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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: National Study of Title IV–E
Child Welfare Waiver Demonstrations.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The National Study of
the Title IV–E Child Welfare Waiver
Demonstrations 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
cross-site study of jurisdictions (referred
to as waiver jurisdictions) approved to
operate demonstrations authorized by
section 1130 of the Social Security Act,
as amended by the Child and Family
Services Improvement and Innovation
Act, Public Law 112–34. The
demonstrations involve waivers of
certain provisions of the foster care
program authorized by title IV–E of the
Social Security Act. Child welfare
agencies in waiver jurisdictions are
operating demonstrations to implement
a variety of programs and interventions
that serve children and families in an
effort to improve their safety,
permanency, and well-being. Each
waiver jurisdiction is required to
conduct a third-party evaluation of its
demonstration. The National Study will
examine the extent to which safety,
permanency, and well-being outcomes
have improved for children and
families; the characteristics of waiver
jurisdictions where improvements in
outcomes have occurred; expenditure
patterns and the types of activities for
which waiver jurisdictions have
increased funding; and the extent to
which waiver jurisdictions have
experienced practice and systems-level
changes.
The National Study uses a mixedmethod approach to examine 25 waiver
jurisdictions (including 23 states, the
District of Columbia and one tribal
government) with Terms and Conditions
approved in Federal Fiscal years 2012,
2013, and 2014. Proposed data
collection methods are two topicallyfocused telephone surveys: (a) A
telephone survey of waiver jurisdiction
representatives and evaluators who are
focused on measuring well-being, and
(b) a second telephone survey of waiver
jurisdiction representatives and
evaluators that is focused on
understanding practice and systemslevel changes within child welfare
service systems. Also proposed is a
Web-based survey of waiver jurisdiction
representatives and evaluators that will
look more broadly at the
implementation of waiver
demonstrations and corresponding
changes in child welfare policy,
practice, and financing. Two sampling
survey forms are being proposed to
collect the necessary contact
information for respondents to the Webbased survey and the telephone survey
focused on understanding practice and
systems-level changes within child
welfare service systems. Data collected
through these instruments will be used
by the Children’s Bureau to gain an
understanding of the jurisdictions’
collective experience with
implementing their demonstrations.
Respondents: The respondents to the
Web-Based Survey will be a purposive
sample of an estimated 250 waiver
jurisdiction representatives and
evaluators drawn from the 25 waiver
jurisdictions with waiver demonstration
projects (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado,
Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Nebraska, Nevada, New York,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Port
Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Rhode Island,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington,
Washington DC, West Virginia,
Wisconsin). The respondents will be
identified by the 25 jurisdiction
demonstration project leaders using the
Web-Based Survey Sampling Form. The
Web-Based Survey Sampling Form and
the Web-Based Survey will be
administered once during the National
Study. The respondents to the
Measuring Well-Being telephone survey
will be a census sample of the 23
evaluators identified from the 23 waiver
jurisdictions who are involved with the
assessment of child and family wellbeing in their waiver jurisdictions. The
Measuring Well-Being telephone survey
will be administered once during the
National Study. The respondents to the
Practice and Systems-Level Change
telephone survey will be a purposive
sample of 60 respondents identified
from 14 waiver jurisdictions who are
knowledgeable about practice, policy,
and organizational changes in their
respective waiver jurisdictions. The
respondents will be identified by the 14
jurisdiction demonstration project
leaders using the Practice- and SystemsLevel Change Survey Sampling Form.
The Practice- and Systems-Level Change
Survey Sampling Form and the Practice
and Systems-Level Change telephone
survey will be administered once during
the National Study.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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Web-Based Survey Sampling Form ................................................................
Web-Based Survey ..........................................................................................
Measuring Well-Being Telephone Survey .......................................................
Practice- and Systems-Level Change Survey Sampling Form .......................
Practice- and Systems-Level Change Telephone Survey ...............................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 177.25.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201.
Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title
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25
250
23
14
60
of the information collection. Email
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
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Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
1
1
1
Average
burden hours
per response
0.33
0.33
1
0.25
1
Total burden
hours
8.25
82.5
23
3.5
60
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Email:
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
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Administration for Children and
Families.
Robert Sargis,
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: Child and Family Services Plan
(CFSP), Annual Progress and Services
Review (APSR), and Annual Budget
Expenses Request and Estimated
Expenditures (CFS–101)
OMB No.: 0970–0426
Description: Under title IV–B,
subparts 1 and 2, of the Social Security
Act (the Act), States, Territories, and
Tribes are required to submit a Child
and Family Services Plan (CFSP). The
CFSP lays the groundwork for a system
of coordinated, integrated, and
culturally relevant family services for
the subsequent five years (45 CFR
1357.15(a)(1)). The CFSP outlines
initiatives and activities the State, Tribe
or territory will carry out in
administering programs and services to
promote the safety, permanency, and
well-being of children and families,
including, as applicable, those activities
conducted under the John H. Chafee
Foster Care Independence Program
(Section 477 of the Act) and the State
grant authorized by the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act. By June
30 of each year, States, Territories, and
Tribes are also required to submit an
Annual Progress and Services Report
(APSR) and a financial report called the
CFS–101. The APSR is a yearly report
that discusses progress made by a State,
Territory or Tribe in accomplishing the
goals and objectives cited in its CFSP
(45 CFR 1357.16(a)). The APSR contains
new and updated information about
service needs and organizational
capacities throughout the five-year plan
period. The CFS–101 has three parts.
