers, Ph.D., MPH, NIOSH/CDC, employment-focused programs for payments, Temporary Assistance for
Telephone: (202) 245–0677, Fax: (202) noncustodial parents who have Needy Families (TANF) and
245–0664 (not toll-free numbers), email: difficulty meeting their child support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
STamers@cdc.gov. obligations. Program (SNAP) benefits, Medicaid
The CSPED evaluation includes the receipt, involvement with the criminal
Dated: April 22, 2016. following two interconnected justice system, and earnings and benefit
Frank J. Hearl, components or ‘‘studies’’: data collected through the
Chief of Staff, National Institute for 1. Implementation and Cost Study. Unemployment Insurance (UI) system
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for The goal of the implementation and cost are obtained from state and county
Disease Control and Prevention. study is to provide a detailed databases.
[FR Doc. 2016–09786 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] description of the programs—how they Two components of the data
BILLING CODE 4163–19–P are implemented, their participants, the collection have been completed: (1)
contexts in which they are operated, Focus groups with program participants;
their promising practices, and their and (2) the web-based survey to
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND costs. The detailed descriptions will document program staff and partner
HUMAN SERVICES assist in interpreting program impacts, experiences. The following data
identifying program features and collection activities are not yet
Administration for Children and conditions necessary for effective complete: (1) The staff interview topic
Families program replication or improvement, guide; (2) the study MIS functions for
and carefully documenting the costs of tracking participation in the program;
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delivering these services. Key activities (3) the introductory script which
Activity; Comment Request
of the implementation and cost study program staff use to introduce the study
Proposed Projects: include: (1) Conducting semi-structured to participants; (4) the introductory
Title: Child Support Noncustodial interviews with program staff and script heard by program applicants; (5)
Parent Employment Demonstration selected community partner the baseline survey; (6) the study MIS
(CSPED). organizations to gather information on functions for conducting random
OMB No.: 0970–439. program implementation and costs; (2) assignment; (7) the protocol for
Description: The Office of Child conducting focus groups with program collecting child support, benefit,
Support Enforcement (OCSE) within the participants to elicit participation earnings, and criminal justice data from
Administration for Children and experiences; (3) administering a web- state and county administrative data
Families (ACF) seeks an extension based survey to program staff and systems; and (8) the 12-month follow-up
without change for an existing data community partners to capture broader survey. As of January 1, 2016, 8,060
collection called the Child Support staff program experiences; and (4) participants have been enrolled and
Noncustodial Parent Employment collecting data on study participant completed the baseline survey and over
Demonstration (CSPED) through service use, dosage, and duration of 2,300 participants have completed the
September 30, 2018 (OMB no. 0970– enrollment throughout the 12-month follow-up survey.
439; expiration date September 30, demonstration using a web-based
2016). OCSE is proposing that this Management Information System (MIS). Respondents
information collection be extended to 2. Impact Study. The goal of the Respondents to these activities
continue using 8 of the 10 currently impact study is to provide rigorous include program applicants, study
approved information collection estimates of the effectiveness of the participants, grantee staff and
instruments with a reduction in burden eight programs using an experimental community partners, as well as state
hours to reflect only the extension research design. Program applicants and county staff responsible for
period, estimated to be two years and who are eligible for CSPED services are extracting data from government
three months, from July 1, 2016 to randomly assigned to either a program
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databases for the evaluation. Specific
September 30, 2018. group that is offered program services or respondents per instrument are noted in
In October 2012, OCSE issued grants a control group that is not. The study the burden tables below.
to eight state child support agencies to MIS that documents service use for the
provide employment, parenting, and implementation study is also used by Annual Burden Estimates
child support services to noncustodial grantee staff to conduct random The following instruments are
parents who are having difficulty assignment for the impact study. The proposed for public comment under this
meeting their child support obligation. impact study relies on data from surveys 60-Day Federal Register Notice. The
The overall objective of the CSPED of participants, as well as administrative following table provides the burden
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estimates for the implementation and requested extension period is estimated Thus, burden hours for all components
cost study and the impact study to be two years and three months, from are annualized over two years and three
components of the current request. The July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2018. months.
IMPLEMENTATION AND COST STUDY
Total Number of Average Total Total annual
Instrument number of responses per burden hours burden hours burden hours a
respondents respondent per response
Staff interview topic guide .................................................... 120 1 1 120 53
Study MIS to track program participation ............................ 200 468.75 0.0333 3,125 1,390
Impact Study
Introductory script:
Grantee staff ................................................................. 120 9 0.1667 180 80
Program applicants b ..................................................... 1,050 1 0.1667 175 78
Baseline survey .................................................................... 1,000 1 0.5833 583 259
Study MIS to conduct random assignment ......................... 120 9 0.1667 180 80
Protocol for collecting administrative records ...................... 32 1 8 256 114
12 month follow-up survey ................................................... 1,476 1 0.75 1,107 492
a All
burden estimates are annualized over 2.25 years.
b Fivepercent of program applicants are not expected to agree to participate in the study; thus there are 5% more program applicants than
study participants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND development of drug products intended
Hours: 2,546. HUMAN SERVICES to manage organ transplantation.
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