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View Generic ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
0970-0356
ICR Reference No:
202005-0970-007
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202004-0970-010
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
19623
Title:
Formative Data Collections for ACF Research
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
05/18/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/14/2020
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2021
06/30/2021
06/30/2021
Responses
4,205
0
4,205
Time Burden (Hours)
5,884
0
5,884
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seeks renewal of this generic clearance to allow ACF to conduct a variety of formative data collections. We anticipate the majority of data collections that fall under this generic request to come from OPRE, but program offices will also have access to this resource when they are pursing research and evaluation. All proposed collections will be reviewed by and submitted through OPRE. ACF programs promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities. 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. OPRE’s research offers further understanding of current programs and service populations, explores options for program improvement, and assesses alternative policy and program designs. OPRE anticipates undertaking a variety of new research projects related to welfare, employment and self-sufficiency, Head Start, child care, healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood, family and youth services, home visiting, child welfare, and other areas of interest to ACF. Some ACF program offices conduct their own research and evaluation projects. Under this generic clearance, ACF would engage in a variety of formative data collections with researchers, practitioners, TA providers, service providers and potential participants throughout the field to fulfill the following goals: (1) inform the development of ACF research, (2) maintain a research agenda that is rigorous and relevant, (3) ensure that research products are as current as possible and (4) inform the provision of technical assistance. ACF envisions using a variety of techniques including semi-structured discussions, focus groups, surveys, and telephone or in-person interviews, in order to reach these goals.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 1315
Name of Law: Social Security Act -- Demonstration Projects
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 47212
10/11/2017
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 13758
03/30/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
24
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Assessing Models of Coordinated Services for Low-Income Children and Their Families (AMCS)
Assessing Options to Evaluate Long-Term Outcomes Using Administrative Data: Identifying Targets of Opportunity
Assessing Options to Evaluate Long-term Outcomes Using Administrative Data: Targets of Opportunity
Child Care Interstate Background Check (CC-IBaCs) Environmental Scan
Child Maltreatment Incidence Data Linkages
Family Level Assessment and State of Home Visiting (FLASH-V)
Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site Services Components
Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site Services Components
Fathers and Continuous Learning in Child Welfare Project
Formative Data Collections for Culture of Continuous Learning Project: A Breakthrough Series Collaborative for Improving Child Care and Head Start Quality
Head Start Connects
Integration of Head Start and State Early Care and Education Systems
Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies Project
Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies Project
Next Steps for Rigorous Research on Two-Generation Programs
PREP Studies of Performance Measures and Adult Preparation Subjects (PMAPS)
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program - Grantee Assesment
Strengthening the Implementation of Responsible Fatherhood Programs (SIRF)
Supporting and Learning from Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Implementation Research and Evaluation: Understanding the Two-Phase Grant Structure to Inform Future Research
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Innovation Project – Formative Data Collection
The Building Evidence on Employment Strategies for Low-Income Families Project (BEES)
The Building Evidence on Employment Strategies for Low-Income Families Project (BEES)
The Experiences, Needs, and Voices of Workers in Low-Income Households During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Variations in Implementation of Quality Interventions (VIQI): Examining the Quality-Child Outcomes Relationship in Child Care and Early Education
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
4,205
4,205
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
5,884
5,884
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Given the usefulness of this tool, demand for use, and the expanded scope to include information about program support, we request to increase the estimated burden under 0970-0356 to accommodate additional ICRs under this umbrella generic. The total request includes new burden over the next three years (3,750 respondents; 5,375 hours) in addition to ongoing burden from previously approved Gen ICs (455 respondents; 509 hours).
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$100,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Yes
Agency Contact:
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
05/14/2020
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