Notice2026-08308
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies Project
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Published
April 29, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is requesting a one-year extension to one of the data collection activities conducted for the Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies (NextGen) Project, the second follow-up survey (OMB #0970-0545, expiration April 30, 026).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08308]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0545]
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Next
Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies Project
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is requesting a one-year
extension to one of the data collection activities conducted for the
Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies (NextGen) Project,
the second follow-up survey (OMB #0970-0545, expiration April 30, 026).
DATES: Comments due May 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The public may view and comment on this information
collection request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202604-0970-008">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202604-0970-008</a>. You can also obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd4cbc9ded2d5ddd4d8d4d7d7ded8cfd2d4d5fbdad8dd95d3d3c895dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f203f3d2a262129202c2023232a2c3b2620210f2e2c296127273c61282039">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OPRE is conducting the NextGen Project to test
innovative employment programs designed to help people facing complex
challenges (such as physical and mental health conditions, criminal
justice system involvement, or limited formal work skills and
experience) secure economic independence. The project is partnering
with the Social Security Administration to incorporate a focus on
employment-related early interventions for people with current or
foreseeable disabilities who have limited work history and are
potential applicants for Supplemental Security Income.
The project includes an impact study, descriptive study, and cost
study. The descriptive and cost studies are now complete. The impact
study has concluded enrolling participants and fielding the first
follow-up survey. OPRE seeks approval for an extension, without change,
to one of the currently approved data collection activities for the
impact study, the second follow-up survey. This survey collects data on
key outcomes of interest, including service receipt, employment,
earnings, economic independence, well-being, health status, substance
use, and involvement in the criminal justice system. The second follow-
up survey allows the study to assess NextGen programs' impact on these
participant outcomes 18 to 21 months after student enrollment,
depending on the program. Reporting on the intermediate-term impacts of
the programs is critical for fully understanding the programs'
effectiveness given that some outcomes are not likely to emerge until
18 to 21 months after program entry. OPRE seeks a one-year extension to
capture additional responses to the second follow-up survey and ensure
low differential attrition between the treatment and control groups at
each NextGen program. Without this extension, participants who enrolled
in NextGen most recently would be less likely to have their data
captured, which could compromise data quality. The extension is
requested to allow all participants to have follow-up periods of
similar length (up to six months), which is likely to reduce
nonresponse bias in impact estimates of the effectiveness of each
NextGen program.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in the NextGen Project.
Annual Burden Estimates:
This extension request does not change the average burden per
response for the remaining data collection. The total/annual burden
estimates under this request are for an additional one year of data
collection through April 2027. All other previously approved data
collection activities under this OMB number have been completed.
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Total number of Average burden Total/annual
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per burden (in
respondents respondent response hours)
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Second follow-up survey--participants....... 160 1 0.83 133
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Authority: Section 413 of the Social Security Act, as amended by
the fiscal year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law
115-31).
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-08308 Filed 4-28-26; 8:45 am]
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