Proposed Information Collection Activity; Medical Assessment Form and Dental Assessment Form (Office of Management and Budget 0970-0466), 35883-35884 [2023-11626]

Download as PDF 35883 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2023 / Notices Æ Information collected on these types of surveys could include requests for feedback on the overall activity, feedback on content, post-meeting knowledge, post-meeting uses of content, preferences for future activities, etc. As part of this generic, ACF requests OMB provide a response on individual generic information collections within 5 business days. Note that this generic is primarily for information collected in connection with closed ACF meetings, as information collected in connection with public ACF meetings are not considered ‘‘information’’ under PRA per 44 U.S.C., 5 CFR Ch. 11 (1–1–99 Edition), 1320.3: Definitions. Respondents: Potential respondents may include researchers, individuals with expertise in ACF program areas, individuals with interest in ACF program areas, those receiving ACF services, ACF grantees or contractors, among others with involvement or interest in ACF activities. TOTAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Average burden hours per response Total burden hours Average hourly wage Total annual cost Registration Forms ............................................................. Applications ........................................................................ Pre- and Post-activity Surveys ........................................... Other Activities ................................................................... 30,000 5000 20,000 14,000 1 1 1 1 .167 ...................... 1.5 ........................ .5 .......................... .5 .......................... 5010 7500 10000 7000 $64 64 64 64 $320,640 480,000 640,000 448,000 Estimated Totals ......................................................... 69,000 ........................ .428 (average) ...... 29,510 ........................ 1,888,640 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. Mary B. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–11571 Filed 5–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–79–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Medical Assessment Form and Dental Assessment Form (Office of Management and Budget 0970– 0466) ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Total number of responses per respondent Total number of respondents Example types of information collections Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Request for public comments. AGENCY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 May 31, 2023 Jkt 259001 forms Medical Assessment Form (formerly, the Initial Medical Exam (IME) Form and Supplemental Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Form) and Dental Assessment Form (formerly, the Dental Exam Form) (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970– 0466, expiration December 31, 2023). Changes are proposed to the currently approved forms. 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: The ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) places unaccompanied children in their custody in care provider facilities until unification with a qualified sponsor. Care provider facilities are required to provide children with services such as mental health services and health care. Each child must receive an IME within 2 business days of admission to an ORR care provider program or temporary influx care facility. The IME satisfies Flores requirements which require a ‘‘complete medical examination, including a screening for infectious disease. The purposes of the IME are to assess general health, administer vaccinations in keeping with U.S. standards (also required by Flores), identify health conditions that require further attention, and detect contagious PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 diseases of public health importance, such as influenza or TB. The IME is performed by a licensed health care provider and comprised of a complete medical history and physical exam, risk, and age-based laboratory screenings, TB screenings and immunizations. In addition, children may be referred to a medical specialist by their healthcare provider for acute or chronic conditions that require additional evaluation. Children who are in ORR care for an extended length of time may require routine well-child evaluations. The forms are to be used as worksheets for generalist healthcare providers and pediatric and other medical specialty healthcare providers to compile information that would otherwise have been collected during the health evaluation. Once completed, the forms will be given to care provider program staff for data entry into ORR’s secure, electronic data repository. Data will be used to monitor the health of unaccompanied children while in ORR care, for case management of any identified illnesses/conditions and ensure care provider program compliance with ORR requirements. ORR has merged the former IME Form and Supplemental TB Screening Form into one form, the Medical Assessment Form which will be used during all medical evaluations with a mid-level or higher medical professional. ORR has incorporated other changes to the forms to streamline the flow of data collection, clarify the intent of certain fields, improve data quality, and ensure alignment with ORR program guidance. In addition, ORR has written instructional letters for the Medical Assessment Form and Dental Assessment Form to explain the E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1 35884 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2023 / Notices purpose of the forms and provide general guidance on completion. Respondents: Healthcare providers (pediatricians, medical specialists, and dentists), Care Provider Program Staff Annual Burden Estimates ESTIMATED OPPORTUNITY TIME FOR RESPONDENTS Instrument Medical Assessment Form Dental Assessment Form ... Total number of respondents Respondent Pediatricians, General ........ Medical specialist, General Dentists .............................. Total number of responses per respondent 300 750 250 Average burden hours per response 840 22 64 0.22 0.22 0.12 Total burden hours 166,320 10,890 5,760 Annual burden hours 55,440 3,630 1,920 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 60,990. ESTIMATED RECORDKEEPING TIME Instrument Medical Assessment Form completed by a medical professional. Medical Assessment form not completed by a medical professional (information obtained via health records). Dental Assessment Form ... Care Provider Program Staff. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 99,825. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279: Exhibit 1, part A.2 of the Flores Settlement Agreement (Jenny Lisette Flores, et al., v. Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Case No. CV 85– 4544–RJK [C.D. Cal. 1996]) Mary B. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–11626 Filed 5–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–45–P 19:19 May 31, 2023 Jkt 259001 Total number of responses per respondent 265,815 88,605 500 100 0.17 25,500 8,500 500 32 0.17 8,160 2,720 Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services. AGENCY: Request for public comments. The Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services, is proposing to collect data for a new process and outcome study, Strengthening Child Welfare Systems to Achieve Expected Child and Family Outcomes (SCWS). SUMMARY: 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. DATES: Frm 00060 Annual burden hours 0.33 Proposed Information Collection Activity: Strengthening Child Welfare Systems To Achieve Expected Child and Family Outcomes Cross-Site Evaluation (New Collection) PO 00000 Total burden hours 537 Administration for Children and Families ACTION: Average burden hours per response 500 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Total number of respondents Respondent Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. ADDRESSES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The SCWS study will collect information to understand (1) implementation processes and the impact of grant interventions and (2) examine whether and the degree to which grant recipients were able to address common Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) outcomes. Proposed data sources for this effort include one survey and one focus group. The survey will gather information to understand the factors that supported or hindered implementation, as well as assess collaboration efforts and the intended impact of grant interventions. The focus groups will gather information to understand implementation of SCWS strategies and interventions, successes and challenges, and the perceived effect of the strategies on short and long-term child welfare outcomes, with specific attention to CFSR outcomes related to permanency. E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35883-35884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11626]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Medical Assessment Form 
and Dental Assessment Form (Office of Management and Budget 0970-0466)

