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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB #0970–0004]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Annual Statistical Report on
Children in Foster Homes and Children
in Families Receiving Payment in
Excess of the Poverty Income Level
From a State Program Funded Under
Part A of Title IV of the Social Security
Act
Office of Family Assistance,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Family
Assistance (OFA), Administration for
Children and Families, is requesting a 3year extension of the form ACF–4125:
Annual Statistical Report on Children in
Foster Homes and Children in Families
Receiving Payment in Excess of the
Poverty Income Level from a State
Program Funded Under Part A of Title
IV of the Social Security Act (OMB
#0970–0004, expiration 3/21/2021).
SUMMARY:
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There are no changes requested to the
form.
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 (OPRE), 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 Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA), section 1124 of Title I, as
amended by Public Law 114–95,
requires the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to determine the
number of children aged 5 to 17,
inclusive, that (1) are being supported in
foster homes with public funds; or (2)
are from families receiving assistance
payments in excess of the current
poverty income level for a family of
four. The information gathered is to be
passed on to the Secretary of Education
for purposes of allocating grants
authorized under this law. The statute
requires that the formula to allocate
these grants and distribute funds be
based, in part, on October caseload data
on the number of children in foster care
or in families receiving payments from
state programs funded under Title IV–A
of the Social Security Act [Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families]. The
purpose of this annual survey is to
provide annually updated data so that
funds may be allocated in accordance
with the ESEA.
Respondents: State agencies
(including the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico) administering child welfare
and public assistance programs.
DATES:
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 13,746.20.
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: Public Law 107–110 Sec:
1124(c)(4) and Pub. L. 104–193 Sec: 110(j).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB #0970–0462]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; National and Tribal Evaluation
of the 2nd Generation of the Health
Profession Opportunity Grants
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
Request for public comment.
The Health Profession
Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program
provides healthcare occupational
training for Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families recipients and other
low-income people. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved various data collection
activities for the National and Tribal
Evaluation of the 2nd Generation of
HPOG (HPOG 2.0 National and Tribal
Evaluation) under OMB #0970–0462.
Due to the profound effects the COVID–
19 pandemic has had on the U.S.
economy, on families nationwide and
on HPOG 2.0 programs, the Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(OPRE) is considering surveying study
participants who applied to the HPOG
Program after the onset of the pandemic.
This notice provides a summary for
public review and comment of the use
and burden associated with a new
information collection for this ‘‘COVID
Cohort’’ Survey.
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
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Alternatively, copies can also be
obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
SUMMARY:
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The COVID–19 pandemic
has had profound effects on the U.S.
economy, on the healthcare sector and
on individuals and families across the
country. The pandemic has also had
broad implications for HPOG 2.0
programs—on how and how much
healthcare training is delivered, on
demand for healthcare workers, on
interest in working in health care, and
on the labor market more broadly. OPRE
seeks to understand the particular
experiences of those who apply for the
HPOG Program during this period by
surveying study participants enrolled
after the onset of the pandemic. The
COVID Cohort Survey would collect
important information on participant
experiences 15 months after
randomization and would allow the
impact study to compare impacts for
pre-COVID participants with impacts for
those enrolled after the onset the
pandemic.
Respondents: HPOG impact study
participants from the 27 non-tribal
HPOG 2.0 grantees (treatment and
control group members who enroll
between May 2020 and September
2021).
Annual Burden Estimates
This request is specific to the COVID
Cohort Survey. Currently approved
materials and associated burden can be
found at: https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=2019040970-006.
Instrument
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request period)
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Annual burden
(in hours)
Instrument 21: COVID–19 Cohort Survey ...............
5,120
1
1
5,120
1,707
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,707.
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
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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: Section 2008 of the Social
Security Act as enacted by Section 5507
of the Affordable Care Act and Section
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Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #0970-0004]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Annual Statistical
Report on Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving
Payment in Excess of the Poverty Income Level From a State Program
Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act
AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Administration for
Children and Families, is requesting a 3-year extension of the form
ACF-4125: Annual Statistical Report on Children in Foster Homes and
Children in Families Receiving Payment in Excess of the Poverty Income
Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the
Social Security Act (OMB #0970-0004, expiration 3/21/2021). There are
no changes requested to the form.
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 (OPRE), 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 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA), section 1124 of Title I, as amended by Public Law 114-95,
requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine the
number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, that (1) are being
supported in foster homes with public funds; or (2) are from families
receiving assistance payments in excess of the current poverty income
level for a family of four. The information gathered is to be passed on
to the Secretary of Education for purposes of allocating grants
authorized under this law. The statute requires that the formula to
allocate these grants and distribute funds be based, in part, on
October caseload data on the number of children in foster care or in
families receiving payments from state programs funded under Title IV-A
of the Social Security Act [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families].
The purpose of this annual survey is to provide annually updated data
so that funds may be allocated in accordance with the ESEA.
Respondents: State agencies (including the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico) administering child welfare and public assistance
programs.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total annual
of respondents per respondent response burden hours
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Annual Statistical Report on Children in 52 1 264.35 13,746.20
Foster Homes and Children Receiving
Payments...................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,746.20.
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: Public Law 107-110 Sec: 1124(c)(4) and Pub. L. 104-
193 Sec: 110(j).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-28252 Filed 12-21-20; 8:45 am]
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