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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Evaluation of the Child
Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative (0970–0576)
Children’s Bureau,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Children’s Bureau,
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
proposing to collect additional data for
an evaluation of the services provided to
child welfare jurisdictions and Court
Improvement Programs (CIPs) by the
Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative. This new data collection
is the second part of a data collection
effort already underway (OMB #0970–
0576, expiration 9/30/2024). This notice
details the second group of instruments
that will be used for data collection as
part of this evaluation.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with 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 infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Identify all requests by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Capacity Building
Collaborative includes three centers
(Center for States, Center for Tribes,
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
SUMMARY:
U.S. territorial public child welfare
agencies, and CIPs. The Centers offer
services including Web-based content
and resources, product development
and dissemination, self-directed and
group-based training, virtual learning
and peer networking events, and
tailored consultation, coaching, and
facilitation (‘‘tailored services’’).
Centers’ services are being evaluated by
three Center-specific evaluations and a
cross-Center evaluation. The crossCenter evaluation examines
collaboration among Centers and with
federal staff, services delivered by the
Centers, service recipient satisfaction
with service quality, federal staff’s
experiences of assessment and work
planning services offered by the Centers,
effectiveness of Center services, how
Centers apply a common ‘‘change
management approach’’ in their work,
what affects engagement with Center
services, and the costs of Center
services. The Center for States’
evaluation consists of data collection
around two research questions focusing
on understanding usefulness, relevance,
and satisfaction from a stakeholder
perspective as well as outcomes of
services. The Center for Tribes’
evaluation examines the extent to which
the Center provides effective, culturally
responsive services that meet the needs
of tribal child welfare programs, the
satisfaction of service recipients with
service quality, and service outcomes
for tribal child welfare programs and
stakeholders. The Center for Courts’
evaluation assesses satisfaction with
and effectiveness of service delivery;
progress toward meeting Center goals
and the needs of CIP to promote
continuous quality improvement (CQI);
and increased knowledge, collaboration,
and capacity to improve court
performance and child and family
outcomes.
An initial set of instruments was
approved and are currently in use for
these evaluations. For information about
these instruments, see: https://
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Annual Burden Estimates
The following details the burden
associated with the new instruments.
For burden currently approved and
ongoing, visit https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_
nbr=202105-0970-015.
Total number
of respondents
Total number
of responses
per respondent
50
1
1
50
17
25
1
1
25
8
23
1
1
23
8
30
25
25
1
2
3
.75
1
1.5
23
50
113
8
17
38
53
2
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27
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Cross-Center: Tailored Services Team Focus Group
Guide (for states) ...........................................................
Cross-Center: Tailored Services Team Focus Group
Guide (for CIPs) .............................................................
Cross-Center: Liaison/Child Welfare Specialist Interview
Protocol ..........................................................................
Cross-Center: Tailored Services Jurisdiction Staff DEI
Interview Protocol ...........................................................
Center for Tribes: Jurisdiction Staff Interviews ..................
Center for Tribes: Jurisdiction Staff Focus Groups ...........
Center for Courts: CIP Capacity Building Services Feedback Survey ....................................................................
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www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202105-0970-015.
These instruments will continue to be
used for data collection through July
2024.
The second group of data sources
proposed include (1) a guide for
conducting focus groups with teams of
child welfare and CIP staff
implementing tailored service projects
with Center support (one version for use
with states and one version for use with
CIP); (2) a protocol to collect interview
data from Center tailored service
providers (known as Liaisons or Child
Welfare Specialists) about their service
provision experiences, relationships and
interactions with jurisdictions and
federal staff, perceptions of their role,
and their Centers’ approach to diversity,
equity, and inclusion (DEI) services; (3)
a protocol to collect interview data from
jurisdiction staff implementing tailored
service projects about how Centers’
technical assistance addresses diversity,
equity, and inclusion; (4) a protocol to
collect interview/focus group data from
tribal child welfare program staff about
strategies and contextual factors
associated with achievement of program
goals, the capacity to use data for CQI
and evaluation, and the outcomes of
services delivered by Center for Tribes;
and (5) a survey to collect feedback from
CIP directors/coordinators about the
CIP’s experiences and satisfaction with
capacity building services delivered by
the Center for Courts, and the perceived
impact on CIP capacity.
Respondents: Respondents to the data
collection instruments will include (1)
child welfare and judicial professionals
that receive Center services and (2)
Center tailored service providers.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 105.
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. 5106, Pub. L. 111–320,
the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act Reauthorization Act of
2010, and titles IV–B and IV–E of the
Social Security Act.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022–02297 Filed 2–3–22; 8:45 am]
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Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comprehensive Child Welfare
Information System (CCWIS)
Automated Function Checklist and
Data Quality Plan (OMB #0970–0463)
Children’s Bureau,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The CCWIS information
collection includes two components:
• The Automated Function List
update required pursuant to section
1355.52(i)(2); and
• The Data Quality Plan update
required pursuant to section
1355.52(d)(5).
The CCWIS regulations require
updates of this information to confirm
that the project meets CCWIS
requirements and that project costs are
appropriately allocated to benefiting
programs.
Respondents: Title IV–E agencies
under the Social Security Act.
DATES:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Request for public comment.
