Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 12 month follow-up survey Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Protocol for Collecting Administrative Records Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Study MIS to Conduct Random Assignment Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Baseline Survey Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Introductory Script--Program Applicants Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Introductory Script--Program Staff Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Study MIS Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Program Staff Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 1 Focus Group Guide Form	Removed
Form 1 Staff Interview Topic Guide Form and Instruction	Modified
Supplement D_Reminders and Letters.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-07-13
Supplement C_follow-up_QxQ justification.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-07-13
Supplement B_Reminders and Letters.docx Supplementary Document	2016-07-13
Supplement B_baseline_QxQ justification.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-07-13
Supplement A_follow-up_QxQ justification.docx Supplementary Document	2016-07-13
Supplement A_Consent statement.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-07-13
Part B Statistical Methods_renewal_4.12.16b.docx Supporting Statement B	2016-07-13
Part A Justification_renewal_7.12.16.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-07-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
211932	12 month follow-up survey Form and Instruction	Modified
206722	Protocol for Collecting Administrative Records Form and Instruction	Modified
206721	Study MIS to Conduct Random Assignment Form and Instruction	Modified
206720	Baseline Survey Form and Instruction	Modified
206719	Introductory Script--Program Applicants Form and Instruction	Modified
206718	Introductory Script--Program Staff Form and Instruction	Modified
206717	Study MIS Form and Instruction	Modified
206716	Program Staff Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
206715	Focus Group Guide Form	Removed
206714	Staff Interview Topic Guide Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0439	ICR Reference No: 201607-0970-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-0970-007
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: ocse
Title: Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/20/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/13/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2016
Responses	99,588	0	120,115
Time Burden (Hours)	5,726	0	10,604
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) within the Administration for Child and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks an extension without change for an existing data collection called the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) through September 30, 2018 (OMB no. 0970-439; expiration date September 30, 2016). Under CSPED, OCSE has issued grants to eight state child support agencies to provide employment, parenting, and child support services to parents who are having difficulty meeting their child support obligations. The overall objective of the CSPED evaluation is to document and evaluate the effectiveness of the approaches taken by these eight CSPED grantees. This evaluation will yield information about effective strategies for improving child support payments by providing non-custodial parents employment and other services through child support programs. It will generate extensive information on how these programs operated, what they cost, the effects the programs had, and whether the benefits of the programs exceed their costs. The information gathered will be critical to informing decisions related to future investments in child support-led employment-focused programs for non-custodial parents who have difficulty meeting their child support obligations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1315 Name of Law: Demonstration Project
  

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:
	81 FR 24817	04/27/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 44308	07/07/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Focus Group Guide	1	Focus Group Guide
Program Staff Survey	1	Program Staff Survey
12 month follow-up survey	1	Follow-up suvey
Staff Interview Topic Guide	1	Staff interview topic guide
Study MIS	1	Study MIS
Introductory Script--Program Staff	1	Introductory Script - Program Staff
Introductory Script--Program Applicants	1	Introductory Script - Program Applicants
Baseline Survey	1	Baseline Survey
Study MIS to Conduct Random Assignment	1	Study MIS
Protocol for Collecting Administrative Records	1	Protocol for Collecting Administrative Records

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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	99,588	120,115	0	-20,527	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,726	10,604	0	-4,878	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Two IC were removed and there was an adjustment in burden estimate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,321,868

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 07/13/2016

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