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++ The adequacy of TJC’s staff and
other resources, and its financial
viability.
++ TJC’s capacity to adequately fund
required surveys.
++ TJC’s policies with respect to
whether surveys are announced or
unannounced, to assure that surveys are
unannounced.
++ TJC’s agreement to provide CMS
with a copy of the most current
accreditation survey together with any
other information related to the survey
as CMS may require (including
corrective action plans).
B. Evaluation of Deeming Authority
Request
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identifying the national accrediting
body making the request, describing the
nature of the request, and providing at
least a 30-day public comment period.
We have 210 days from the receipt of a
complete application to publish notice
of approval or denial of the application.
The purpose of this proposed notice
is to inform the public of TJC’s request
for CMS-approval of its psychiatric
hospital accreditation program. This
notice also solicits public comment on
whether TJC’s requirements meet or
exceed the Medicare conditions of
participation (CoPs) for psychiatric
hospitals.
III. Collection of Information
Requirements
TJC submitted all the necessary
materials to enable us to make a
determination concerning its request for
CMS-approval of its psychiatric hospital
accreditation program. This application
was determined to be complete on July
30, 2018. Under section 1865(a)(2) of the
Act and our regulations at § 488.5
(Application and re-application
procedures for national accrediting
organizations), our review and
evaluation of TJC will be conducted in
accordance with, but not necessarily
limited to, the following factors:
• The equivalency of TJC’s standards
for psychiatric hospitals as compared
with CMS’ psychiatric hospital CoPs.
• TJC’s survey process to determine
the following:
++ The composition of the survey
team, surveyor qualifications, and the
ability of the organization to provide
continuing surveyor training.
++ The comparability of TJC’s
processes to those of State agencies,
including survey frequency, and the
ability to investigate and respond
appropriately to complaints against
accredited facilities.
++ TJC’s processes and procedures
for monitoring a psychiatric hospital
found out of compliance with the TJC’s
program requirements. These
monitoring procedures are used only
when TJC identifies noncompliance. If
noncompliance is identified through
validation reviews or complaint
surveys, the state survey agency
monitors corrections as specified at
§ 488.9(c).
++ TJC’s capacity to report
deficiencies to the surveyed facilities
and respond to the facility’s plan of
correction in a timely manner.
++ TJC’s capacity to provide CMS
with electronic data and reports
necessary for effective validation and
assessment of the organization’s survey
process.
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This document does not impose
information collection requirements,
that is, reporting, recordkeeping or
third-party disclosure requirements.
Consequently, there is no need for
review by the Office of Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
IV. Response to Comments
Because of the large number of public
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able to acknowledge or respond to them
individually. We will consider all
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time specified in the DATES section of
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with a subsequent document, we will
respond to the comments in the
preamble to that document.
Upon completion of our evaluation,
including evaluation of comments
received as a result of this notice, we
will publish a final notice in the Federal
Register announcing the result of our
evaluation.
V. Regulatory Impact Statement
This proposed notice does not impose
any regulatory impact.
In accordance with the provisions of
Executive Order 12866, this regulation
was not reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget.
Dated: August 6, 2018.
Seema Verma,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of Domestic Victims
of Human Trafficking Program.
OMB No.: 0970–0487.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is proposing data
collection as part of the study,
‘‘Evaluation of the Domestic Victims of
Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program’’.
This notice addresses the cross-site
process evaluation to be conducted with
the 13 FY 2016 DVHT grantees who
were awarded 3-year cooperative
agreements by the Office of Trafficking
in Persons (OTIP). The intent of the
DVHT Program is to build, expand, and
sustain organizational and community
capacity to deliver trauma-informed,
strength-based, and victim-centered
services for domestic victims of severe
forms of human trafficking through
coordinated case management, a system
of referrals and the formation of
community partnerships.
The objective of the evaluation is to
describe the ways in which projects
achieve the goals of the DVHT Program
and examine types of models that serve
victims of human trafficking. Evaluation
questions are focused on understanding
project and service delivery models,
process, and implementation; including
partnership and collaboration
development; services offered to and
received by victims, strategies to
identify and engage survivors; ways
projects define and monitor program
successes and outcomes; and program
challenges, achievements, and lessons
learned. Information from the
evaluation will assist federal, state, and
community policymakers and funders
in making decisions about future
program models to serve domestic
victims of human trafficking, as well as
to refine evaluation strategies for future
programs targeting trafficking victims.
The evaluation of the DVHT Program
will document and describe grantees’
projects and implementation
approaches, including their service
models and community partners;
services provided to clients (i.e., victims
of severe forms of human trafficking);
service delivery practices; strategies to
meet survivors’ immediate and longterm housing needs; and approaches to
engaging survivors in program
development and service delivery.
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Primary data for the evaluation will
be collected via surveys with project
directors, case managers, and key
community partners; and semistructured qualitative interviews,
including telephone interviews with
project directors, in-person interviews
with select project staff, survivor
leaders, and program partners, and
individual interviews with program
clients. Interviews from multiple
perspectives will enhance the
government’s understanding of
appropriate service models and practice
strategies for identifying, engaging, and
meeting the needs of diverse
populations of victims of severe forms
of human trafficking. Data collection
will take place after receiving OMB
approval through March 2020.
Data collection for an exploratory
evaluation of the DVHT FY15 grantees
(‘‘Domestic Human Trafficking
Demonstration Projects’’) is being
conducted under a prior Information
Collection Request under 0970–0487.
