The Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
is proposing a data collection activity as part of the Innovative
Strategies for Increasing Self-Sufficiency (ISIS) demonstration and
evaluation. The ISIS evaluation will assess a range of promising
post-secondary career pathways programs that promote the
improvement of education, employment and self-sufficiency outcomes
for economically disadvantaged adults. The major goal of ISIS is to
assess the effectiveness of a group of these programs in increasing
1) the receipt of educational credentials, 2) employment and
earnings, and 3) self-sufficiency and other measures of well-being.
ACF believes that development of rigorous evidence on these matters
will be of great use to both policymakers and program
administrators.
This evaluation involves new
data collection that increases the public reporting burden under
this OMB number. This request also updates currently approved
information collection to reflect information already
collected.
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.
HPOG-ISIS response to OMB passback 7 26 13.xlsx
ISIS Followup OMB Part B Justification REV 7 26 13.docx
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