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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Forms
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Focus Group .................................
Focus Group screening ................
Web usability testing .....................
Web usability screening ................
Self-Administered Surveys ............
Self-Administered survey screening.
Omnibus Surveys ..........................
Cognitive testing ...........................
Focus Group .................................
Screening ......................................
Web usability testing .....................
Screening ......................................
Self-Administered Surveys ............
Screening ......................................
Omnibus Surveys ..........................
In-Depth Interviews .......................
Screening ......................................
Total (Overall) ........................
General
General
General
General
General
General
Average burden
per response
(in hours)
Total
burden
hours
..............................
..............................
..............................
..............................
..............................
..............................
621
5,544
144
2,160
2,000
8,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.5
10/60
1.5
10/60
15/60
10/60
932
924
216
360
500
1,333
General Public ..............................
General Public ..............................
Health Professional ......................
Health Professional ......................
Health Professional ......................
Health Professional ......................
Health Professional ......................
Health Professional ......................
Health Professional ......................
Health Professional ......................
Health Professional ......................
2,000
25
288
4,320
144
2,160
2,000
8,000
2,000
100
1,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10/60
2
1.5
10/60
1.5
10/60
15/60
10/60
10/60
45/60
10/60
333
50
432
720
216
360
500
1,333
333
75
167
.......................................................
40,506
..........................
..........................
8,784
Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–4033 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Permanency Innovations
Initiative Evaluation: Phase I.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) intends to collect data
for an evaluation of the Permanency
Innovations Initiative (PII). This 5-year
initiative, funded by the Children’s
Bureau (CB) within ACF, is intended to
build the evidence base for innovative
interventions that enhance well-being
and improve permanency outcomes for
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Number of
responses per
respondent
particular groups of children and youth
who are at risk for long-term foster care
and who experience the most serious
barriers to timely permanency.
Six grantees are funded to identify
local barriers to permanent placement
and implement innovative strategies
that mitigate or eliminate those barriers
and reduce the likelihood that children
will remain in foster care for three years
or longer. The first year of the initiative
focused on clarifying grantees’ target
populations and intervention programs.
In addition, evaluation plans were
developed to support rigorous sitespecific and cross-site studies to
document the implementation and
effectiveness of the grantees’ projects
and the initiative overall.
Data collection for the PII evaluation
includes a number of components being
launched at different points in time. The
purpose of the current document is to
request approval of data collection
efforts needed for a first phase of data
collection and to request a waiver for
subsequent 60 day notices for later
components of the evaluation. The first
phase includes data collection for a
cross-site implementation evaluation
and site-specific evaluations of two PII
grantees (Washoe County, Nevada, and
the State of Kansas) that will begin
implementing interventions during the
second year of the PII grant period. The
second phase includes a cost evaluation
and site-specific evaluations of four PII
grantees expected to implement
interventions in the third year of the PII
grant period.
Data for the evaluations will be
collected through: (1) Direct assessment
of caregivers; (2) service providers’
clinical assessments of children and
families; (3) interviews and focus groups
with grantee staff during site visits and
through telephone interviews; (4) webbased data collection from service
providers and key informants; and (5)
retrieval and submission of data from
grantee data systems.
Respondents: Children and their
parents or permanent or foster
caregivers, caseworkers, supervisors,
service providers, and key informants
such as grantee project directors, data
managers, and representatives of partner
agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual
number of
respondents
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
CROSS-SITE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY
Baseline Survey of Organization/System Readiness ..................................
Implementation Drivers Web Survey ...........................................................
Grantee Case Study Field Visit Discussion Guide ......................................
Fidelity Data (Implementation Quotient Tracker) .........................................
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Annual
number of
respondents
Instrument
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Cross-site implementation study annual burden hours
Total annual
burden hours
414
KANSAS SITE-SPECIFIC EVALUATION
Caregiver Initial Information Form ...............................................................
Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale ..................................
Family Assessment Battery .........................................................................
Caseworker interviews for NCFAS completion ...........................................
300
300
300
45
1
2
.52
54
0.1
1.0
1.5
0.5
Kansas annual burden hours
30
600
234
1,215
2,079
WASHOE COUNTY SITE-SPECIFIC EVALUATION
Family Assessment Battery .........................................................................
249
1.33
1.5
Washoe annual burden hours
497
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,990.
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
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: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address:
OPREinfocollection@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
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497
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–4051 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Protection and Advocacy (P&A)
Voting Access Application and Annual
Report.
OMB No.: 0970–0326.
