The Enhanced Services for the
Hard-to-Employ Demo and Evaluation tests approaches to promote
employment and improve family functioning and child well-being. HtE
is designed to help former and current TANF recipients and
hard-to-employ low-income parents. Data collected via random
assignment experiements will be used to: study HtE's impacts on
employment, earnings, income, welfare dependence, employment
barriers; supplement administrative records data; explain
participation and the circumstances of the hard-to-employ; obtain
info for benefit-cost analyses; and obtain contact info for future
follow-up.
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.