The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data collection activity as part of the Innovative Strategies for Increasing Self-Sufficiency (ISIS) demonstration and evaluation. The ISIS evaluation will assess a range of promising post-secondary career pathways programs that promote the improvement of education, employment and self-sufficiency outcomes for economically disadvantaged adults. The major goal of ISIS is to assess the effectiveness of a group of these programs in increasing 1) the receipt of educational credentials, 2) employment and earnings, and 3) self-sufficiency and other measures of well-being. ACF believes that development of rigorous evidence on these matters will be of great use to both policymakers and program administrators. This current submission seeks clearance for 36-month follow-up data collection instrument developed for the ISIS evaluation.
This evaluation involves new data collection that increases the public reporting burden under this OMB number. Some previously approved data collection has been completed, which is reflected in the decreased burden under this OMB number.
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.
36-Month Follow-up Survey