83 FR 6852 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 32 (February 15, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-03106

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation Data Collection Activities.
    OMB No.: 0970-0355.
    Description: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation 
(OPRE), in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to request 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew a 
generic clearance to pre-test data collection instruments with more 
than nine participants to identify and resolve any question or 
procedural problems in survey administration.
    OPRE studies ACF programs, and the populations they serve, through 
rigorous research and evaluation projects. These include evaluations of 
existing programs, evaluations of innovative approaches to helping low-
income children and families, research syntheses and descriptive and 
exploratory studies. To improve the development of its research and 
evaluation surveys, OPRE uses the pre-testing of evaluation surveys 
generic clearance to employ a variety of techniques including cognitive 
and usability laboratory and field techniques, behavior coding, 
exploratory interviews, respondent debriefing questionnaires, split 
sample experiments, focus groups, and pilot studies/pre-tests. These 
activities allow OPRE to identify if and when a survey may be 
simplified for respondents, respondent burden may be reduced, and other 
possible improvements.
    Following standard OMB requirements, OPRE will submit a change 
request for each individual data collection activity under this generic 
clearance. Each request will include the individual instrument(s), a 
justification specific to the individual information collection, and 
any supplementary documents. OMB should review within 10 days of 
receiving each change request.
    The information collected in this effort will not be the primary 
subject of any published ACF reports; however, information may be made 
public through methodological appendices or footnotes, reports on 
instrument development, instrument user guides, descriptions of 
respondent behavior, and other publications or presentations describing 
findings of methodological interest. When necessary, results will be 
labeled as exploratory in nature. The results of this pre-testing 
research may be prepared for presentation at professional meetings or 
publication in professional journals.
    Respondents: Participants in ACF programs being evaluated; 
participants in ACF demonstrations; recipients of ACF Grants and 
individuals served by ACF Grantees; comparison group members; and other 
relevant populations, such as individuals at risk of needing ACF 
services.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of   responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Survey development field tests, respondent             3,825                1                1            3,825
 debriefing questionnaires, cognitive
 interviews, split sample experiments, focus
 groups.....................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
    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: 
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration, 
for Children and Families.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE, Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-03106 Filed 2-14-18; 8:45 am]
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Jashvantlal Bhavsar and Ranjan DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND experiments, focus groups, and pilot
Bhavsar, Ocala, Florida; Brian HUMAN SERVICES studies/pre-tests. These activities allow
Bankston, Winter Springs, Florida; Phil OPRE to identify if and when a survey
N. Bravo, Jacksonville, Florida; I-Ting K. Administration for Children and may be simplified for respondents,
Chiu, Orlando, Florida; Paul B. Ellis, Families respondent burden may be reduced, and
Orlando, Florida; John Greeley and other possible improvements.
Submission for OMB Review; Following standard OMB
Mary Greeley, Windermere, Florida;
Comment Request requirements, OPRE will submit a
Andy Hyltin and Cynthia Hyltin,
Orlando, Florida; JOSCA LLC, Orlando, Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation Data change request for each individual data
Florida; Emma F. Kosanda, Atlanta, Collection Activities. collection activity under this generic
Georgia; Mitchel J. Laskey IRA, OMB No.: 0970–0355. clearance. Each request will include the
Longwood, Florida; Jack Liberty and Description: The Office of Planning, individual instrument(s), a justification
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), in the specific to the individual information
Debra Liberty, Orlando, Florida; Susan
Administration for Children and collection, and any supplementary
K. Miller, St. Johns, Florida; Jeffrey A.
Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department documents. OMB should review within
Miller, Charlotte, North Carolina; Jerald 10 days of receiving each change
of Health and Human Services (HHS)
P. Menozzi, Jr., Maitland, Florida; request.
intends to request approval from the
Newman Holdings, L.P., Ponte Verdra Office of Management and Budget The information collected in this
Beach, Florida; Charles W. Newman and (OMB) to renew a generic clearance to effort will not be the primary subject of
Diane G. Newman, Ponte Verdra Beach, pre-test data collection instruments with any published ACF reports; however,
Florida; and Benjamin J. Patz, more than nine participants to identify information may be made public
Windermere, Florida; to acquire voting and resolve any question or procedural through methodological appendices or
shares of Pinnacle Bank Holding problems in survey administration. footnotes, reports on instrument
Company, Inc., and thereby acquire its OPRE studies ACF programs, and the development, instrument user guides,
subsidiary, Pinnacle Bank, both of populations they serve, through rigorous descriptions of respondent behavior,
Orange City, Florida. research and evaluation projects. These and other publications or presentations
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve include evaluations of existing describing findings of methodological
System, February 12, 2018. programs, evaluations of innovative interest. When necessary, results will be
approaches to helping low-income labeled as exploratory in nature. The
Ann Misback,
children and families, research results of this pre-testing research may
Secretary of the Board. syntheses and descriptive and be prepared for presentation at
[FR Doc. 2018–03159 Filed 2–14–18; 8:45 am] exploratory studies. To improve the professional meetings or publication in
BILLING CODE P development of its research and professional journals.
evaluation surveys, OPRE uses the pre- Respondents: Participants in ACF
testing of evaluation surveys generic programs being evaluated; participants
clearance to employ a variety of in ACF demonstrations; recipients of
techniques including cognitive and ACF Grants and individuals served by
usability laboratory and field ACF Grantees; comparison group
techniques, behavior coding, members; and other relevant
exploratory interviews, respondent populations, such as individuals at risk
debriefing questionnaires, split sample of needing ACF services.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Average
Total Number of burden Total burden
Instrument number of responses per hours per hours
respondents respondent response

Survey development field tests, respondent debriefing questionnaires, cog-
nitive interviews, split sample experiments, focus groups ........................... 3,825 1 1 3,825

Additional Information: Copies of the Therefore, a comment is best assured of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
proposed collection may be obtained by having its full effect if OMB receives it HUMAN SERVICES
writing to the Administration for within 30 days of publication. Written
Children and Families, Office of comments and recommendations for the Administration for Children and
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 proposed information collection should Families
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, be sent directly to the following: Office
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. of Management and Budget, Paperwork Proposed Information Collection
All requests should be identified by the Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ Activity; Comment Request
title of the information collection. Email SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
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Proposed Projects: Immediate Disaster
address: OPREinfocollection@ Desk Officer for the Administration, for Case Management Intake Assessment
acf.hhs.gov. Children and Families. (hardcopy and electronic versions).
OMB Comment: OMB is required to Title: Immediate Disaster Case
Mary Jones,
make a decision concerning the Management Intake Assessment.
collection of information between 30 ACF/OPRE, Certifying Officer. OMB No.: 0970—NEW.
and 60 days after publication of this [FR Doc. 2018–03106 Filed 2–14–18; 8:45 am] Description: Section 426 of the Robert
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83 FR 6852 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 32 (February 15, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families