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the
Comprehensive Child Welfare
Information System (CCWIS)
information collection (OMB #0970–
0463, expiration 8/31/2022). The CCWIS
information collection includes the
Automated Function List and the Data
Quality Plan. There are no required
instruments associated with the data
collection and no changes to the data
collection.
SUMMARY:
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
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Data Quality Plan section 1355.52(d)(5) .........................................................
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
2,750.
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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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 620 et seq., 42
U.S.C. 670 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 1301 and
1302.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022–02363 Filed 2–3–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Head Start Connects: A Study
of Family Support Services (OMB
#0970–0538)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
SUMMARY:
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10
40
Annual
burden hours
550
2,200
Department of Health and Human
Services seeks approval to collect
information about how Head Start
programs coordinate family support
services. Information will be collected
from Head Start staff members via
surveys and focus groups.
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,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The purposes of the data
collection for Head Start Connects are to
build knowledge about how Head Start
programs (Head Start or Early Head
Start grantees, delegate agencies, and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Evaluation of the Child
Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative (0970-0576)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is
proposing to collect additional data for an evaluation of the services
provided to child welfare jurisdictions and Court Improvement Programs
(CIPs) by the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. This new
data collection is the second part of a data collection effort already
underway (OMB #0970-0576, expiration 9/30/2024). This notice details
the second group of instruments that will be used for data collection
as part of this evaluation.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
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]. Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Capacity Building Collaborative includes three
centers (Center for States, Center for Tribes, 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 U.S. territorial public child welfare
agencies, and CIPs. The Centers offer services including Web-based
content and resources, product development and dissemination, self-
directed and group-based training, virtual learning and peer networking
events, and tailored consultation, coaching, and facilitation
(``tailored services''). Centers' services are being evaluated by three
Center-specific evaluations and a cross-Center evaluation. The cross-
Center evaluation examines collaboration among Centers and with federal
staff, services delivered by the Centers, service recipient
satisfaction with service quality, federal staff's experiences of
assessment and work planning services offered by the Centers,
effectiveness of Center services, how Centers apply a common ``change
management approach'' in their work, what affects engagement with
Center services, and the costs of Center services. The Center for
States' evaluation consists of data collection around two research
questions focusing on understanding usefulness, relevance, and
satisfaction from a stakeholder perspective as well as outcomes of
services. The Center for Tribes' evaluation examines the extent to
which the Center provides effective, culturally responsive services
that meet the needs of tribal child welfare programs, the satisfaction
of service recipients with service quality, and service outcomes for
tribal child welfare programs and stakeholders. The Center for Courts'
evaluation assesses satisfaction with and effectiveness of service
delivery; progress toward meeting Center goals and the needs of CIP to
promote continuous quality improvement (CQI); and increased knowledge,
collaboration, and capacity to improve court performance and child and
family outcomes.
An initial set of instruments was approved and are currently in use
for these evaluations. For information about these instruments, see:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202105-0970-015.
These instruments will continue to be used for data collection through
July 2024.
The second group of data sources proposed include (1) a guide for
conducting focus groups with teams of child welfare and CIP staff
implementing tailored service projects with Center support (one version
for use with states and one version for use with CIP); (2) a protocol
to collect interview data from Center tailored service providers (known
as Liaisons or Child Welfare Specialists) about their service provision
experiences, relationships and interactions with jurisdictions and
federal staff, perceptions of their role, and their Centers' approach
to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) services; (3) a protocol to
collect interview data from jurisdiction staff implementing tailored
service projects about how Centers' technical assistance addresses
diversity, equity, and inclusion; (4) a protocol to collect interview/
focus group data from tribal child welfare program staff about
strategies and contextual factors associated with achievement of
program goals, the capacity to use data for CQI and evaluation, and the
outcomes of services delivered by Center for Tribes; and (5) a survey
to collect feedback from CIP directors/coordinators about the CIP's
experiences and satisfaction with capacity building services delivered
by the Center for Courts, and the perceived impact on CIP capacity.
Respondents: Respondents to the data collection instruments will
include (1) child welfare and judicial professionals that receive
Center services and (2) Center tailored service providers.
Annual Burden Estimates
The following details the burden associated with the new
instruments. For burden currently approved and ongoing, visit https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202105-0970-015.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total number Average
Instrument Total number of responses burden hours Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent per response hours hours
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Cross-Center: Tailored Services 50 1 1 50 17
Team Focus Group Guide (for
states).......................
Cross-Center: Tailored Services 25 1 1 25 8
Team Focus Group Guide (for
CIPs).........................
Cross-Center: Liaison/Child 23 1 1 23 8
Welfare Specialist Interview
Protocol......................
Cross-Center: Tailored Services 30 1 .75 23 8
Jurisdiction Staff DEI
Interview Protocol............
Center for Tribes: Jurisdiction 25 2 1 50 17
Staff Interviews..............
Center for Tribes: Jurisdiction 25 3 1.5 113 38
Staff Focus Groups............
Center for Courts: CIP Capacity 53 2 .25 27 9
Building Services Feedback
Survey........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 105.
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. 5106, Pub. L. 111-320, the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act Reauthorization Act of 2010, and titles IV-B and IV-E
of the Social Security Act.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02297 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
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