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HHS/ACF Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Evaluation Implementation Data Collection Activities: Staff Time Study and Implementation Field Reserach Guide

ICR 200305-0970-004 · OMB 0970-0242 · Historical Active

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10090 HHS/ACF Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Evaluation Implementation Data Collection Activities: Staff Time Study and Implementation Field Reserach Guide Migrated
ICR Details
0970-0242 200305-0970-004
Historical Active 200207-0970-003
HHS/ACF
HHS/ACF Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Evaluation Implementation Data Collection Activities: Staff Time Study and Implementation Field Reserach Guide
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 06/24/2003
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 05/19/2003
The current package adds to the original ERA study cleared under the same OMB number in 9/02. The collection is approved for the same amount of time that the original study was approved for. Burden from the original study and this update were added together, as the original study is still being conducted. HHS is again commended for designing a truly experimental study. As noted in the last submission terms of clearance, given the purposive selection of sites, ACF must use caution in generalizing the results beyond the sites studied.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2005 09/30/2005 09/30/2005
5,019 0 4,025
4,124 0 2,602
0 0 0
The Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Evaluation seeks to learn what works in this area to date and is explicitly designed to build on past research by rigorously testing a wide variety of approaches to promoting employment retention and advancement designed to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients, former TANF recipients, or families at-risk of needing TANF benefits. The Evaluation involves up to 15 random assignment experiments in 8 states. The time study and field guide are part of the ERA evaluation's implementation and process analysis. This analysis is.........
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  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 5,019 4,025 0 994 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 4,124 2,602 0 1,522 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
No
$0
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
  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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
05/19/2003