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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Title IV–E Foster Care Eligibility
Review and Child and Family Service
Reviews; Final Rule.
OMB No.: 0970–0214.
Description: The following five
separate activities are associated with
this information collection: Foster Care
Eligibility Review (foster care review)
Program Improvement Plan; Child and
Family Services Reviews (CFSR) State
agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR
On-site Review; CFSR Program
Improvement Plan; and AntiDiscrimination Enforcement Corrective
Action Plan. The collection of
information for review of federal
payments to states for foster care
maintenance payments (45 CFR
1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IV–E of
the Social Security Act (the Act), section
474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The foster care
review systematically checks title IV–E
agency compliance in meeting title IV–
E eligibility requirements; validates the
accuracy of the agency’s claims for
reimbursement of title IV–E payment
made on behalf of children in foster
care; and identifies and recovers
improper payments. The collection of
information for review of state child and
family services programs (45 CFR
1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a)) is
to determine whether such programs are
in substantial conformity with state plan
requirements under parts B and E of the
Act and is authorized by section 1123(a)
[42 U.S.C. 1320a–1a] of the Act. The
CFSR looks at the outcomes related to
safety, permanency and well-being of
children served by the child welfare
system and at seven systemic factors
that support the outcomes. Section
474(d) of the Act [42 U.S.C. 674]
deploys enforcement provisions (45 CFR
1355.38(b) and (c)) for the requirements
at section 4371(a)(18) [42 U.S.C. 671],
which prohibit the delay or denial of
foster and adoptive placements based on
the race, color, or national origin of any
of the individuals involved. The
enforcement provisions include the
execution and completion of corrective
action plans when a state is in violation
of section 471(a)(18) of the Act. The
information collection is needed: (1) To
ensure compliance with title IV–E foster
care eligibility requirements; (2) to
monitor state plan requirements under
titles IV–B and IV–E of the Act, as
required by federal statute; and (3) to
enforce the title IV–E antidiscrimination requirements through
state corrective action plans. The
resultant information will allow ACF to
determine if states are in compliance
with state plan requirements and are
achieving desired outcomes for children
and families, help ensure that claims by
states for title IV–E funds are made only
on behalf of title IV–E eligible children,
and require states to revise applicable
statutes, rules, policies and procedures,
and provide proper training to staff,
through the development and
implementation of corrective action
plans. These reviews not only address
compliance with eligibility
requirements but also assist states in
enhancing the capacities to serve
children and families. In computing the
number of burden hours for this
information collection, ACF based the
annual burden estimates on ACF’s and
states’ experiences in conducting
reviews and developing program
improvement plans.
Respondents: State Title IV–B and
Title IV–E Agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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45
45
45
45
CFR
CFR
CFR
CFR
CFR
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
1356.7 (i) Program Improvement Plan (IV–E review) .......................
1366.33 (b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR) ......................................
1355.33 (c) On-site Review (CFSR) ..................................................
1355.35 (a) Program Improvement Plan (CFSR) ..............................
1355.38 (b) and (c) Corrective Action ...............................................
1
14
14
14
1
1
1
1
1
1
120
120
1,186
300
780
120
1680
16,604
4,200
780
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours .....................................................
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23,384
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
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on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
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information can be obtained and
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to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
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Email address: infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Revised
Annual and Final Reports for
Performance Reporting Data From
NIDILRR Grantees
National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDILRR), Administration for
Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the National Institute on
Disability, Independent Living and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR),
Administration for Community Living
(ACL), is announcing that the proposed
collection of information listed above
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by June 23,
2017.
Submit written comments
on the collection of information by fax
to (202) 395–5806 or by email to
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn:
OMB Desk Officer for ACL.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Darnell, (202) 795–7337;
Mary.Darnell@acl.hhs.gov.
The
National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDILRR) Administration for
Community Living (ACL) of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) requests clearance for a
3-year period of the revised Annual
Performance Report (APR) and Final
Report forms to be completed by all
NIDILRR grantees.
The Web-based system used for
Reporting Year 2016 reporting
incorporated a number of features to
meet NIDILRR’s information needs
while minimizing burden. To further
reduce burden, the proposed form is
designed so that, instead of describing
their accomplishments, grantees simply
select their most important
accomplishments from among the
outputs they report. Data from grant
applications, such as contact and budget
information, are preloaded for
efficiency. To facilitate grantee and
NIDILRR staff review of information
submitted, the system includes systemgenerated tables that summarize
information entered in specific sections.
The Web-based system also carries
forward information from one section of
the form to the next; for example,
information on outcome-oriented goals
is carried forward for convenient
linkage with projects/activities and
publications.
NIDILRR and HHS will use the
information gathered annually from
these data collection efforts to provide
Congress with the information
mandated in GPRA, provide OMB
information required for assessment of
performance on GPRA indicators, and
support its evaluation activities. Data
collected from the 10 grant programs
will provide a national description of
the research activities of approximately
275 NIDILRR grantees per year in fiscal
years 2017–2019.
OMB approval is requested for 3
years. The average annual burden
associated with these activities over a
three-year period is summarized below.
