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representation is not misleading and 

Respondents have a reasonable basis 

substantiating it. 

Parts III through V are monetary 

provisions. Part III imposes a judgment 

of $4,572,137.66 and partially suspends 

that judgment on the basis of the 

Respondents’ sworn financial 

statements. If the Commission 

concludes any Respondent made a 

material misrepresentation or omission 

in that Respondent’s sworn financial 

statement, the suspension as to that 

Respondent is lifted and the full 

judgment is immediately due. Part IV 

includes additional monetary provisions 

relating to collections. Part V requires 

Respondents to provide sufficient 

customer information to enable the 

Commission to administer consumer 

redress, if appropriate. 

Part VI is a notice provision requiring 

Respondents to identify and notify 

certain consumers of the FTC’s action 

within 30 days after the issuance of the 

order, or within 30 days of the 

consumer’s identification, if identified 

later. Respondents are also required to 

submit reports regarding their 

notification program. 

Parts VII through X are reporting and 

compliance provisions. Part VII requires 

Respondents to acknowledge receipt of 

the order, to provide a copy of the order 

to certain current and future principals, 

officers, directors, and employees, and 

to obtain an acknowledgement from 

each such person that they have 

received a copy of the order. 

Part VIII requires Respondents to file 

a compliance report within one year 

after the order becomes final and to 

notify the Commission within 14 days 

of certain changes that would affect 

compliance with the order. 

Part IX requires Respondents to 

maintain certain records, including 

records necessary to demonstrate 

compliance with the order. Part X 

requires Respondents to submit 

additional compliance reports when 

requested by the Commission and to 

permit the Commission or its 

representatives to interview 

Respondents’ personnel. Finally, Part XI 

is a ‘‘sunset’’ provision, terminating the 

order after twenty (20) years, with 

certain exceptions. 

The purpose of this analysis is to aid 

public comment on the proposed order. 

It is not intended to constitute an 

official interpretation of the complaint 

or proposed order, or to modify in any 

way the proposed order’s terms. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Joel Christie, 

Acting Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 3090–XXXX; Docket No. 

2023–0001; Sequence No. 8] 

Information Collection; Data Collection 

for a National Evaluation of the 

American Rescue Plan 

AGENCY: Office of Evaluation Sciences; 

Office of Government-wide Policy 

(OGP); General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding a request for a new OMB 

clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, OES is 

proposing new data collection activities 

conducted for the National Evaluation 

of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The 

objective of this project is to provide a 

systematic look at the contributions of 

selected ARP-funded programs toward 

achieving equitable outcomes to inform 

program design and delivery across the 

Federal Government. The project will 

include in-depth, cross-cutting 

evaluations and data analysis of selected 

ARP programs, especially those with 

shared outcomes, common approaches, 

or overlapping recipient communities; 

and targeted, program-specific analyses 

to fill critical gaps in evidence needs. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by Information Collection 

3090–XXXX; Data Collection for a 

National Evaluation of the American 

Rescue Plan via http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

searching for the OMB Control number 

3090–XXXX. Select the link ‘‘Comment 

Now’’ that corresponds with 

‘‘Information Collection 3090–XXXX; 

Data Collection for a National 

Evaluation of the American Rescue 

Plan’’. Follow the instructions on the 

screen. Please include your name, 

company name (if any), and 

‘‘Information Collection 3090–XXXX; 

Data Collection for a National 

Evaluation of the American Rescue 

Plan’’ on your attached document. If 

your comment cannot be submitted 

using https://www.regulations.gov, call 

or email the points of contact in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this document for alternate instructions. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

3090–XXXX; Data Collection for a 

National Evaluation of the American 

Rescue Plan, in all correspondence 

related to this collection. Comments 

received generally will be posted 

without change to regulations.gov, 

including any personal and/or business 

confidential information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check regulations.gov, 

approximately two-to-three days after 

submission to verify posting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Martin, Program Manager, 

(267)455–8556 at 

arp.national.evaluation@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The goal of this study is to look 

systematically across the selected subset 

of ARP programs, to provide an 

integrated account of whether, how, and 

to what extent their implementation 

served to achieve their intended 

outcomes, particularly with respect to 

advancing equity. More specifically, the 

study aims to learn how lessons from 

examination of ARP programs and 

interventions with shared outcomes, 

common approaches, or overlapping 

recipient communities may inform 

equitable program design and delivery 

across the Federal Government. The 

study aims to address these overarching 

evaluation questions: 

• To what extent did ARP 

investments and policy interventions 

advance equitable outcomes for those 

they were designed to serve? 

