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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Cross-Site Evaluation of the
Infant Adoption Awareness Training
Program for Projects Initially Funded in
Fiscal Year 2006.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Children’s
Bureau (CB), will conduct the Cross-Site
Evaluation of the Infant Adoption
Awareness Training Program (IAATP).
Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Children’s
Health Act of 2000 (CHA) authorizes the
Department of Health and Human
Services to make Infant Adoption
Awareness Training grants available to
national, regional, and local adoption
organizations for the purposes of
developing and implementing programs
that train the staff of public and nonprofit private health service
organizations to provide adoption
information and referrals to pregnant
women on an equal basis with all other
courses of action included in nondirective counseling of pregnant
women. Participants in the training
include individuals who provide
pregnancy or adoption information and
those who will provide such services
after receiving the training, with Title X
(relating to voluntary family planning
projects), Section 330 (relating to
community health centers, migrant
health centers, and centers serving
homeless individuals and residents of
public housing), and CHA-funded
school-based health centers, receiving
priority to receive the training. A total
of six organizations were awarded
IAATP funding in 2006.
Section 1201(a)(2)(A) of the IAATP
legislation requires grantees to develop
and deliver trainings that are consistent
with the Best Practice Guidelines for
Infant Adoption Awareness Training.
The IAATP guidelines address training
goals, basic skills, curriculum and
training structure. A complete
description of the guidelines is available
at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/
programslfund/discretionary/
iaatp.htm. In addition, grantees are
required to conduct local evaluation of
program outcomes and participate in the
national evaluation of the extent to
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which IAATP training objectives are
met. The Infant Adoption Awareness
Training Program: Trainee Survey is the
primary data collection instrument for
the national cross-site evaluation.
Respondents will complete the survey
prior to receiving training and
approximately 90 days after the training
to assess the extent to which trainees
demonstrate sustained gains in their
knowledge about adoption, and to
determine the impact of the training on
their subsequent work with pregnant
women.
Data collected through the proposed
survey will enable ACF to objectively
assess the knowledge and skills gained,
retained, and applied by trainees as a
result of their participation in the Infant
Adoption Awareness Training Program,
and will answer the following research
questions:
1. Do health care workers who
participate in the IAATP training:
• Demonstrate enhanced knowledge,
attitudes, skills, and behaviors with
respect to adoption counseling
following completion of the program?
• Provide adoption information to
pregnant women on an equal basis with
other pregnancy planning options?
• Demonstrate enhanced awareness of
community adoption-related resources
and refer expectant mothers to them as
needed?
2. Are trainees more confident about
discussing all three pregnancy planning
options (parenting, abortion, and
adoption) in a non-directive counseling
style than they were prior to
participating in the training?
Cross-site evaluation data will be
collected on an annual basis throughout
the five-year funding period. Pre-test
and follow-up versions of the survey are
expected to require approximately 10 to
15 minutes to complete. Estimated
response time for the follow-up survey
includes time for respondents to access
the web-based survey, complete the
survey online, and electronically submit
the survey. Respondents will not need
to implement a recordkeeping system or
compile source data in order to
complete the survey. Where possible,
fields in the follow-up version of the
survey will be pre-filled with static data
from the respondent’s pre-test (e.g.,
demographics, agency type) in order to
further expedite completion of the
survey and minimize respondent
burden.
Respondents: Infant Adoption
Awareness Program Trainees.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
IAATP: Trainee Survey Pre-Test Administration .............................................
IAATP: Trainee Survey Follow-Up Administration ...........................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 300
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is publishing the following
summary of a proposed collection for
public comment. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
requested from L’Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
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 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.
Number of
responses per
respondent
1,200
1,200
Dated: January 8, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Statewide Automated Child
Welfare Information System (SACWIS)
Assessment Review Guide (SARGE).
OMB No.: 0970–0159.
Description: The Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
cannot fulfill its obligation to effectively
serve the nation’s adoption and foster
care populations, nor report meaningful
and reliable information to Congress
about the extent of problems facing
these children or the effectiveness of
assistance provided to this population,
without access to timely and accurate
information. Currently, SACWIS
support State efforts to meet the
following Federal reporting
requirements: The Adoption and Foster
Care Analysis and Reporting System
(AFCARS) required by section 479(b)(2)
of the Social Security Act; the National
Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
(NCANDS); Child Abuse Prevention and
Average
hours per
response
1
1
.15
.10
Total burden
hours
180
120
Treatment Act (CAPTA); and the Chafee
Independent Living Program. These
systems also support State efforts to
provide the information to conduct the
Child and Family Service Reviews.
