Notice2024-13450
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Pre-testing Administration for Children and Families Data Collection Activities (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0355)
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Published
June 20, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes revisions to the existing overarching generic clearance for Pre-testing of ACF Data Collection Activities (Previously titled Pre-testing of Evaluation Data Collection Activities; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0355). Revisions are proposed to broaden the scope of the generic to include pretesting of data elements used on information collections that are not specifically for research and evaluation. This includes updates to the title of the request, overarching description, and burden estimates. We are also requesting an extension for currently approved information collections under this generic.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51888-51889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13450]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Pre-testing
Administration for Children and Families Data Collection Activities
(Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0355)
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health
and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes
revisions to the existing overarching generic clearance for Pre-testing
of ACF Data Collection Activities (Previously titled Pre-testing of
Evaluation Data Collection Activities; Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) #0970-0355). Revisions are proposed to broaden the scope of the
generic to include pretesting of data elements used on information
collections that are not specifically for research and evaluation. This
includes updates to the title of the request, overarching description,
and burden estimates. We are also requesting an extension for currently
approved information collections under this generic.
DATES: Comments due August 19, 2024. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection
described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c887989a8da1a6aea7aba7a4a4adabbca1a7a688a9abaee6a0a0bbe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d8c7c5d2fef9f1f8f4f8fbfbf2f4e3fef8f9d7f6f4f1b9ffffe4b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF intends to request approval from OMB for an
extension with revisions for a generic clearance to pre-test data
collections with more than nine participants to identify and resolve
any questions or problems that may arise, and to assess potential data
quality, prior to full-scale administration.
This generic is available for use by ACF program offices but is
most often used by the ACF Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(OPRE). 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.
ACF program offices could benefit from use of this pretesting
generic for similar purposes outlined above, as well as to inform the
development of data collection activities such as grant recipient
forms, forms used by programs on ACF's behalf, and other data
collection efforts driven by ACF. This could be used to inform a
variety of data collection efforts in ACF to allow for consistent data
requests across program offices that are high quality and appropriate
to respondents who represent ACF program populations. For example, ACF
envisions using this mechanism to pre-test sexual orientation and
gender identity questions with youth. This is an area with minimal
research and would benefit ACF program offices that serve youth.
Program offices are also considering use of this generic for efforts to
support language access for data collections, which a priority as
detailed in Executive Order 13166, ``Improving Access to Services for
Persons with Limited English Proficiency.''
To improve the development of its data collection activities, ACF
will use the pre-testing 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 ACF to identify if and
when a data collection may be simplified for respondents, respondent
burden may be reduced, data elements could be improved, and other
possible improvements.
Following standard OMB requirements, ACF will submit directly to
OMB, a request specific to each individual proposed 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. ACF requests
OMB review within 10 days of receiving an individual request.
Results of these methodological studies 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. The results of these pre-testing activities
may be prepared for presentation at professional meetings or
publication in professional journals. When necessary, results will be
labeled as exploratory in nature and any limitations will be described.
Respondents: Participants in ACF programs being evaluated;
participants in ACF demonstrations; recipients of ACF grants and
individuals served by ACF grant recipients; comparison group members;
and other relevant populations, such as individuals at risk of needing
ACF services.
Annual Burden Estimates
Burden estimates have been updated to reflect the broadened scope
from primarily used by OPRE for research and evaluation to include ACF
program office pretesting of data elements used on information
collections that are not specifically for research and evaluation.
Estimates have been informed by program office input and are consistent
with estimates for other ACF-wide
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umbrella generics (for example, OMB #s 0970-0531 and 0970-0630).
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Number of
Number of responses per Average
respondents respondent burden per Total burden
Instrument or activity type (total over (total over response (in (in hours)
request request hours)
period) period)
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Interviews/Focus Groups/Cognitive Testing/ 10,000 1.5 1.5 22,500
Debriefings....................................
Questionnaires/Surveys.......................... 6,500 1.5 .5 4,875
Iterative Testing............................... 1,500 5 .75 5,625
Usability Tests................................. 5,000 5 .25 6,250
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Totals...................................... 23,000 .............. .............. 39,250
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This request will also include a request to extend approval for the
following currently approved information collections. For more
information, see <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202403-0970-019">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202403-0970-019</a>.
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Number of
respondents
Title of approved collection (total over Total burden
request (in hours)
period)
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Measuring Self- and Co-Regulation in 450 153
Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
Programs Phase 1.......................
Supporting and Strengthening the Home 785 809.6
Visiting Workforce (SAS-HV): Testing
and Validation of a Draft Measure of
Reflective Supervision for Home
Visiting...............................
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Totals.............................. 1,235 962.6
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Comments: 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.
Authority: Social Security Act, Sec. 1110 [42 U.S.C. 1310].
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13450 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]
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