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Dated: February 8, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB No. 0970–0215]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Tribal TANF Data Report,
TANF Annual Report, and Reasonable
Cause/Corrective Action
Documentation Process
Office of Family Assistance,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the
form OFA–0084: Tribal TANF Data
Report, TANF Annual Report, and
Reasonable Cause/Corrective Action
Documentation Process (OMB #0970–
0215, expiration 4/30/2022). There are
no changes requested to the form.
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: 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: 42 U.S.C. 612 (section
412 of the Social Security Act as
amended by Pub. L. 104–193, the
Personal Responsibility and Work
SUMMARY:
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996), mandates that federally
recognized Indian tribes with an
approved Tribal TANF program collect
and submit to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services data on the recipients served
by the tribes’ programs. This
information collection includes both
aggregated and disaggregated data on
case characteristics and individual
characteristics. In addition, tribes that
are subject to a penalty are allowed to
provide reasonable cause justifications
as to why a penalty should not be
imposed or may develop and implement
corrective compliance procedures to
eliminate the source of the penalty.
Finally, there is an annual report, which
requires the tribes to describe program
characteristics. All of the above
requirements are currently approved by
OMB and ACF is simply proposing to
extend them without any changes.
Respondents: Native American tribes
and tribal organizations operating Tribal
TANF programs.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
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Final Tribal TANF Data Report ........................................................................
Tribal TANF Annual Report .............................................................................
Tribal TANF Reasonable Cause/Corrective ....................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 138,900.
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. 612, 45 CFR part
286.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; OPRE Data Collection for
State Child Welfare Data Linkages
Descriptive Study (New Collection)
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) is
requesting approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
new primary data collection about
connected child welfare data. We define
connected data as child welfare data
that are linked or integrated with data
from other systems or agencies. The
State Child Welfare Data Linkages
Descriptive Study (Data Linkages
Descriptive Study) will gather
systematic information on the extent to
which states connect their child
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Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
4
1
1
Average
burden hours
per response
451
40
60
Annual
burden hours
135,300
3,000
600
maltreatment data to other data sets;
how any linked data sets are created,
managed, and used; and challenges
states face in linking data.
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.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The State Child Welfare
Data Linkages Descriptive Study will
examine the extent to which child
welfare agencies in 50 states, Puerto
Rico, and Washington, DC, link
administrative data on child
maltreatment to data in other systems
and to learn more about states’ practices
related to sharing and linking data. The
study aims to inform the ongoing and
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accurate surveillance of child
maltreatment and identify facilitators
and barriers to connected data efforts
(integrated data or linked data).
These data are not available from
existing sources. This study aims to
present an internally valid description
of the data capacity of participating state
child welfare agencies, not to promote
statistical generalization to different
sites or service populations.
Respondents: State child welfare
directors, designated state child welfare
agency staff (identified by a state child
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
Initial survey of state child welfare directors .......................
Survey of connected data efforts 1 ......................................
Interviews with individuals responsible for connected data
efforts ................................................................................
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
welfare director as having knowledge
about the state’s connected data efforts),
and designated county staff (identified
by a state child welfare director as
having knowledge about a county’s
connected data efforts).
Annual Burden Estimates:
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
Annual burden
(in hours)
52
208
1
1
0.67
0.58
35
121
18
61
120
1
1
120
60
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:109
1 Estimates for burden hours define respondent by survey administration and not by the number of different people completing the survey.
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: 44 U.S.C. 5105.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB No. 0970–0106]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; LIHEAP Carryover and
Reallotment Report
Office of Community Services,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for Public Comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting renewal of the Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) Carryover and Reallotment
Report (Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) #0970–0106, expiration
date April 30, 2022) with changes.
Changes include the addition of one and
the removal of two sources in prepopulated lines, the re-descriptions of
annual funding sources, and minor
wording changes.
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: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
SUMMARY:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The LIHEAP statute and
regulations require LIHEAP grant
recipients to report certain information
to HHS concerning funds forwarded and
funds subject to reallotment. The 1994
reauthorization of the LIHEAP statute,
the Human Services Amendments of
1994 (Public Law 103–252), requires
that the carryover and reallotment
report for one fiscal year be submitted
to HHS by the grant recipient before the
allotment for the next fiscal year may be
awarded.
We are requesting minor changes in
the collection of data with the Carryover
and Reallotment Report for FY 2022, a
form for the collection of data, and the
Simplified Instructions for Timely
Obligations of LIHEAP Regular Block
Grant, Reallotted, and Supplemental
Funds and Reporting Funds for
Carryover and Reallotment. The form
clarifies the information being requested
and ensures the submission of all the
required information. The form
facilitates our response to numerous
queries each year concerning the
amounts of obligated funds. Use of the
form is mandatory for prior-year grant
recipients that seek current current-year
LIHEAP funds.
Respondents: State governments,
tribal governments, insular areas, and
the District of Columbia.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Total
number
of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
hours per
response
Annual
burden
hours
LIHEAP Carryover and Reallotment Report ....................................................
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; OPRE Data Collection
for State Child Welfare Data Linkages Descriptive Study (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 Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
a new primary data collection about connected child welfare data. We
define connected data as child welfare data that are linked or
integrated with data from other systems or agencies. The State Child
Welfare Data Linkages Descriptive Study (Data Linkages Descriptive
Study) will gather systematic information on the extent to which states
connect their child maltreatment data to other data sets; how any
linked data sets are created, managed, and used; and challenges states
face in linking data.
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]. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The State Child Welfare Data
Linkages Descriptive Study will examine the extent to which child
welfare agencies in 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC, link
administrative data on child maltreatment to data in other systems and
to learn more about states' practices related to sharing and linking
data. The study aims to inform the ongoing and
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accurate surveillance of child maltreatment and identify facilitators
and barriers to connected data efforts (integrated data or linked
data).
These data are not available from existing sources. This study aims
to present an internally valid description of the data capacity of
participating state child welfare agencies, not to promote statistical
generalization to different sites or service populations.
Respondents: State child welfare directors, designated state child
welfare agency staff (identified by a state child welfare director as
having knowledge about the state's connected data efforts), and
designated county staff (identified by a state child welfare director
as having knowledge about a county's connected data efforts).
Annual Burden Estimates:
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Number of
Number of responses per Average
respondents respondent burden per Total burden Annual burden
Instrument (total over (total over response (in (in hours) (in hours)
request request hours)
period) period)
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Initial survey of state child 52 1 0.67 35 18
welfare directors..............
Survey of connected data efforts 208 1 0.58 121 61
\1\............................
Interviews with individuals 120 1 1 120 60
responsible for connected data
efforts........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:109
\1\ Estimates for burden hours define respondent by survey administration and not by the number of different
people completing the survey.
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: 44 U.S.C. 5105.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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