Currently, 42 States and the District of
Columbia have developed, or are
developing, a SACWIS with Federal
financial participation. The purpose of
these reviews is to ensure that all
aspects of the project, as described in
the approved Advance Planning
Document, have been adequately
completed, and conform to applicable
regulations and policies.
To initiate a review, States will
submit the completed SACWIS
Assessment Review Guide (SARGE) and
other documentation at the point that
they have completed system
development and the system is
operational statewide. The additional
documents submitted as part of this
process should all be readily available
to the State as a result of good project
management practices.
The information collected in the
SACWIS Assessment Review Guide will
allow State and Federal officials to
determine if the State’s SACWIS meets
the requirements of title IV–E Federal
Financial Participation (FFP) defined at
45 CFR 1355.50. Additionally, other
States will be able to use the
documentation provided as part of this
review process in their own system
development efforts.
Respondents: State Title IV–E
Agencies.
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SACWIS Assessment Review Guide (SARGE) ..............................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 750.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(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
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responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Information Services,
370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
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Average
burden hours
per response
1
250
Total burden
hours
750
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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Cross-Site Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness
Training Program for Projects Initially Funded in Fiscal Year 2006.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
Children's Bureau (CB), will conduct the Cross-Site Evaluation of the
Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP). Title XII, Subtitle
A, of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (CHA) authorizes the Department
of Health and Human Services to make Infant Adoption Awareness Training
grants available to national, regional, and local adoption
organizations for the purposes of developing and implementing programs
that train the staff of public and non-profit private health service
organizations to provide adoption information and referrals to pregnant
women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in
non-directive counseling of pregnant women. Participants in the
training include individuals who provide pregnancy or adoption
information and those who will provide such services after receiving
the training, with Title X (relating to voluntary family planning
projects), Section 330 (relating to community health centers, migrant
health centers, and centers serving homeless individuals and residents
of public housing), and CHA-funded school-based health centers,
receiving priority to receive the training. A total of six
organizations were awarded IAATP funding in 2006.
Section 1201(a)(2)(A) of the IAATP legislation requires grantees to
develop and deliver trainings that are consistent with the Best
Practice Guidelines for Infant Adoption Awareness Training. The IAATP
guidelines address training goals, basic skills, curriculum and
training structure. A complete description of the guidelines is
available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/
discretionary/iaatp.htm. In addition, grantees are required to conduct
local evaluation of program outcomes and participate in the national
evaluation of the extent to which IAATP training objectives are met.
The Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program: Trainee Survey is the
primary data collection instrument for the national cross-site
evaluation. Respondents will complete the survey prior to receiving
training and approximately 90 days after the training to assess the
extent to which trainees demonstrate sustained gains in their knowledge
about adoption, and to determine the impact of the training on their
subsequent work with pregnant women.
Data collected through the proposed survey will enable ACF to
objectively assess the knowledge and skills gained, retained, and
applied by trainees as a result of their participation in the Infant
Adoption Awareness Training Program, and will answer the following
research questions:
1. Do health care workers who participate in the IAATP training:
Demonstrate enhanced knowledge, attitudes, skills, and
behaviors with respect to adoption counseling following completion of
the program?
Provide adoption information to pregnant women on an equal
basis with other pregnancy planning options?
Demonstrate enhanced awareness of community adoption-
related resources and refer expectant mothers to them as needed?
2. Are trainees more confident about discussing all three pregnancy
planning options (parenting, abortion, and adoption) in a non-directive
counseling style than they were prior to participating in the training?
Cross-site evaluation data will be collected on an annual basis
throughout the five-year funding period. Pre-test and follow-up
versions of the survey are expected to require approximately 10 to 15
minutes to complete. Estimated response time for the follow-up survey
includes time for respondents to access the web-based survey, complete
the survey online, and electronically submit the survey. Respondents
will not need to implement a recordkeeping system or compile source
data in order to complete the survey. Where possible, fields in the
follow-up version of the survey will be pre-filled with static data
from the respondent's pre-test (e.g., demographics, agency type) in
order to further expedite completion of the survey and minimize
respondent burden.
Respondents: Infant Adoption Awareness Program Trainees.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Instrument Number of responses per Average hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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IAATP: Trainee Survey Pre-Test Administration... 1,200 1 .15 180
IAATP: Trainee Survey Follow-Up Administration.. 1,200 1 .10 120
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection
for public comment. Copies of the proposed collection of information
can be requested from L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 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 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.
Dated: January 8, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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