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Beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2010, the T/TA Network will comprise a group of 30 T/TA providers funded entirely or partially by the Children’s Bureau through grants, contracts, and interagency agreements. The cross-site evaluation uses a mixed-method, longitudinal approach to examine the ICs (funded in FY 2009) and a new cohort of NRCs (funded in FY 2010). Proposed data collection methods are a longitudinal telephone survey of State child welfare directors (or their designees) and Tribal Child Welfare/ Social Service Directors (or their designees), a Web-based survey of State and Tribal T/TA recipients, and aggregation of outputs from a Web-based technical assistance tracking system (OneNet) that will be used by the five ICs and 11 NRCs. A Web-based survey will be also administered to members of the T/TA Network. Data collected through these instruments will be used by the Children’s Bureau to evaluate the effectiveness of technical assistance delivered to State, local, Tribal, and other publicly administered or publicly supported child welfare agencies and family and juvenile courts and the overall functioning of the T/TA Network. Respondents: Respondents to two of the survey instruments will be State and Tribal governments. Respondents to the third survey will be private institutions, including universities, not-for-profit organizations, and private companies. Private institutions, including universities and not-for-profit organizations will be respondents to the forms in the OneNet tracking system. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents Instrument Cprice-sewell on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES OneNet Form: General T/TA Event ................................................................. OneNet Form: NRC T/TA Work Plan .............................................................. OneNet Form: NRC T/TA Close-Out ............................................................... OneNet Form: NRC T/TA Activity .................................................................... OneNet Form: Implementation Project Monthly Report .................................. Agency Results Survey ................................................................................... Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Activity Survey ............................. Web-Based Network Survey ............................................................................ OneNet Form: Implementation Project Information ......................................... OneNet Form: Implementation Project T/TA Activity ...................................... Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,135.56. Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, 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. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent 16 11 11 11 5 74 160 30 5 5 directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–7245, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Dated: February 4, 2010. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–2804 Filed 2–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Number of responses per respondent 26 45 45 528 62.40 1 3 1 5.40 280.80 Average burden hours per response 0.25 0.20 0.08 0.20 0.17 1 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.33 Total burden hours 104 99 39.60 1,161.60 53.04 74 120 7.50 13.50 463.32 OMB No.: 0970–0323. Description: The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 requires Federal agencies to annually report error rate measures. Section 2 of the Improper Payments Information Act provides for estimates and reports of improper payments by Federal agencies. Subpart K of 45 CFR, Part 98 requires preparation and submission of a report of errors occurring in the administration of CCDF grant funds once every three years. The information collected will be used to prepare the annual Agency Financial Report (AFR) and will provide information necessary to offer technical assistance to grantees. Respondents: State grantees, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Proposed Projects Title: CCDF—Reporting Improper Payments—Instructions for States. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents Instrument OMB #0970–0323 Record Review Worksheet ................................................ OMB #0970–0323 Data Entry Form ................................................................ VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:35 Feb 08, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17 17 Number of responses per respondent 276.38 276.38 E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 Average burden hours per response 15.43 0.18 Total burden hours 72,497.24 845.72

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6399-6400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2804]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

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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]. Beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2010, the T/TA Network
will comprise a group of 30 T/TA providers funded entirely or partially
by the Children's Bureau through grants, contracts, and interagency
agreements.
The cross-site evaluation uses a mixed-method, longitudinal
approach to examine the ICs (funded in FY 2009) and a new cohort of
NRCs (funded in FY 2010). Proposed data collection methods are a
longitudinal telephone survey of State child welfare directors (or
their designees) and Tribal Child Welfare/Social Service Directors (or
their designees), a Web-based survey of State and Tribal T/TA
recipients, and aggregation of outputs from a Web-based technical
assistance tracking system (OneNet) that will be used by the five ICs
and 11 NRCs. A Web-based survey will be also administered to members of
the T/TA Network. Data collected through these instruments will be used
by the Children's Bureau to evaluate the effectiveness of technical
assistance delivered to State, local, Tribal, and other publicly
administered or publicly supported child welfare agencies and family
and juvenile courts and the overall functioning of the T/TA Network.
Respondents: Respondents to two of the survey instruments will be
State and Tribal governments. Respondents to the third survey will be
private institutions, including universities, not-for-profit
organizations, and private companies. Private institutions, including
universities and not-for-profit organizations will be respondents to
the forms in the OneNet tracking system.

Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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OneNet Form: General T/TA Event................. 16 26 0.25 104
OneNet Form: NRC T/TA Work Plan................. 11 45 0.20 99
OneNet Form: NRC T/TA Close-Out................. 11 45 0.08 39.60
OneNet Form: NRC T/TA Activity.................. 11 528 0.20 1,161.60
OneNet Form: Implementation Project Monthly 5 62.40 0.17 53.04
Report.........................................
Agency Results Survey........................... 74 1 1 74
Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) 160 3 0.25 120
Activity Survey................................
Web-Based Network Survey........................ 30 1 0.25 7.50
OneNet Form: Implementation Project Information. 5 5.40 0.50 13.50
OneNet Form: Implementation Project T/TA 5 280.80 0.33 463.32
Activity.......................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,135.56.
Additional Information:
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration,
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. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment:
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-7245,
Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

Dated: February 4, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2804 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-P

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