• What strategies contributed to the 

successes, and where are different 

strategies needed? 

• Where multiple ARP programs aim 

to reach similar outcomes, especially 

among a shared population: 

Æ To what extent is there 

coordination across programs in their 

administration, customer experience 

strategies, or performance or outcome 

measurement practices? 

Æ To what extent are there collective 

impacts that could be attributed to more 

than one program? What kinds of 

impacts, if any, are observed? 

Æ What kinds of secondary effects are 

observed that may not be captured in 

targeted outcome measures? 

The list of 32 programs covered in the 

May 2022 White House report 

‘‘Advancing Equity through the 

American Rescue Plan’’ provided the 

scope of programs included in the 

National Evaluation. A partnership 


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between the Office of Management and 

Budget Evidence Team and GSA’s 

Office of Evaluation Sciences, this study 

is also guided by leadership from the 

White House ARP Implementation 

Team, who participate on the Steering 

Committee, as well as a team of agency 

experts across the Federal Government. 

To build evidence in support of the 

study goals, this project includes a 

series of up to five in-depth, crosscutting evaluations of selected ARP 

programs or recipient communities of 

multiple ARP program investments with 

shared outcomes, common approaches, 

or overlapping recipient groups. These 

evaluations will be selected based on 

program, population, place, community, 

or a combination of these factors. A 

mixed-methods approach is anticipated 

in order to ensure that appropriate 

attention is paid to context and that data 

collection and analysis methods reflect 

the complexity of program 

implementation and address the specific 

evaluation questions identified through 

the ongoing planning and consultation 

process. 

The ARP National Evaluation will use 

a multiple-phased approach for this 

proposed information collection 

activity. In Phase 1 (current request) the 

research team seeks approval to carry 

out consultations with the relevant state 

and local agencies, community-based 

organizations, and program participants, 

including the formal recruitment 

process to establish community 

advisory boards for each of the planned 

in-depth evaluations. 

Under subsequent phases of the 

request, the project will update the 

information collection request for the 

instruments tailored to each in-depth 

evaluation, to reflect the specific 

evaluation design, information 

collection methods and instruments, 

and associated burden. The proposed 

information collection activities cover 

mixed-method approaches to implement 

primarily outcome and process 

evaluations. Data collection activities 

for these studies may include: (1) 

interviews with program administrators 

and staff; (2) focus groups, (3) short 

surveys of program participants and/or 

eligible non-participants, and (4) data 

requests. 

Respondents: State and local program 

administrators, program staff, 

community-based program partners, and 

individuals who participate or are 

eligible to participate in the relevant 

ARP programs. 

B. Annual Burden Estimates 

The estimates below are based on the 

assumption that for each of up to 5 

evaluations, we will consult with 

approximately 15 state and/or local 

program administrators or 

representatives from community-based 

organizations, recruit up to 9 

participants for the community advisory 

boards (CAB) for each study, and 

initiate CAB meetings. 

The anticipated information 

collections to be undertaken in Phase 2, 

for each of up to 5 evaluations, are 

expected to vary in their approaches to 

data collection and sample size. The 

estimate provided here anticipates that 

each of the evaluations may collect and 

analyze information from: 

approximately 5 program administrator 

interviews, 2 90-minute focus groups 

with program recipients (8 participants 

each), 1 brief survey of program 

recipients (sample of about 500 each), 

and 2 requests for extant administrative 

or implementation datasets. The 

subsequent information collection 

requests will describe the specific study 

design and associated burden for each 

evaluation. 

Total respondents: 2,815. 

Total annual responses: 18. 

Average burden hours per response: 

1.43. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,385. 

C. Public Comments 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary, whether it will 

have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways in 

which we can minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, through the use of 

appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Lesley Briante, 

Deputy Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–TZ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: Document Identifiers: 

CMS–10453 and CMS–10592] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including the necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 

the estimated burden, ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by January 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 


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