Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) Evaluation - Interviews with Program Staff, and Focus Group Discussions

ICR 201509-0960-011

OMB: 0960-0799

Federal Form Document

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2016-01-15
Supporting Statement B
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Supporting Statement A
2016-01-15
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ICR Details
0960-0799 201509-0960-011
Historical Active 201501-0960-001
SSA
Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) Evaluation - Interviews with Program Staff, and Focus Group Discussions
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 03/25/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/15/2016
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/2019 36 Months From Approved 07/31/2018
25,310 0 22,440
13,433 0 13,193
2,361 0 2,360

The Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) demonstration pursues positive outcomes for children with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and their families by reducing dependency on SSI. Under PROMISE, targeted outcomes for youth include an enhanced sense of self-determination; achievement of secondary and post-secondary educational credentials; an attainment of early work experiences culminating with competitive employment in an integrated setting; and long-term reduction in reliance on SSI. Outcomes of interest for families include heightened expectations for and support of the long-term self-sufficiency of their youth; parent or guardian attainment of education and training credentials; and increases in earnings and total income. To achieve these outcomes, the PROMISE projects are expected to make better use of existing resources by improving service coordination among multiple state and local agencies and programs. SSA is requesting clearance for the collection of data needed to implement and evaluate PROMISE. The evaluation will provide empirical evidence on the impact of the intervention for youth and their families in several critical areas, including: (1) improved educational attainment; (2) increased employment skills, experience, and earnings; and (3) long-term reduction in use of public benefits. The PROMISE evaluation will be based on a rigorous design that will entail the random assignment of approximately 2,000 youth in each of the six projects to treatment or control groups (12,000 total). Youth in the treatment groups will be eligible for enhanced services from the demonstration programs, whereas youth in the control groups will be eligible only for those services already available in their communities independent of the interventions. The evaluation will assess the effect of PROMISE services on educational attainment, employment, earnings, and reduced receipt of disability payments. • SSA planned several data collection efforts for the evaluation. These include: (1) follow-up interviews with youth and their parent or guardian 18 months and five years after enrollment; (2) phone and in-person interviews with local program administrators, program supervisors, and service delivery staff at two points in time over the course of the demonstration; (3) two rounds of focus groups with participating youth in the treatment group; (4) two rounds of focus groups with parents or guardians of participating youth; and (5) collection of administrative data. At this time, SSA requests clearance only for the interviews to be conducted with program staff and the focus group discussions to be conducted with youth and parents or guardians. SSA will request clearance for the 18-month and five-year survey interviews in a future submission. The respondents are PROMISE program staff, the youth participants in the PROMISE program, and the parents or guardians of the youth participants.

US Code: 42 USC 1310 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  80 FR 62148 10/15/2015
80 FR 81409 12/29/2015
No

  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 25,310 22,440 0 2,870 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 13,433 13,193 0 240 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 2,361 2,360 0 1 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The increase in burden stems from the addition of the staff activity log data collection activity. We developed the staff activity log instrument for the PROMISE evaluation and request clearance for this instrument in addition to the previously cleared instruments for the evaluation’s other data collection activities (see #2 of Supporting Statement Part A, and the Addendum for details).

$9,222,652
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Faye Lipsky 410 965-8783 faye.lipsky@ssa.gov

  No

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.
01/15/2016


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