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III. Delete Chapter KV, Office of Child
Care, in its Entirety and Replace With
the Following
KV.00 Mission. The Office of Child
Care (OCC) has primary responsibility
for the overall direction, policy,
implementation, budget planning and
development, and oversight of child
care program operations authorized
under the Child Care and Development
Block Grant (CCDBG) and section 418 of
the Social Security Act. OCC supports
state, tribal, and territorial grantees’
efforts to provide child care subsidies to
families with low incomes, improve the
quality of child care for all children,
support a high-quality and wellcompensated workforce, and support a
strong child care system able to meet the
needs of children and families. OCC
provides leadership and coordination
for child care issues within ACF, HHS,
and with relevant federal, state, local,
and tribal governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
KV.10 Organization. OCC is headed
by a Director who reports to the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood
Development. OCC is organized as
follows:
Office of the Director (KVA)
Training and Technical Assistance
Division (KVA1)
Program Operations Division (KVA2)
Oversight and Accountability Division
(KVA3)
Policy, Data, and Planning Division
(KVA4)
Child Care Regional Offices (KVADI–X)
KV.20 Functions.
A. Office of the Director (KVA): The
Office of the Director (OD) is
responsible for leading the Program
Office to ensure OCC fulfills its
statutory responsibilities and
programmatic objectives. The OD is
responsible for the overall management,
oversight, and policy and budget
development specific to child care
programs and for the supervision of the
OCC Division Directors. The OD is also
responsible for strategic planning and
setting operational goals, planning
initiatives to support strong
implementation of CCDF and other
initiatives that support a child care
sector that meets the developmental
needs of children and supports families
and child care providers. The OD also
responds to inquiries from the public
and governmental and nongovernmental leaders.
The Deputy Director and Associate
Deputy Director report to the Director
and manage the day-to-day operations of
OCC; share supervision and
management responsibilities for the
OCC Division Directors, the Director of
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Regional Operations, and other OD staff;
coordinate with and provide direction
to the ECD Budget and Administrative
Operations divisions to manage the
budget and administrative needs of
OCC; assist the Director in carrying out
the duties of the OD; and perform the
duties of the Director when absent.
B. Training and Technical Assistance
Division (KVA1): The Training and
Technical Assistance Division is
responsible for overseeing the TTA
system including coordination and
oversight of technical assistance grants,
cooperative agreements, and contracts.
The division also oversees publications
to support CCDF lead agencies and OCC
priorities and coordinates with the other
divisions in OCC on content related to
program implementation, monitoring,
policy, interagency agreements, and
websites.
C. Program Operations Division
(KVA2): The Program Operations
Division is responsible for supporting
the development, management, and
oversight of CCDF plans, plan
amendments, and waiver requests, to
support compliance with federal law
and regulation. The division works in
partnership with regional program staff
to facilitate responses to issues and
questions on program implementation,
policy, and other issues. The division is
also responsible for analyzing
information related to grantee program
implementation.
D. Oversight and Accountability
Division (KVA3): The Oversight and
Accountability Division is responsible
for monitoring grantees for compliance
in the implementation of CCDF plans,
and for programmatic and fiscal
compliance with federal law, policies,
and regulations. The division manages
the program integrity and accountability
oversight program, including audits,
improper payments, error rates, and
corrective actions. The division
responds to inquiries from the Office of
Inspector General (OIG) and
Government Accountability Office
(GAO).
E. Policy, Data, and Planning Division
(KVA4): The Policy, Data, and Planning
Division is responsible for overseeing
development and issuance of policies,
regulations, and other policy guidance.
The division is responsible for
legislative issues and budget
formulation in coordination with ECD
and consistent with ACF early
childhood priorities. The division
oversees activities for implementation of
major policy, legislative, regulatory and
budget new initiatives and prepares
materials in response to Congressional
inquiries. The division also oversees
collection of state, territory, and tribal
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grantee data and reports and reviews
and analyzes grantee data and
performance measures.
F. Child Care Regional Offices
(KVADI–X): Each of the ten OCC
Regional Offices is headed by an OCC
Regional Program Manager (RPM) who
reports to the Director of Regional
Operations within the OCC Office of the
Director. OCC Regional Offices are
responsible for ongoing oversight and
monitoring, and technical assistance
and working to resolve issues to bring
all Lead Agencies in their region in full
compliance with federal law,
regulations, and policy. The RPM is
responsible for liaising within each
Region to the Office of Head Start and
maintaining relationships with state,
territory, tribal, and local officials.
V. Continuation of Policy
Except as inconsistent with this
reorganization, all statements of policy
and interpretations with respect to
organizational components affected by
this notice within ACF, heretofore
issued and in effect on this date of this
reorganization are continued in full
force and effect.
VI. Delegation of Authority
All delegations and re-delegations of
authority made to officials and
employees of affected organizational
components will continue in them, or
their successors, pending further redelegations, provided they are
consistent with this reorganization.
VII. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment
Transfer of organizations and
functions affected by this reorganization
shall be accompanied in each instance
by direct and support funds, positions,
personnel, records, equipment,
supplies, and other resources.