Part I is an annual budget request for the
upcoming fiscal year. Part II includes a
summary of planned expenditures by
program area for the upcoming fiscal
year, the estimated number of
individuals or families to be served, and
the geographical service area. Part III
includes actual expenditures by
program area, numbers of families and
individuals served by program area, and
the geographic areas served for the last
complete fiscal year.
Respondents: States, Territories, and
Tribes must complete the CFSP, APSR,
and CFS–101. Tribes and territories are
exempted from the monthly caseworker
visits reporting requirement of the
CFSP/APSR. There are approximately
189 Tribal entities that currently receive
IV–B funding. There are 53 States
(including Puerto Rico, the District of
Columbia, and the Virgin Islands) that
must complete the CFSP, APSR, and
CFS–101. There are a total of 242
possible respondents.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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APSR ...............................................................................................................
CFSP ...............................................................................................................
CFS–101, Parts I, II, and III ............................................................................
Caseworker Visits ............................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 54,934.99
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, 330 C Street SW.;
Washington, DC 20202; Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. 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
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Number of
responses per
respondent
242
242
242
53
1
1
1
1
Average
burden hours
per response
80
120.25
5
99.33
Total burden
hours
19,360
29,100.50
1,210
5,264.49
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.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
SUMMARY:
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Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; Senior Medicare
Patrol (SMP) Program National
Beneficiary Survey
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The 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 under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by December
8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information by fax
202–395–5806 or by email to
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: National Study of Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver
Demonstrations.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The National Study of the Title IV-E Child Welfare
Waiver Demonstrations 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 cross-site
study of jurisdictions (referred to as waiver jurisdictions) approved
to operate demonstrations authorized by section 1130 of the Social
Security Act, as amended by the Child and Family Services Improvement
and Innovation Act, Public Law 112-34. The demonstrations involve
waivers of certain provisions of the foster care program authorized by
title IV-E of the Social Security Act. Child welfare agencies in waiver
jurisdictions are operating demonstrations to implement a variety of
programs and interventions that serve children and families in an
effort to improve their safety, permanency, and well-being. Each waiver
jurisdiction is required to conduct a third-party evaluation of its
demonstration. The National Study will examine the extent to which
safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes have improved for children
and families; the characteristics of waiver jurisdictions where
improvements in outcomes have occurred; expenditure patterns and the
types of activities for which waiver jurisdictions have increased
funding; and the extent to which waiver jurisdictions have experienced
practice and systems-level changes.
The National Study uses a mixed-method approach to examine 25
waiver jurisdictions (including 23 states, the District of Columbia and
one tribal government) with Terms and Conditions approved in Federal
Fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014. Proposed data collection methods are
two topically-focused telephone surveys: (a) A telephone survey of
waiver jurisdiction representatives and evaluators who are focused on
measuring well-being, and (b) a second telephone survey of waiver
jurisdiction representatives and evaluators that is focused on
understanding practice and systems-level changes within child welfare
service systems. Also proposed is a Web-based survey of waiver
jurisdiction representatives and evaluators that will look more broadly
at the implementation of waiver demonstrations and corresponding
changes in child welfare policy, practice, and financing. Two sampling
survey forms are being proposed to collect the necessary contact
information for respondents to the Web-based survey and the telephone
survey focused on understanding practice and systems-level changes
within child welfare service systems. Data collected through these
instruments will be used by the Children's Bureau to gain an
understanding of the jurisdictions' collective experience with
implementing their demonstrations.
Respondents: The respondents to the Web-Based Survey will be a
purposive sample of an estimated 250 waiver jurisdiction
representatives and evaluators drawn from the 25 waiver jurisdictions
with waiver demonstration projects (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado,
Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Port Gamble
S'Klallam Tribe, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington,
Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin). The respondents will be
identified by the 25 jurisdiction demonstration project leaders using
the Web-Based Survey Sampling Form. The Web-Based Survey Sampling Form
and the Web-Based Survey will be administered once during the National
Study. The respondents to the Measuring Well-Being telephone survey
will be a census sample of the 23 evaluators identified from the 23
waiver jurisdictions who are involved with the assessment of child and
family well-being in their waiver jurisdictions. The Measuring Well-
Being telephone survey will be administered once during the National
Study. The respondents to the Practice and Systems-Level Change
telephone survey will be a purposive sample of 60 respondents
identified from 14 waiver jurisdictions who are knowledgeable about
practice, policy, and organizational changes in their respective waiver
jurisdictions. The respondents will be identified by the 14
jurisdiction demonstration project leaders using the Practice- and
Systems-Level Change Survey Sampling Form. The Practice- and Systems-
Level Change Survey Sampling Form and the Practice and Systems-Level
Change telephone survey will be administered once during the National
Study.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Web-Based Survey Sampling Form.................. 25 1 0.33 8.25
Web-Based Survey................................ 250 1 0.33 82.5
Measuring Well-Being Telephone Survey........... 23 1 1 23
Practice- and Systems-Level Change Survey 14 1 0.25 3.5
Sampling Form..................................
Practice- and Systems-Level Change Telephone 60 1 1 60
Survey.........................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 177.25.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email
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, Email:
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the
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Administration for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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