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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Comment Request for
Review of ACF Disaster Case
Management Implementation Guide;
Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response
Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR)
intends to submit to notice in the
Federal Register for comments on the
ACF Disaster Case Management
Implementation Guide, dated December
10, 2008.
Disaster case management is the
process of organizing and providing a
timely, coordinated approach to assess
disaster-related needs as well as existing
healthcare, mental health and human
services needs that may adversely
impact an individual’s recovery if not
addressed. Disaster case management
facilitates the delivery of appropriate
resources and services, works with a
client to implement a recovery plan and
advocates for the client’s needs to assist
him/her in returning to a pre-disaster
status while respecting human dignity.
If necessary, disaster case management
helps transition the client with preexisting needs to existing case
management providers after disasterrelated needs are addressed. This is
facilitated through the provision of a
single point of contact for disaster
assistance applicants who need a wide
variety of services that may be provided
by many different organizations.
The purpose of disaster case
management is to rapidly return
individuals and families who have
survived a disaster to a state of selfsufficiency. This is accomplished by
ensuring that each individual has access
to a case manager who will capture
information about the individual’s
situation and then serve as his/her
advocate and help him/her organize and
access disaster-related resources, human
services, healthcare and mental
healthcare that will help him/her
achieve pre-disaster levels of
functioning and equilibrium. The
service is particularly critical in
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situations where large-scale mortality,
injuries, or personal property damage
have occurred. Disaster case
management is based on the principles
of self-determination, self-sufficiency,
federalism, flexibility and speed, and
support to States.
Comments are particularly invited on:
the program guidelines of the ACF
Disaster Case Management Pilot
Program; and recommendations on
program improvements based on valid
evidence and methodology.
For a copy of the ACF Disaster Case
Management Implementation guide,
please contact Kaee Ross at 202–401–
9331, or visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/
ohsepr/dcm/dcm.guide.html.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—CAPT Roberta P. Lavin, Director,
Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response,
Administration for Children and
Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,
6th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447
or via email to
Roberta.Lavin@acf.hhs.gov.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contacts:
CAPT Roberta P. Lavin, Director, Office
of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR),
at roberta.lavin@acf.hhs.gov or 202–
401–9306; Sylvia R. Menifee, Deputy
Director (Operations), OHSEPR, at
sylvia.menifee@acf.hhs.gov or 202–401–
1448; Kaee Ross, Project Officer,
OHSEPR, at kaee.ross@acf.hhs.gov or
202–401–9331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), within the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) is
responsible for Federal programs that
promote the economic and social wellbeing of families, children, individuals,
and communities. ACF programs aim to
achieve the following:
• Families and individuals
empowered to increase their own
economic independence and
productivity;
• Strong, healthy, supportive
communities that have a positive impact
on the quality of life and the
development of children;
• Partnerships with individuals,
front-line service providers,
communities, American Indian tribes,
Native communities, States, and
Congress that enable solutions which
transcend traditional agency
boundaries;
• Services planned, reformed, and
integrated to improve needed access;
and
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• A strong commitment to working
with people with developmental
disabilities, refugees, and migrants to
address their needs, strengths, and
abilities.
Dated: September 16, 2009.
David A. Hansell,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families.
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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
Children’s Bureau Child Welfare
Implementation Centers and National
Resource Centers.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Cross-Site
Evaluation of the Child Welfare
Implementation Centers (IC) and
National Resource Centers (NRC) is
sponsored by the Children’s Bureau,
Administration for Children and
Families of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services and
involves the conduct of a five-year,
cross-site evaluation that examines the
effectiveness of the ICs’ and NRCs’
activities and service provision and the
relation of their training and technical
assistance activities to organizational
and systems change in State and Tribal
child welfare systems. Additionally, the
evaluation will examine the degree to
which networking, collaboration,
information sharing, adherence to
common principles, and common
messaging occurs across all members of
the Children’s Bureau Training and
Technical Assistance (T/TA) Network,
which is designed to improve child
welfare systems and to support States
and Tribes in achieving sustainable,
systemic change that results in greater
safety, permanency, and well-being for
children, youth, and families. The
Children’s Bureau desires to assess the
quality and effectiveness of the
technical assistance it supports, and
several of these programs and projects
are required to be evaluated, including
those funded under Section 105 of The
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Act, as amended [42 U.S.C. 5106] and
Parts B and E of Title IV of the Social
Security Act. Beginning in fiscal year
(FY) 2010, the T/TA Network will
comprise a group of 30 T/TA providers
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Comment Request for Review of ACF Disaster Case
Management Implementation Guide; Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health
and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR) intends to submit to notice in the
Federal Register for comments on the ACF Disaster Case Management
Implementation Guide, dated December 10, 2008.
Disaster case management is the process of organizing and providing
a timely, coordinated approach to assess disaster-related needs as well
as existing healthcare, mental health and human services needs that may
adversely impact an individual's recovery if not addressed. Disaster
case management facilitates the delivery of appropriate resources and
services, works with a client to implement a recovery plan and
advocates for the client's needs to assist him/her in returning to a
pre-disaster status while respecting human dignity. If necessary,
disaster case management helps transition the client with pre-existing
needs to existing case management providers after disaster-related
needs are addressed. This is facilitated through the provision of a
single point of contact for disaster assistance applicants who need a
wide variety of services that may be provided by many different
organizations.
The purpose of disaster case management is to rapidly return
individuals and families who have survived a disaster to a state of
self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by ensuring that each individual
has access to a case manager who will capture information about the
individual's situation and then serve as his/her advocate and help him/
her organize and access disaster-related resources, human services,
healthcare and mental healthcare that will help him/her achieve pre-
disaster levels of functioning and equilibrium. The service is
particularly critical in situations where large-scale mortality,
injuries, or personal property damage have occurred. Disaster case
management is based on the principles of self-determination, self-
sufficiency, federalism, flexibility and speed, and support to States.
Comments are particularly invited on: the program guidelines of the
ACF Disaster Case Management Pilot Program; and recommendations on
program improvements based on valid evidence and methodology.
For a copy of the ACF Disaster Case Management Implementation
guide, please contact Kaee Ross at 202-401-9331, or visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/dcm/dcm.guide.html.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--CAPT Roberta P. Lavin,
Director, Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response,
Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
6th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447 or via email to
Roberta.Lavin@acf.hhs.gov.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contacts: CAPT Roberta P. Lavin, Director,
Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR),
at roberta.lavin@acf.hhs.gov or 202-401-9306; Sylvia R. Menifee, Deputy
Director (Operations), OHSEPR, at sylvia.menifee@acf.hhs.gov or 202-
401-1448; Kaee Ross, Project Officer, OHSEPR, at kaee.ross@acf.hhs.gov
or 202-401-9331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration for Children and Families
(ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is
responsible for Federal programs that promote the economic and social
well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. ACF
programs aim to achieve the following:
Families and individuals empowered to increase their own
economic independence and productivity;
Strong, healthy, supportive communities that have a
positive impact on the quality of life and the development of children;
Partnerships with individuals, front-line service
providers, communities, American Indian tribes, Native communities,
States, and Congress that enable solutions which transcend traditional
agency boundaries;
Services planned, reformed, and integrated to improve
needed access; and
A strong commitment to working with people with
developmental disabilities, refugees, and migrants to address their
needs, strengths, and abilities.
Dated: September 16, 2009.
David A. Hansell,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. E9-22946 Filed 9-22-09; 8:45 am]
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