The data have provided insight into
approaches grantees used to enhance
organizational and community capacity,
identify domestic victims, and deliver
case management and direct services in
collaboration with their community
partners. The currently proposed data
collection for DVHT FY16 will build on
this earlier data collection for the DVHT
FY15 study to understand strategies and
program models implemented by the
grantees in various program contexts.
All data collection approved for DVHT
FY15 is complete.
Respondents: Project directors, case
managers, survivor leaders, other select
project staff, key community partners,
and clients.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Project Director Survey ........................................................
Partner Survey .....................................................................
Case Manager Survey .........................................................
Project Director Interview #1 ...............................................
Project Director Interview #2 ...............................................
Site Visit Interview Guide .....................................................
Client Interview Guide ..........................................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 205.
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,
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection. Email
address: OPREinfocollection@
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 Administration for
Children and Families.
Emily B. Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: 2019 National Survey of Early
Care and Education
OMB No.: 0970–0391
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
National Survey of Early Care and
Education (NSECE) which will be
conducted October 2018 through August
2019. The objective of the NSECE is to
document the nation’s current supply of
early care and education services (that
is, home-based providers, center-based
providers, and the center-based provider
workforce). The 2019 NSECE will
collect information on child care and
early education providers that serve
families with children from birth to 13
years in the country, as well as the early
care and education (ECE) workforce
providing these services. The proposed
collection will consist of three
coordinated nationally representative
surveys:
1. A survey of individuals providing
care for children under the age of 13 in
a residential setting (Home-based
Provider Interview),
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2. a survey of providers of care to
children ages 0 through 5 years of age
(not yet in kindergarten) in a nonresidential setting (Center-based
Provider Interview), and
3. a survey conducted with
individuals employed in center-based
child care programs working directly
with children in classrooms (Workforce
Interview).
Both the home-based and centerbased provider surveys will require a
screener to determine eligibility for the
main survey.
The 2019 NSECE data collection
efforts will provide urgently needed
information about the supply of child
care and early education available to
families across all income levels,
including providers serving low-income
families of various racial, ethnic,
language, and cultural backgrounds, in
diverse geographic areas. The provider
data will include programs that do or do
not participate in the child care subsidy
program, are regulated, registered, or
otherwise appear in state or national
lists and are home-based providers or
center-based programs (e.g., private,
community-based child care, Head
Start, and state or local Pre-K). Accurate
data on the availability and
characteristics of early care and
education programs are essential to
assess the current and changing
landscape of child care and early
education programs since the 2012
NSECE data collection, and to provide
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Program.
OMB No.: 0970-0487.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing data
collection as part of the study, ``Evaluation of the Domestic Victims
of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program''. This notice addresses the cross-
site process evaluation to be conducted with the 13 FY 2016 DVHT
grantees who were awarded 3-year cooperative agreements by the Office
of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). The intent of the DVHT Program is to
build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to
deliver trauma-informed, strength-based, and victim-centered services
for domestic victims of severe forms of human trafficking through
coordinated case management, a system of referrals and the formation of
community partnerships.
The objective of the evaluation is to describe the ways in which
projects achieve the goals of the DVHT Program and examine types of
models that serve victims of human trafficking. Evaluation questions
are focused on understanding project and service delivery models,
process, and implementation; including partnership and collaboration
development; services offered to and received by victims, strategies to
identify and engage survivors; ways projects define and monitor program
successes and outcomes; and program challenges, achievements, and
lessons learned. Information from the evaluation will assist federal,
state, and community policymakers and funders in making decisions about
future program models to serve domestic victims of human trafficking,
as well as to refine evaluation strategies for future programs
targeting trafficking victims.
The evaluation of the DVHT Program will document and describe
grantees' projects and implementation approaches, including their
service models and community partners; services provided to clients
(i.e., victims of severe forms of human trafficking); service delivery
practices; strategies to meet survivors' immediate and long-term
housing needs; and approaches to engaging survivors in program
development and service delivery.
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Primary data for the evaluation will be collected via surveys with
project directors, case managers, and key community partners; and semi-
structured qualitative interviews, including telephone interviews with
project directors, in-person interviews with select project staff,
survivor leaders, and program partners, and individual interviews with
program clients. Interviews from multiple perspectives will enhance the
government's understanding of appropriate service models and practice
strategies for identifying, engaging, and meeting the needs of diverse
populations of victims of severe forms of human trafficking. Data
collection will take place after receiving OMB approval through March
2020.
Data collection for an exploratory evaluation of the DVHT FY15
grantees (``Domestic Human Trafficking Demonstration Projects'') is
being conducted under a prior Information Collection Request under
0970-0487. The data have provided insight into approaches grantees used
to enhance organizational and community capacity, identify domestic
victims, and deliver case management and direct services in
collaboration with their community partners. The currently proposed
data collection for DVHT FY16 will build on this earlier data
collection for the DVHT FY15 study to understand strategies and program
models implemented by the grantees in various program contexts. All
data collection approved for DVHT FY15 is complete.
Respondents: Project directors, case managers, survivor leaders,
other select project staff, key community partners, and clients.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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Project Director Survey......... 13 7 1 .5 4
Partner Survey.................. 260 130 1 .25 33
Case Manager Survey............. 130 65 1 .33 21
Project Director Interview #1... 13 7 1 2 14
Project Director Interview #2... 13 7 1 1.5 11
Site Visit Interview Guide...... 136 68 1 1.5 102
Client Interview Guide.......... 40 20 1 1 20
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 205.
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, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: [email protected].
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:
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Emily B. Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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