Proposed Continued Information Collection Activity; Evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative, Part Two (OMB Number: 0970-0494), 52506-52507 [2019-21361]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Community Services Block
Grant (CSBG) Annual Report (OMB
No.: 0970–0492)
Office of Community Services;
Administration for Children and
Families; HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration of
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS) is requesting
a three-year extension with minor
changes of the Community Services
Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Report
(OMB No.: 0970–0492, expiration 1/31/
SUMMARY:
2020). This request will support the
currently utilized CSBG Annual Report,
comprised of Modules 1–4, and
incorporates performance management.
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
DATES:
Comments due within 60 days of
publication. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
Description: Module 1 includes minor
edits to align with the revised, and OMB
approved, CSBG State Plan (OMB No.
0970–0382). Module 2, Module 3, and
Module 4 include only technical
updates for ease and clarity of current
reporting. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained by visiting: https://
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/
programs/csbg.
Respondents: State governments,
including the District of Columbia and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
U.S. territories and CSBG eligible
entities (Community Action Agencies).
ADDRESSES:
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual
number of
respondents
Instrument
CSBG Annual Report (States) .........................................................................
CSBG Annual Report (Eligible Entities) ..........................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 258,998.
Comments: 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 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.
Authority: 112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C.
9902(2).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Continued Information
Collection Activity; Evaluation of the
Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative, Part Two (OMB Number:
0970–0494)
Children’s Bureau,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a three-year extension of the
previously approved forms that include
satisfaction surveys; surveys to assess
jurisdiction’s foundational capacity; a
workshop follow-up survey; webinar
and online learning registration forms;
and service-specific feedback forms and
interview protocol (OMB Number:
0970–0494, expiration March 31, 2020).
This request includes one new
innovation survey, and requests minor
changes to the webinar and online
learning registration forms. Three
instruments from the original approval
are not included with this request. This
requested extension relates to a second
set of instruments, which are part of a
larger data collection effort being
SUMMARY:
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Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
Average
burden hours
per response
164
242
Annual
burden hours
8,528
250,470
conducted for the evaluation of the
Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative. An extension request for
the first group of evaluation instruments
was submitted on April 24, 2019, (OMB
Number: 0970–0484, FR, 84(79)).
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also 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: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Evaluation of the
Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative is sponsored by the
Children’s Bureau, Administration for
Children and Families of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services. The Capacity Building
Collaborative includes three centers
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(Center for States, Center for Tribes, and
Center for Courts) funded by the
Children’s Bureau to provide national
child welfare expertise and evidenceinformed training and technical
assistance services to state, tribal, and
territorial public child welfare agencies
and Court Improvement Programs
(CIPs). The Centers offer a wide array of
services including, but not limited to:
Web-based content and resources,
product development and
dissemination, self-directed and groupbased training, virtual learning and peer
networking events, and tailored
consultation and coaching. During the
project period, Center services are
evaluated by both Center-specific
evaluations and a Cross-Center
Evaluation. The Center-specific
evaluations are designed to collect data
on Center-specific processes and
outcomes, which are used to support
service delivery and continuous quality
improvement. The Cross-Center
Evaluation is designed to respond to a
set of cross-cutting evaluation questions
posed by the Children’s Bureau, which
examines: How and to what extent key
partners across and within Centers
collaborate; whether Center capacity
building service interventions are
evaluable; the degree to which Centers
follow common protocols; what service
interventions are delivered and which
jurisdictions participate; how satisfied
recipients are with services; what
outcomes are achieved in jurisdictions
receiving Center services and under
what conditions are services effective;
and what are the costs of services.
The Cross-Center Evaluation uses a
longitudinal, mixed methods approach
to evaluate Center services as they
develop and mature over the study
period. Multiple data collection
strategies are used to efficiently capture
quantitative and qualitative data to
enable analyses that address each
evaluation question. Cross-Center
Evaluation data sources for this effort
for which an extension is being sought
include: (1) A foundational assessment
to capture contextual data regarding the
organizational health and functioning of
child welfare agencies and courts; (2) a
workshop follow-up survey that
examines short-term and intermediate
outcomes among CIPs that receive
different levels of tailored services
following continuous quality
improvement (CQI) workshops; and (3)
a tailored services satisfaction survey.
Center-specific data sources for this
effort include: (1) Registration forms for
webinar registration and CapLearn, a
learning management system; and (2)
service-specific feedback forms and
interviews, such as the Center for States
Tailored Services interview protocol,
the Center for States Innovation survey,
and the Center for Courts Universal and
Constituency Services survey.
Respondents: (1) Child welfare agency
staff and stakeholders who receive
services from the Centers; and (2) CIP
coordinators, CIP Directors, and other
project staff.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
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Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per
response
Total
annual burden
hours
Foundational Assessment Survey .......................................
CQI Workshop Follow-Up Survey ........................................
Tailored Services Satisfaction Survey .................................
CapLearn Registration .........................................................
Webinar Registration ...........................................................
Center for Courts: Universal and Constituency Services ....
