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OMB Control No:
0970-0537
ICR Reference No:
202008-0970-019
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202004-0970-008
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
OPRE
Title:
OPRE Evaluation - Building Evidence on Employment Strategies for Low-Income Families (BEES) [Impact, implementation, and descriptive studies]
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:
09/17/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/31/2020
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Responses
9,511
0
6,765
Time Burden (Hours)
2,809
0
1,510
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Building Evidence on Employment Strategies (BEES) study will include separate studies of up to 21 programs (or “sites”) aimed at improving employment outcomes and economic security for low-income individuals and families. Recruitment for these sites is currently underway and sites will join BEES on a rolling basis. OMB approved data collection instruments for this project on November 8, 2019. As described in the original information collection request package, as sites are enrolled, information collection documents may need to be tailored for specific sites. The approved OMB package (OMB #0970-0537) included drafts of certain data collection instruments – referred to as the “Phase II instruments” – with the understanding that updated versions of these instruments would be submitted at a later date once we had recruited sites and identified domains of the programs being evaluated. The current request is to seek approval for 1) the Phase II instruments, and 2) edits to already-approved (Phase I) instruments.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 115 - 31 413
Name of Law: Social Security Act, as amended by the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
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:
84 FR 740
01/31/2019
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
84 FR 13930
04/08/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
13
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
12-Month Follow-Up Participant Interview (Attachment K)
6-Month Follow-Up Participant Interview (Attachment J)
Baseline information form for participants (Attachment D)
Contact update request form (Attachment E)
Discussion guide for national policy experts and researchers (Attachment A)
Discussion guide for program staff at potential sites (Attachment C)
Discussion guide for state and local administrators (Attachment B)
Participant Case Study Interview Guide (Attachment M)
Program Managers, Staff, and Partners Interview Guide (Attachment L)
Program Staff Case Study Interview Guide (Attachment N)
Program Staff Survey (Attachment O)
Program managers, staff, and partner interview guide - SUD Programs (Attachment F)
Program managers, staff, and partner interview guide - Whole Family Approach Programs (Attachment G)
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
9,511
6,765
0
2,746
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
2,809
1,510
0
1,299
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
This request is formalizing the respondent burden estimate for Phase II instruments (resulting in a net burden increase from the last approval). Additionally, the burden estimate for "Program managers, staff, and partner interview guide - SUD Programs" (Attachment G) was erroneously doubled in ROCIS in the last submission. As such, ACF has reduced the burden estimate for this IC from 30 to 15 hours to reflect the actual burden request as stated in Supporting Statement A.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$4,192,333
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
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:
Camille Wilson 202 565-0162 camille.wilson@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:
08/31/2020
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