Approved
contingent on receipt of revisions as specified in 11/21/2006 call
within 7 days of clearance. These include: -CMS will remove
reference to confidentiality in Supporting Statement -CMS will add
relevant burden from qualitative investigations and add associated
discussion to the Supporting Statement. -CMS will correct the order
of the race/ethnicity questions on the DCW and Consumer surveys.
-CMS will add a paragraph on non-response bias. -CMS will consider
revising the educational attainment question to increase the level
of detail in responses. -CMS will review all survey documents for
consistency with recent edits.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2009
36 Months From Approved
10,916
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10,916
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The purpose of this research is to
perform a national evaluation of the impact of ten demonstration
garnts awarded by CMS. These demonstration grants support various
interventions to improve the recruitment and rentention of direct
service workers. The data will permit the national evaluation to
compare and contrast the processess and outcomes of the ten
demonstration projects. The evaluation will provide an
understanding of which types of interventions are most likely to be
effective under a range of circumstances.
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.