The Building Evidence on Employment
Strategies (BEES) study will include separate studies of up to 21
programs (or “sites”) aimed at improving employment outcomes and
economic security for low-income individuals and families.
Recruitment for these sites is currently underway and sites will
join BEES on a rolling basis. OMB approved data collection
instruments for this project on November 8, 2019. As described in
the original information collection request package, as sites are
enrolled, information collection documents may need to be tailored
for specific sites. The approved OMB package (OMB #0970-0537)
included drafts of certain data collection instruments – referred
to as the “Phase II instruments” – with the understanding that
updated versions of these instruments would be submitted at a later
date once we had recruited sites and identified domains of the
programs being evaluated. The current request is to seek approval
for 1) the Phase II instruments, and 2) edits to already-approved
(Phase I) instruments.
PL:
Pub.L. 115 - 31 413 Name of Law: Social Security Act, as
amended by the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
This request is formalizing the
respondent burden estimate for Phase II instruments (resulting in a
net burden increase from the last approval). Additionally, the
burden estimate for "Program managers, staff, and partner interview
guide - SUD Programs" (Attachment G) was erroneously doubled in
ROCIS in the last submission. As such, ACF has reduced the burden
estimate for this IC from 30 to 15 hours to reflect the actual
burden request as stated in Supporting Statement A.
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.