Youth Transition Process Demonstration Evaluation Collection

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
YTD--Baseline Questionnaire Form	Modified
YTD--Informed Consent Form	New
September 26th 2007 YTD Responses to OMB Questions OMB.doc Supplementary Document	2007-11-15
Addendum--0687.doc Supplementary Document	2007-06-19
Data Constructs.doc Supplementary Document	2007-06-11
YTD Supporting Statement--0687 - Oct 15 additions.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-11-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9741	YTD--Baseline Questionnaire Form	Modified
180546	YTD--Program Staff/Service Provider Instruction	New
180545	YTD--12 Month Follow-Up Other-Notification Letter	New
180543	YTD--Focus Group Other-Guidline	New
180542	YTD--Informed Consent Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0687	ICR Reference No: 200706-0960-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200404-0960-006
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Youth Transition Process Demonstration Evaluation Collection
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/16/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/21/2007
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved consistent with the revised supporting statement and 9-26-07 memo. SSA agrees that it is inappropriate to generalize the impacts that a hypothetical nationwide YTD program might have on all youth who are receiving SSI disability benefits or are at risk of receiving them, from the statistical results of this study. SSA shall also report in the ICB that 1,937 hours worth of information (1728 for the baseline survey and 209 for the consent form) were collected in violation of the PRA.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2010	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2007
Responses	2,533	0	25,000
Time Burden (Hours)	1,214	0	10,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information is needed to implement and evaluate the Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects. YTD projects are intended to help young people with disabilities make the transition from school to work. By waiving certain disability program rules and offering services to youth who are either receiving diability benefits or at risk of receiving them, these projects are expected to encourage youth to work and/or continue their education. YTD projects will be fully implemented in 10 sites across the country. The evaluation will produce empirical evidence on the impacts of the waivers and project services on educational attainment, employment, earnings, and receiipt of benefits by youth with disabilities and on the Social Security Trust Fund and federal income tax revenues. Given the importance of estimating YTD impacts as accurately as possible, the evaluation will use rigorous analytic methods based on the random assignment of youth to a treatment or control group. To support the evaluation, we are requesting clearance of baseline and 12-month follow-up interviews with youth, focus groups with youth and their parents, and discussions with program staff and service providers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 434 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 42 USC 1310 Name of Law: null
  

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:
	72 FR 20154	04/23/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 32697	06/13/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
YTD--12 Month Follow-Up	N/A	Youth Transition Process Demonstration 12-Month Follow-Up Questionnaire
YTD--Informed Consent	N/A	Youth Transition Process Demonstration Baseline Consent Forms
YTD--Baseline Questionnaire	N/A	Baseline Questionnaire for Youth Transition Process Demonstration
YTD--Focus Group
YTD--Program Staff/Service 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	2,533	25,000	0	0	-22,467	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,214	10,000	0	0	-8,786	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 the first submission for the 12 month follow-up survey, the focus groups, and the discussions with program staff and service providers. The overall burden is reduced over the current OMB inventory because the original projections of respondents are less even though we are expanding the program. Also, rather than using the annualized burdens for all of the years, we are only reporting the burden for the first year of the newly revised program. Finally, previously we were not able to split the ICR into the various ICs to record the burden as we now can do using ROCIS. Therefore, we now have five ICs to cover the five burden requirements for this ICR.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,910,051

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 06/21/2007

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