OPRE Evaluation - Building
Evidence on Employment Strategies for Low-Income Families (BEES)
[Impact, implementation, and descriptive studies]
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
12/29/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
9,511
9,511
2,809
2,809
0
0
The Office of Planning, Research, and
Evaluation (OPRE) has funded the Building Evidence on Employment
Strategies (BEES) study. BEES 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. OMB
initially approved data collection instruments for this project on
November 8, 2019. Since approval, BEES has begun formally planning
evaluations with some programs while continuing recruitment of
additional programs. This request is to make minor updates to the
standard Baseline Information Form and to tailor versions of the
form that will be used for five individual BEES studies (seven
total sites). The BEES Study Team plans to launch five RCT studies
this upcoming January and February 2021, with a total of seven
sites.
PL:
Pub.L. 115 - 31 413 Name of Law: Social Security Act, as
amended by the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
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.