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the forms Medical Assessment Form 
(formerly, the Initial Medical Exam (IME) Form and Supplemental 
Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Form) and Dental Assessment Form (formerly, 
the Dental Exam Form) (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-
0466, expiration December 31, 2023). Changes are proposed to the 
currently approved forms.

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 [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) places 
unaccompanied children in their custody in care provider facilities 
until unification with a qualified sponsor. Care provider facilities 
are required to provide children with services such as mental health 
services and health care. Each child must receive an IME within 2 
business days of admission to an ORR care provider program or temporary 
influx care facility. The IME satisfies Flores requirements which 
require a ``complete medical examination, including a screening for 
infectious disease. The purposes of the IME are to assess general 
health, administer vaccinations in keeping with U.S. standards (also 
required by Flores), identify health conditions that require further 
attention, and detect contagious diseases of public health importance, 
such as influenza or TB. The IME is performed by a licensed health care 
provider and comprised of a complete medical history and physical exam, 
risk, and age-based laboratory screenings, TB screenings and 
immunizations. In addition, children may be referred to a medical 
specialist by their healthcare provider for acute or chronic conditions 
that require additional evaluation. Children who are in ORR care for an 
extended length of time may require routine well-child evaluations.
    The forms are to be used as worksheets for generalist healthcare 
providers and pediatric and other medical specialty healthcare 
providers to compile information that would otherwise have been 
collected during the health evaluation. Once completed, the forms will 
be given to care provider program staff for data entry into ORR's 
secure, electronic data repository. Data will be used to monitor the 
health of unaccompanied children while in ORR care, for case management 
of any identified illnesses/conditions and ensure care provider program 
compliance with ORR requirements.
    ORR has merged the former IME Form and Supplemental TB Screening 
Form into one form, the Medical Assessment Form which will be used 
during all medical evaluations with a mid-level or higher medical 
professional. ORR has incorporated other changes to the forms to 
streamline the flow of data collection, clarify the intent of certain 
fields, improve data quality, and ensure alignment with ORR program 
guidance. In addition, ORR has written instructional letters for the 
Medical Assessment Form and Dental Assessment Form to explain the

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purpose of the forms and provide general guidance on completion.
    Respondents: Healthcare providers (pediatricians, medical 
specialists, and dentists), Care Provider Program Staff
    Annual Burden Estimates

                                                       Estimated Opportunity Time for Respondents
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                                                                                           Total number   Average burden
                Instrument                           Respondent            Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                          of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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Medical Assessment Form...................  Pediatricians, General......             300             840            0.22         166,320          55,440
                                            Medical specialist, General.             750              22            0.22          10,890           3,630
Dental Assessment Form....................  Dentists....................             250              64            0.12           5,760           1,920
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 60,990.

                                                              Estimated Recordkeeping Time
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                                                                                           Total number   Average burden
                Instrument                           Respondent            Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                          of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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Medical Assessment Form completed by a      Care Provider Program Staff.             500             537            0.33         265,815          88,605
 medical professional.
Medical Assessment form not completed by a                                           500             100            0.17          25,500           8,500
 medical professional (information
 obtained via health records).
Dental Assessment Form....................                                           500              32            0.17           8,160           2,720
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 99,825.
    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: 6 U.S.C. 279: Exhibit 1, part A.2 of the Flores 
Settlement Agreement (Jenny Lisette Flores, et al., v. Janet Reno, 
Attorney General of the United States, et al., Case No. CV 85-4544-RJK 
[C.D. Cal. 1996])

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-11626 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-45-P


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