Proposed Information Collection Activity; Data Collection for the Engaging Fathers and Paternal Relatives: A Continuous Quality Improvement Approach in the Child Welfare System Project (New Collection), 20498-20499 [2021-08025]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Data Collection for the
Engaging Fathers and Paternal
Relatives: A Continuous Quality
Improvement Approach in the Child
Welfare System Project (New
Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within
the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) is proposing to conduct
data collection activities for the
Engaging Fathers and Paternal Relatives:
A Continuous Quality Improvement
Approach in the Child Welfare System
(Fathers and Continuous Learning in
Child Welfare [FCL]) Project. This
evaluation is a descriptive study of
child welfare agencies’ use of a
continuous quality improvement
process called the Breakthrough Series
Collaborative (BSC) to implement
strategies to improve father and paternal
relative engagement in the child welfare
system. The project is designed to
examine the use of the BSC
methodology to strengthen fathers’ and
paternal relatives’ engagement with
children involved in child welfare and
to add to the evidence base on
engagement strategies for fathers and
paternal relatives in child welfare.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF 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
SUMMARY:
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Families, Office of Planning, Research,
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 FCL evaluation has
three equally important aims. The first
is to describe promising strategies for
engaging fathers and paternal relatives
in the child welfare system. The second
is to assess the promise of the BSC as
a continuous quality improvement
framework for addressing challenges in
the child welfare system, including
whether and to what extent the BSC has
potential, and if so, how it may be
applied to other child welfare
challenges. The third is to assess the
extent to which agencies experienced a
shift in organizational culture in terms
of the importance of father engagement.
The descriptive evaluation will build
on the findings of the pilot study
conducted under the umbrella generic:
Formative Data Collections for ACF
Program Support (OMB #0970–0531).
(Site selection for the pilot study was
conducted under the umbrella generic:
Formative Data Collections for ACF
Research (OMB #0970–0356.) It will
focus on organizational changes and
network supports for father and paternal
relative engagement, changes in staff
attitudes and skills for engaging fathers
and paternal relatives, and father and
paternal relative engagement outcomes.
This evaluation will explore the
implementation of father and paternal
relative engagement strategies by
examining process outcomes. By
examining process outcomes, the
evaluation is designed to indicate
whether strategies developed in the BSC
are likely to lead to placement stability
and permanency outcomes.
Data collection will take place with
stakeholders in as many as five child
welfare agencies implementing the BSC.
Data collection activities include
discussions with participating agency
staff and key partners during site visits,
focus groups with fathers and paternal
relatives with relatively recent
experience with the focal child welfare
agencies, and web surveys of
participating agency staff.
Respondents: Child welfare agency
leaders, child welfare agency program
staff and key partner staff involved in
implementing the engagement
strategies, and father and paternal
relative clients of the agencies. Program
staff may include senior leaders,
managers, and frontline staff.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request period)
180
72
90
1
1
2
Interview topic guide ........................................................
Father and paternal relative focus group protocol ..........
Staff survey ......................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 146.
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 Sec. 403. [42 U.S.C. 603] and
Sec. 426. [42 U.S.C. 626].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request Title: Updates to
Uniform Standard for Waiver of the
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Core
Medical Services Expenditure
Requirement, OMB No. 0906–XXXX–
NEW
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, HRSA announces plans to
submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to
OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate or
any other aspect of the ICR.
SUMMARY:
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Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
1.5
1.5
0.33
Total burden
(in hours)
270
108
59
Annual burden
(in hours)
90
36
20
Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than June 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer
at (301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Updates to Uniform Standard for Waiver
of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Core Medical Services Expenditure
Requirement, OMB No. 0906–XXXX–
NEW.
Abstract: In accordance with sections
2604(c), 2612(b), and 2651(c) of the
Public Health Service Act, Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients
are required to spend not less than 75
percent of grant funds on core medical
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Data Collection for the
Engaging Fathers and Paternal Relatives: A Continuous Quality
Improvement Approach in the Child Welfare System Project (New
Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing to
conduct data collection activities for the Engaging Fathers and
Paternal Relatives: A Continuous Quality Improvement Approach in the
Child Welfare System (Fathers and Continuous Learning in Child Welfare
[FCL]) Project. This evaluation is a descriptive study of child welfare
agencies' use of a continuous quality improvement process called the
Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) to implement strategies to
improve father and paternal relative engagement in the child welfare
system. The project is designed to examine the use of the BSC
methodology to strengthen fathers' and paternal relatives' engagement
with children involved in child welfare and to add to the evidence base
on engagement strategies for fathers and paternal relatives in child
welfare.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF 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
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Families, Office of Planning, Research, 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 FCL evaluation has three equally important aims.
The first is to describe promising strategies for engaging fathers and
paternal relatives in the child welfare system. The second is to assess
the promise of the BSC as a continuous quality improvement framework
for addressing challenges in the child welfare system, including
whether and to what extent the BSC has potential, and if so, how it may
be applied to other child welfare challenges. The third is to assess
the extent to which agencies experienced a shift in organizational
culture in terms of the importance of father engagement.
The descriptive evaluation will build on the findings of the pilot
study conducted under the umbrella generic: Formative Data Collections
for ACF Program Support (OMB #0970-0531). (Site selection for the pilot
study was conducted under the umbrella generic: Formative Data
Collections for ACF Research (OMB #0970-0356.) It will focus on
organizational changes and network supports for father and paternal
relative engagement, changes in staff attitudes and skills for engaging
fathers and paternal relatives, and father and paternal relative
engagement outcomes. This evaluation will explore the implementation of
father and paternal relative engagement strategies by examining process
outcomes. By examining process outcomes, the evaluation is designed to
indicate whether strategies developed in the BSC are likely to lead to
placement stability and permanency outcomes.
Data collection will take place with stakeholders in as many as
five child welfare agencies implementing the BSC. Data collection
activities include discussions with participating agency staff and key
partners during site visits, focus groups with fathers and paternal
relatives with relatively recent experience with the focal child
welfare agencies, and web surveys of participating agency staff.
Respondents: Child welfare agency leaders, child welfare agency
program staff and key partner staff involved in implementing the
engagement strategies, and father and paternal relative clients of the
agencies. Program staff may include senior leaders, managers, and
frontline staff.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per Avg. burden
Instrument respondents respondent per response Total burden Annual burden
(total over (total over (in hours) (in hours) (in hours)
request period) request period)
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Interview topic guide......... 180 1 1.5 270 90
Father and paternal relative 72 1 1.5 108 36
focus group protocol.........
Staff survey.................. 90 2 0.33 59 20
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 146.
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 Sec. 403. [42 U.S.C. 603] and Sec. 426. [42 U.S.C.
626].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-08025 Filed 4-19-21; 8:45 am]
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