Description: This is a revision to
include the application for the
previously cleared Help America Vote
Act (HAVA) Annual report.
An application is required by Federal
statute (the Help America Vote Act
(HAVA) of 2002, Public Law 107–252,
Section 291, Payments for Protection
and Advocacy Systems, 42 U.S.C.
15461). Each State Protection &
Advocacy (P&A) System must prepare
an application in accordance with the
program announcement. There is no
application kit; the P&As application
may be in the format of its choice. It
must, however, be signed by the P&As
Executive Director or the designated
representative, and contain the
assurances as outlined under Part I. C.
Use of Funds. The P&As designated
representatives may signify their
agreement with the conditions/
assurances by signing and returning the
assurance document Attachment B,
found in Part IV of this Instruction. The
assurance document signed by the
Executive Director of the P&A, or other
designated person, should be submitted
with the application to the
Administration on Developmental
Disabilities.
An annual report is required by
Federal statute (the Help America Vote
Act (HAVA) of 2002, Public Law 107–
252, Section 291, Payments for
Protection and Advocacy Systems, 42
U.S.C. 15461). Each State Protection &
Advocacy (P&A) System must prepare
and submit an annual report at the end
of every fiscal year. The report
addresses the activities conducted with
the funds provided during the year. The
information from the annual report will
be aggregated into an annual profile of
how HAVA funds have been spent. The
report will also provide an overview of
the P&A goals and accomplishments
and permit the Administration on
Developmental Disabilities to track
progress to monitor grant activities.
Respondents: Protection & Advocacy
Systems—All States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Voting Access Application ...........
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Permanency Innovations Initiative Evaluation: Phase I.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to collect
data for an evaluation of the Permanency Innovations Initiative (PII).
This 5-year initiative, funded by the Children's Bureau (CB) within
ACF, is intended to build the evidence base for innovative
interventions that enhance well-being and improve permanency outcomes
for particular groups of children and youth who are at risk for long-
term foster care and who experience the most serious barriers to timely
permanency.
Six grantees are funded to identify local barriers to permanent
placement and implement innovative strategies that mitigate or
eliminate those barriers and reduce the likelihood that children will
remain in foster care for three years or longer. The first year of the
initiative focused on clarifying grantees' target populations and
intervention programs. In addition, evaluation plans were developed to
support rigorous site-specific and cross-site studies to document the
implementation and effectiveness of the grantees' projects and the
initiative overall.
Data collection for the PII evaluation includes a number of
components being launched at different points in time. The purpose of
the current document is to request approval of data collection efforts
needed for a first phase of data collection and to request a waiver for
subsequent 60 day notices for later components of the evaluation. The
first phase includes data collection for a cross-site implementation
evaluation and site-specific evaluations of two PII grantees (Washoe
County, Nevada, and the State of Kansas) that will begin implementing
interventions during the second year of the PII grant period. The
second phase includes a cost evaluation and site-specific evaluations
of four PII grantees expected to implement interventions in the third
year of the PII grant period.
Data for the evaluations will be collected through: (1) Direct
assessment of caregivers; (2) service providers' clinical assessments
of children and families; (3) interviews and focus groups with grantee
staff during site visits and through telephone interviews; (4) web-
based data collection from service providers and key informants; and
(5) retrieval and submission of data from grantee data systems.
Respondents: Children and their parents or permanent or foster
caregivers, caseworkers, supervisors, service providers, and key
informants such as grantee project directors, data managers, and
representatives of partner agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument of responses per burden hours Total annual
respondents respondent per response burden hours
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CROSS-SITE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline Survey of Organization/System Readiness 60 1 .75 45
Implementation Drivers Web Survey............... 150 2.0 .75 225
Grantee Case Study Field Visit Discussion Guide. 60 1 2.0 120
Fidelity Data (Implementation Quotient Tracker). 2 8 1.5 24
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Cross-site implementation study annual burden hours 414
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KANSAS SITE-SPECIFIC EVALUATION
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Caregiver Initial Information Form.............. 300 1 0.1 30
Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale 300 2 1.0 600
Family Assessment Battery....................... 300 .52 1.5 234
Caseworker interviews for NCFAS completion...... 45 54 0.5 1,215
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kansas annual burden hours 2,079
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WASHOE COUNTY SITE-SPECIFIC EVALUATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family Assessment Battery....................... 249 1.33 1.5 497
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Washoe annual burden hours 497
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,990.
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 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: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: OPREinfocollection@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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-4051 Filed 2-21-12; 8:45 am]
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