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity: Center for States Evaluation
Ancillary Data Collection (Office of
Management and Budget #0970–0501)
Administration on Children,
Youth and Families, Administration for
Children and Families; Department of
Health and Human Services.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Request for public comments.
The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families,
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, is
requesting approval for a revision of a
currently approved information
collection, the Center for States
Evaluation Ancillary Data 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,
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 Evaluation of the
Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative, Center for States is
sponsored by the ACF Children’s
Bureau (CB). The purpose of this
evaluation is to respond to a set of crosscutting evaluation questions posed by
the CB. This existing information
collection is an ancillary part of a larger
data collection effort being conducted
for the evaluation of the Child Welfare
Capacity Building Collaborative. This
notice details a group of instruments
that are specific only to the Center for
States. The instruments focus on (1)
evaluating an innovative approach to
engaging professionals in networking
and professional development through
virtual expos, (2) understanding fidelity
to and effectiveness of the Center’s
Capacity Building Model, (3) capturing
information about individualized
support to jurisdictions, and (4)
enhancing the Center’s support focused
on equity and lived experience. To date,
this data collection and resulting
findings have been used to (a) assess
satisfaction with service delivery and
make adjustments to improve quality,
(b) support professional development of
child welfare professionals through
improving the virtual expo experience,
particularly during the pandemic, and
(c) support provision of effective and
high-quality individualized support to
jurisdictions.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Annual
number of
respondents
Instrument
Annual
average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
Child Welfare Virtual Expo Exit Survey ...........................................................
Child Welfare Virtual Expo Registration Form .................................................
Jurisdiction Lead Interview ..............................................................................
Jurisdiction Lead Observation Debrief Protocol ..............................................
Jurisdiction Lead Survey Related to Lived Experience ...................................
Outcomes of and Satisfaction with Tailored Services Survey Appended
Items (Section 4) ..........................................................................................
Peer Group Focus Group Protocol ..................................................................
300
3,000
40
25
30
1
1
1
1
1
0.083
0.05
1
0.25
0.25
25
150
40
6
8
40
150
1
1
0.05
1
2
150
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
381
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: Section 203 of section II:
Adoption Opportunities of the Child
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5113).
Molly B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2007–D–0369]
Product-Specific Guidances; Draft and
Revised Draft Guidances for Industry;
Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of
additional draft and revised draft
product-specific guidances. The
guidances provide product-specific
recommendations on, among other
things, the design of bioequivalence
(BE) studies to support abbreviated new
drug applications (ANDAs). In the
Federal Register of June 11, 2010, FDA
announced the availability of a guidance
for industry entitled ‘‘Bioequivalence
Recommendations for Specific
Products’’ that explained the process
that would be used to make product-
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public on FDA’s website. The guidances
identified in this notice were developed
using the process described in that
guidance.
Submit either electronic or
written comments on the draft guidance
by July 18, 2023 to ensure that the
Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on
the final version of the guidance.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on any guidance at any time as follows:
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Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Center for States
Evaluation Ancillary Data Collection (Office of Management and Budget
#0970-0501)
AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration
for Children and Families; Department of Health and Human Services.
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ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families,
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, is requesting approval for a revision of a
currently approved information collection, the Center for States
Evaluation Ancillary Data 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, 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 [email protected].
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative, Center for States is sponsored by the ACF Children's
Bureau (CB). The purpose of this evaluation is to respond to a set of
cross-cutting evaluation questions posed by the CB. This existing
information collection is an ancillary part of a larger data collection
effort being conducted for the evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity
Building Collaborative. This notice details a group of instruments that
are specific only to the Center for States. The instruments focus on
(1) evaluating an innovative approach to engaging professionals in
networking and professional development through virtual expos, (2)
understanding fidelity to and effectiveness of the Center's Capacity
Building Model, (3) capturing information about individualized support
to jurisdictions, and (4) enhancing the Center's support focused on
equity and lived experience. To date, this data collection and
resulting findings have been used to (a) assess satisfaction with
service delivery and make adjustments to improve quality, (b) support
professional development of child welfare professionals through
improving the virtual expo experience, particularly during the
pandemic, and (c) support provision of effective and high-quality
individualized support to jurisdictions.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Annual average
Instrument Annual number of responses burden hours Total annual
of respondents per respondent per response burden hours
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Child Welfare Virtual Expo Exit Survey.......... 300 1 0.083 25
Child Welfare Virtual Expo Registration Form.... 3,000 1 0.05 150
Jurisdiction Lead Interview..................... 40 1 1 40
Jurisdiction Lead Observation Debrief Protocol.. 25 1 0.25 6
Jurisdiction Lead Survey Related to Lived 30 1 0.25 8
Experience.....................................
Outcomes of and Satisfaction with Tailored 40 1 0.05 2
Services Survey Appended Items (Section 4).....
Peer Group Focus Group Protocol................. 150 1 1 150
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 381
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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: Section 203 of section II: Adoption Opportunities of the
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5113).
Molly B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-10758 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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