While the number of grantees will vary
from year to year, all grantees will be
required to submit an annual
performance report and a final report at
the completion of the project. Based on
our experience with reporting burden,
we estimate that it will take an average
of 52 hours to complete the reporting
form in a grantee’s first year of award.
In subsequent years, the estimated
response burden is approximately 22
hours. The estimated response burden
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includes time to review the instructions,
gather existing data, and complete and
review the form. The number of
respondents is based on the average
number of grants administered by
NIDILRR over time.
This notice collects comments on the
information collection requirements
relating to the revision of a currently
approved collection (ICR Rev) covering
ten NIDILRR programs (current approval
number 1820–0675).
The forms included in this package
are revised versions of those used by
grantees in the following 10 programs to
submit their Annual and Final
Performance Reports for Reporting Year
2016 under OMB collection number
1820–0675:
• Rehabilitation Research Training
Centers (RRTCs)
• Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Centers (RERCs)
• Field Initiated Research Projects
(FIPs)
• Advanced Rehabilitation Research
Training Projects (ARRTs)
• Model Systems (including spinal cord
injury, traumatic brain injury, and
burn centers)
• Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects (DRRPs)
• Knowledge Translation (KT) Projects
• ADA National Network Centers
(ADAs)
• Small Business Innovation Research
Projects (SBIR) grantees (Phase 2
only)
• Research Fellowships Program (RFP)
The APR includes common
information and information specific to
individual programs. The final report is
a subset of items from the annual report
and provides a summary of progress and
outcomes for the full project period.
Comments in Response to the 60-day
Federal Register Notice
A 60-day Federal Register Notice was
published in the Federal Register on
January 24, 2017, Vol. 82, Number 14;
pp. 8191–8192. No comments were
received in response to the 60-day
Federal Register notice.
Burden Estimates
OMB approval is requested for 3
years. Burden estimates are based on
historical patterns in data collection
reported by the NIDILRR data collection
contractor. The average annual burden
associated with these activities over a
three-year period is summarized below.
The proposed NIDILRR Annual
Performance Report (APR) and final
report forms can be found on the ACL
Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/policy-and-regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review and Child and
Family Service Reviews; Final Rule.
OMB No.: 0970-0214.
Description: The following five separate activities are associated
with this information collection: Foster Care Eligibility Review
(foster care review) Program Improvement Plan; Child and Family
Services Reviews (CFSR) State agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR On-site
Review; CFSR Program Improvement Plan; and Anti-Discrimination
Enforcement Corrective Action Plan. The collection of information for
review of federal payments to states for foster care maintenance
payments (45 CFR 1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IV-E of the Social
Security Act (the Act), section 474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The foster care
review systematically checks title IV-E agency compliance in meeting
title IV-E eligibility requirements; validates the accuracy of the
agency's claims for reimbursement of title IV-E payment made on behalf
of children in foster care; and identifies and recovers improper
payments. The collection of information for review of state child and
family services programs (45 CFR 1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a))
is to determine whether such programs are in substantial conformity
with state plan requirements under parts B and E of the Act and is
authorized by section 1123(a) [42 U.S.C. 1320a-1a] of the Act. The CFSR
looks at the outcomes related to safety, permanency and well-being of
children served by the child welfare system and at seven systemic
factors that support the outcomes. Section 474(d) of the Act [42 U.S.C.
674] deploys enforcement provisions (45 CFR 1355.38(b) and (c)) for the
requirements at section 4371(a)(18) [42 U.S.C. 671], which prohibit the
delay or denial of foster and adoptive placements based on the race,
color, or national origin of any of the individuals involved. The
enforcement provisions include the execution and completion of
corrective action plans when a state is in violation of section
471(a)(18) of the Act. The information collection is needed: (1) To
ensure compliance with title IV-E foster care eligibility requirements;
(2) to monitor state plan requirements under titles IV-B and IV-E of
the Act, as required by federal statute; and (3) to enforce the title
IV-E anti-discrimination requirements through state corrective action
plans. The resultant information will allow ACF to determine if states
are in compliance with state plan requirements and are achieving
desired outcomes for children and families, help ensure that claims by
states for title IV-E funds are made only on behalf of title IV-E
eligible children, and require states to revise applicable statutes,
rules, policies and procedures, and provide proper training to staff,
through the development and implementation of corrective action plans.
These reviews not only address compliance with eligibility requirements
but also assist states in enhancing the capacities to serve children
and families. In computing the number of burden hours for this
information collection, ACF based the annual burden estimates on ACF's
and states' experiences in conducting reviews and developing program
improvement plans.
Respondents: State Title IV-B and Title IV-E Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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45 CFR 1356.7 (i) Program Improvement Plan (IV-E 1 1 120 120
review)........................................
45 CFR 1366.33 (b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR).. 14 1 120 1680
45 CFR 1355.33 (c) On-site Review (CFSR)........ 14 1 1,186 16,604
45 CFR 1355.35 (a) Program Improvement Plan 14 1 300 4,200
(CFSR).........................................
45 CFR 1355.38 (b) and (c) Corrective Action.... 1 1 780 780
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 23,384
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
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Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-10631 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]
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