Youth Education and Relationship Services (YEARS)

OMB Control No: 0970-0470	ICR Reference No: 201602-0970-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201508-0970-008
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Youth Education and Relationship Services (YEARS)
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: 02/22/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/12/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	12/31/2016	12/31/2016
Responses	118	0	118
Time Burden (Hours)	67	0	67
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval for information collection (IC) activities as part of their effort to better understand the services that Office of Family Assistance (OFA)-funded Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) grantees are providing to youth aged 14 to 24. In order to carry out this work, OPRE has contracted with Child Trends. The study team will draw from both existing documentation and grantee reports (see Appendix A: Pre Existing Data Sources) and newly collected data from a web-based staff survey and information collected during three grantee pilot site visits and six grantee site visits, which will include semi-structured interviews with program staff. The team will also draw on information from program observations conducted during the site visits. These observations do not impose any respondent burden. The major goal of this project is to help OPRE understand the current state of HMRE programming for youth.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 613 Name of Law: Social Security Act: Research, Evaluations and National Studies

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 10492	02/26/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 48536	08/13/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title Form No. Form Name YEARS web-based staff survey (Program director/Administrator) YEARS web-based staff survey (Program Facilitator) Site visit screening and recruiting Semi-structured interview (Program director/Administrator) Semi-structured interview (Program Facilitator) Semi-structured interview (Partner organization/Provider)

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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	118	118	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	67	67	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new data collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $95,437

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 02/12/2016

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