The ACF Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation (OPRE) has developed a multi-pronged research and
evaluation portfolio for the HPOG 2.0 Program to better understand
and assess the activities conducted and their results. This
submission is in support of two components of the evaluation
portfolio, the HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation and HPOG 2.0 Tribal
Evaluation. OMB has previously approved several information
collection requests under OMB Control Number 0970-0462 in support
of both the National and Tribal evaluations. Under this information
collect request, ACF seeks approval for the National Evaluation
impact study’s Short-Term Follow-up Survey, to be conducted 15
months after randomization. This request is for a non-substantive
change. This submission seeks approval for three nonsubstantive
changes to previously approved information collection requests.
First, it requests approval for minor changes in content to the
National Evaluation impact study’s Short-Term Follow-up Survey
(Instrument #12, approved in June 2018). Second, it seeks approval
to add one additional question to Instrument #12. Third, it seeks
approval for a modest increase in burden for the previously
approved in-person implementation interviews (Instrument #4,
approved in June 2017). Justification for these non-substantive
changes can be found in the supplementary document HPOG 2.0 Memo to
OMB_Pretest changes_Expanded Site
Visits_V4_REV091118.docx.
The Department seeks approval
for a small increase in burden in order to increase the number of
site visits and corresponding interviews. Under the expanded
effort, the study team will visit three programs for each of the
five focus areas. The expanded effort will include a total of 15
site visits and 177 completed interviews. No changes to Instrument
#4 are required.
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.