Evaluation of Financial Empowerment Training Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Post-Training Survey	Form	New	Available
Post-Training Survey	Form	New	Repair queued
Pre-Training Survey	Form	New	Available
Pre-Training Survey	Form	New	Repair queued
3170-0067 (Evaluation of Financial Empowerment Training Program) supporting statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-02-24	Repair queued
3170-0067 60-day FRN (published).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-24	Repair queued
3170-0067 30-day FRN (published).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-24	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
258643	Post-Training Survey	Form	New	Post-Training Survey
258643	Post-Training Survey	Form	New
258642	Pre-Training Survey	Form	New	Pre-Training Survey
258642	Pre-Training Survey	Form	New
222549	Evaluation Instruments	Other-Trainer Survey	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3170-0067	ICR Reference No: 202301-3170-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201910-3170-001
Agency/Subagency: CFPB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Evaluation of Financial Empowerment Training Program
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: 04/11/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/24/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2023
Responses	6,000	0	15,300
Time Burden (Hours)	750	0	1,899
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Office of Community Affairs (OCA) is responsible for developing strategies to improve the financial capability of low-income and economically vulnerable consumers, such as consumers who are unbanked or underbanked, those with thin or no credit file, and households with limited savings. To address the needs of these consumers, OCA has developed Your Money, Your Goals, a suite of financial empowerment materials with an accompanying training program. These resources equip frontline staff and volunteers in a range of organizations to provide relevant and effective information, tools, and resources designed to improve the financial outcomes and capability of these vulnerable consumers. The Bureau seeks to renew with changes OMB approval of this information collection which collects qualitative data related to evaluating the effectiveness of the Your Money, Your Goals training program. The collection focuses on evaluating Your Money, Your Goals training practices in enhancing the ability of frontline staff and volunteers to inform and educate low-income consumers about managing their finances. The collection also serves to assess the extent of workshop participants’ execution of follow-on trainings, designed to share Your Money, Your Goals tools and resources with other frontline staff and volunteers, so they can use them with the people they serve. The Bureau expects to collect qualitative data through paper-based and web-based surveys.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 203 1013(b)(2) Name of Law: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
  

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:
	87 FR 78092	12/21/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 11903	02/24/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Evaluation Instruments
Post-Training Survey	N/A	Post-Training Survey
Pre-Training Survey	N/A	Pre-Training Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	6,000	15,300	0	-9,300	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	750	1,899	0	-1,149	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: The Bureau is making a program change to eliminate one instrument from this information collection: The Trainer Survey (formerly Instrument 1). The program focus has shifted to nearly exclusively focusing on frontline staff. The Bureau determined that the data being collected by this survey is no longer useful in overall program management or improvement. This led to a reduction of 300 in annual responses, translating into 24 fewer burden hours. In addition, the Pre-Training Survey (formerly Instrument 2), and Post-Training Survey (formerly Instrument 3) will no longer be administered to trainers. This led to a reduction of 3,000 in annual responses, translating to 375 fewer burden hours. The Bureau adjusted the total number of annual respondents based on three years of past program data and expected training events planning over the next three years. The Bureau is reducing the burden to 6,000 responses (a reduction of 9,300 responses) and 750 total annual burden hours (a reduction of 1,149 hours).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $16,226

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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]? Yes

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 02/24/2023

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