Center for States: Tailored Services Interviews ..................
Center for States: Assessment and Workplanning Survey
Center for States: Innovation Survey ..................................
831
144
1,386
1,800
13,950
312
180
450
150
277
48
462
600
4,650
104
60
150
50
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
.1
.12
.083
.083
.03
.41
1
.25
.083
28
12
38
50
140
43
60
38
4
Total ..............................................................................
........................
........................
........................
........................
413
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 413.
Comments: 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.
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ACTION:
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Improving Access to Affordable, High
Quality Child Care: Request for
Information
Administration for Children
and Families (ACF), Department of
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As part of the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF)
commitment to supporting working
families and promoting the healthy
development and well-being of
children, ACF is seeking input from the
public and interested stakeholders on
strategies to improve access to high
quality, affordable child care in the U.S.
Child care is one of the biggest expenses
a family faces and can be a barrier to
work. The average cost of center-based
infant child care in 28 states is more
than college tuition. At the same time,
child care settings are a place of
learning and education for children
from the time they are infants and
toddlers through their school-age years.
Access to high quality learning
opportunities lays the foundation for
children’s development and, ultimately,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Continued Information Collection Activity; Evaluation of
the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative, Part Two (OMB
Number: 0970-0494)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a three-year extension of the previously approved forms that
include satisfaction surveys; surveys to assess jurisdiction's
foundational capacity; a workshop follow-up survey; webinar and online
learning registration forms; and service-specific feedback forms and
interview protocol (OMB Number: 0970-0494, expiration March 31, 2020).
This request includes one new innovation survey, and requests minor
changes to the webinar and online learning registration forms. Three
instruments from the original approval are not included with this
request. This requested extension relates to a second set of
instruments, which are part of a larger data collection effort being
conducted for the evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative. An extension request for the first group of evaluation
instruments was submitted on April 24, 2019, (OMB Number: 0970-0484,
FR, 84(79)).
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also 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: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative is sponsored by the Children's Bureau, Administration for
Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. The Capacity Building Collaborative includes three centers
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(Center for States, Center for Tribes, and Center for Courts) funded by
the Children's Bureau to provide national child welfare expertise and
evidence-informed training and technical assistance services to state,
tribal, and territorial public child welfare agencies and Court
Improvement Programs (CIPs). The Centers offer a wide array of services
including, but not limited to: Web-based content and resources, product
development and dissemination, self-directed and group-based training,
virtual learning and peer networking events, and tailored consultation
and coaching. During the project period, Center services are evaluated
by both Center-specific evaluations and a Cross-Center Evaluation. The
Center-specific evaluations are designed to collect data on Center-
specific processes and outcomes, which are used to support service
delivery and continuous quality improvement. The Cross-Center
Evaluation is designed to respond to a set of cross-cutting evaluation
questions posed by the Children's Bureau, which examines: How and to
what extent key partners across and within Centers collaborate; whether
Center capacity building service interventions are evaluable; the
degree to which Centers follow common protocols; what service
interventions are delivered and which jurisdictions participate; how
satisfied recipients are with services; what outcomes are achieved in
jurisdictions receiving Center services and under what conditions are
services effective; and what are the costs of services.
The Cross-Center Evaluation uses a longitudinal, mixed methods
approach to evaluate Center services as they develop and mature over
the study period. Multiple data collection strategies are used to
efficiently capture quantitative and qualitative data to enable
analyses that address each evaluation question. Cross-Center Evaluation
data sources for this effort for which an extension is being sought
include: (1) A foundational assessment to capture contextual data
regarding the organizational health and functioning of child welfare
agencies and courts; (2) a workshop follow-up survey that examines
short-term and intermediate outcomes among CIPs that receive different
levels of tailored services following continuous quality improvement
(CQI) workshops; and (3) a tailored services satisfaction survey.
Center-specific data sources for this effort include: (1) Registration
forms for webinar registration and CapLearn, a learning management
system; and (2) service-specific feedback forms and interviews, such as
the Center for States Tailored Services interview protocol, the Center
for States Innovation survey, and the Center for Courts Universal and
Constituency Services survey.
Respondents: (1) Child welfare agency staff and stakeholders who
receive services from the Centers; and (2) CIP coordinators, CIP
Directors, and other project staff.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Total annual
of respondents of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Foundational Assessment Survey.. 831 277 1 .1 28
CQI Workshop Follow-Up Survey... 144 48 2 .12 12
Tailored Services Satisfaction 1,386 462 1 .083 38
Survey.........................
CapLearn Registration........... 1,800 600 1 .083 50
Webinar Registration............ 13,950 4,650 1 .03 140
Center for Courts: Universal and 312 104 1 .41 43
Constituency Services..........
Center for States: Tailored 180 60 1 1 60
Services Interviews............
Center for States: Assessment 450 150 1 .25 38
and Workplanning Survey........
Center for States: Innovation 150 50 1 .083 4
Survey.........................
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 413
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 413.
Comments: 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5106.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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