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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Prenatal Alcohol and Other
Drug Exposures in Child Welfare
(PAODE–CW) Study.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the Prenatal
Alcohol and Other Drug Exposures in
Child Welfare (PAODE–CW) Study. The
study examines the current state of
child welfare practice regarding the
identification and provision of services
for children with prenatal substance
exposures, including alcohol and other
drugs.
The descriptive study will document
the policies and practices of child
welfare agencies and related
organizations to identify, assess, and
refer to services children who may have
been exposed to prenatal substances
and/or diagnosed with a resulting
condition such as fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD). The study will
document procedures as well as
challenges faced and lessons learned to
inform the field of practice as well as
policy makers, program administrators,
and funders at various levels.
The proposed information collection
activities consist of semi-structured
interviews and surveys conducted at 28
child welfare agency sites. Focus groups
conducted at 8 of the 28 sites will gather
information on needs, challenges, and
strategies to support children with
prenatal substance exposures and their
families within the child welfare
system.
Respondents: State and child welfare
agency directors, child welfare staff and
supervisors; agency partners and service
providers; and family members and
caregivers of children who may have
been prenatally exposed to substances.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff—Frontline Only .............................
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff—Ongoing Only ..............................
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff—Frontline and Ongoing ................
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Medical Staff ..........................................
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Director ..................................................
Focus Group of Caregivers .............................................................................
Survey Instrument for Local Agency Staff—Form A General .........................
Survey Instrument for Local Agency—Form B General ..................................
Survey Instrument for Local Agency Form B Differential Response ..............
Survey Instrument for Service Providers .........................................................
Interview Protocol for Data Staff ......................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 305.
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_
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Desk Officer for the 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
Title: Study of Coaching Practices in
Early Care and Education Settings
(SCOPE).
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect
descriptive information for the Study of
Coaching Practices in Early Care and
Education Settings (SCOPE) project. The
goal of this information collection is to
identify how professional development
coaching practices for early care and
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education (ECE) providers are
implemented and vary in ECE
classrooms serving children supported
by Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF) subsidies or Head Start grants.
This study will focus primarily on
coaching used for delivering
professional development services to
ECE teachers and caregivers to improve
knowledge and practice in center-based
classrooms and family child care (FCC)
homes serving preschool-age children.
This study aims to advance
understanding of how core features of
coaching are implemented in ECE
classrooms, how the features may vary
by key contextual factors and
implementation drivers, and which are
ripe for more rigorous evaluation. The
study tasks will include gathering
information to inform selection of states
in which to conduct the study,
designing and conducting a descriptive
study to examine the occurrence and
variability of coaching features in ECE
classrooms, and conducting case studies
to examine program or systems-level
drivers of coaching and the features
being implemented.
Respondents: State administrators
knowledgeable about coaching and
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coaching funders or providers, ECE
center directors, coaches, teachers, and
FCC providers.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
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State coaching informant interview protocol ........................
ECE setting eligibility screener ............................................
Center director survey .........................................................
Coach survey .......................................................................
Teacher/FCC provider survey ..............................................
Center director semi-structured interview protocol ..............
Coach semi-structured interview protocol ...........................
Teacher/FCC provider semi-structured interview protocol ..
Coach supervisor semi-structured interview protocol ..........
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 157.
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, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, 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.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2012–D–0307]
Amendment to ‘‘Revised Preventive
Measures To Reduce the Possible Risk
of Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease by Blood and Blood Products;
Guidance for Industry;’’ Draft Guidance
for Industry; Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of a draft
document entitled ‘‘Amendment to
‘Revised Preventive Measures to Reduce
the Possible Risk of Transmission of
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Variant
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease by Blood and
Blood Products; Guidance for Industry;’
Draft Guidance for Industry.’’ The draft
guidance document provides blood
collection establishments with revised
recommendations intended to reduce
the possible risk of transmission of
variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
by blood and blood products by revising
and removing certain recommended
deferrals for geographic risk of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
exposure and recommending deferral
for individuals with a history of blood
transfusion in Ireland from 1980 to the
present. The recommendations apply to
the collection of Whole Blood and blood
components intended for transfusion or
for use in further manufacturing into
injectable and non-injectable products,
including recovered plasma, Source
Leukocytes and Source Plasma.
The draft guidance, when finalized,
will amend the document entitled
‘‘Revised Preventive Measures to
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Disease and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease by Blood and Blood Products;
Guidance for Industry’’ updated January
2016 (‘‘2016 vCJD Guidance’’) by
incorporating into an updated final
guidance any new recommendations
adopted. All other recommendations in
the 2016 vCJD Guidance will remain
unchanged.
Submit either electronic or
written comments on the draft guidance
by March 22, 2018 to ensure that the
Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on
the final version of the guidance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Study of Coaching Practices in Early Care and Education
Settings (SCOPE).
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval
to collect descriptive information for the Study of Coaching Practices
in Early Care and Education Settings (SCOPE) project. The goal of this
information collection is to identify how professional development
coaching practices for early care and education (ECE) providers are
implemented and vary in ECE classrooms serving children supported by
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies or Head Start grants.
This study will focus primarily on coaching used for delivering
professional development services to ECE teachers and caregivers to
improve knowledge and practice in center-based classrooms and family
child care (FCC) homes serving preschool-age children. This study aims
to advance understanding of how core features of coaching are
implemented in ECE classrooms, how the features may vary by key
contextual factors and implementation drivers, and which are ripe for
more rigorous evaluation. The study tasks will include gathering
information to inform selection of states in which to conduct the
study, designing and conducting a descriptive study to examine the
occurrence and variability of coaching features in ECE classrooms, and
conducting case studies to examine program or systems-level drivers of
coaching and the features being implemented.
Respondents: State administrators knowledgeable about coaching and
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coaching funders or providers, ECE center directors, coaches, teachers,
and FCC providers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument Total number of responses per burden hours Annual burden
of respondents respondents respondent per response hours
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State coaching informant 45 23 1 1 23
interview protocol.............
ECE setting eligibility screener 173 87 1 0.25 22
Center director survey.......... 60 30 1 0.5 15
Coach survey.................... 90 45 1 0.5 23
Teacher/FCC provider survey..... 172 86 1 0.58 50
Center director semi-structured 12 6 1 1.5 9
interview protocol.............
Coach semi-structured interview 12 6 1 1 6
protocol.......................
Teacher/FCC provider semi- 12 6 1 1 6
structured interview protocol..
Coach supervisor semi-structured 12 6 1 0.5 3
interview protocol.............
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 157.
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, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address:
[email protected]. 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.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27578 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am]
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