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which users believe they will transfer
knowledge/skills to their work. One
version of this instrument contains the
full survey and will be administered
after users have been exposed to the full
toolkit and its resources. The second
version contains a smaller selection of
key items from the survey, tailored to
collect information from users after their
exposure to each of five key modules of
the toolkit. Newly proposed data
collection will include (6) one focus
group to assess user perspectives on
changes to practice as a result of
implementation and fit of the toolkit
with the agency’s diversity, equity, and
inclusion efforts. All data will be
collected in 2024 over the course of a 6
to 9-month period.
Respondents: Child welfare
professionals, including state and/or
county-level directors of child welfare
agencies; supervisors; program staff
(e.g., investigation/intake, case
management, foster care/adoption/
permanency, etc.); staff working in
specialist roles that align with toolkit
resources (e.g., data/quality
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Survey of reactions to the toolkit .....................................................................................
Survey of attitudes ...........................................................................................................
Survey of PAE-related knowledge ...................................................................................
Survey of transfer potential and perceived competency .................................................
Module-specific transfer potential and perceived competency items ..............................
Focus group protocol on implementation ........................................................................
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Annual Burden Estimates
There are no updates to burden
estimates for previously approved
instruments. This request adds the
burden for the one new focus group
protocol on implementation.
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 89.
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: This information collection
is related to and funded by CB, is
authorized by the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act
Reauthorization Act, 42 U.S.C. 5105,
(2010), and is being conducted by CB.
This information collection complies
with the statutory requirement to carry
out research designed to provide
information needed to improve the wellbeing of victims of child abuse or
neglect. Specifically, this information
collection complies with the
requirement for evaluation of practices
and programs to improve activities such
as identification, screening, medical
diagnosis, forensic diagnosis, health
evaluations, and services, including
activities that promote collaboration
between (1) the child protective service
improvement specialists); local or state
agency managers involved in
determining agency strategic plans and
practice guidance (e.g., substanceexposed newborn program manager);
training system lead staff.
system; and (2)(i) the medical
community, including providers of
mental health and developmental
disability services; and (ii) providers of
early childhood intervention services
and special education for children who
have been victims of child abuse or
neglect.
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; Testing Identified Elements
for Success in Fatherhood Programs
(New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, 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) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(OPRE) launched the Testing Identified
Elements for Success in Fatherhood
Programs (Fatherhood TIES) project in
2022. Using a mix of research methods,
this study will identify and test the
‘‘core components’’ of fatherhood
SUMMARY:
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programs in any effort to identify which
core components are most effective at
improving the lives of fathers who
participate in fatherhood programs and
their children. The study will ultimately
include an implementation and an
impact study.
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
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The proposed
information collection request is to
obtain consent to participate in the
study, collect additional baseline
information from program participants,
and initial implementation study data.
A future request will cover the
remaining data collection materials
associated with the impact and
implementation studies. Core
components are the essential functions,
principles, and elements that are judged
as being necessary to produce positive
outcomes. Fatherhood programs usually
offer workshops and case management
services for fathers to provide, for
example, parenting strategies to
strengthen their relationships with their
children, help finding a steady job,
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skills to enhance their relationships,
and support dealing with other life or
family challenges they might
experience. Up to five Fatherhood
Family—focused, Interconnected,
Resilient, and Essential (Fatherhood
FIRE) grant recipients will partner with
the Fatherhood TIES study team to
participate in an implementation and
impact study. The implementation
study will examine how the core
components are implemented and what
fathers think of them. The impact study
Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood
Performance Measures and Additional
Data Collection; OMB #: 0970–0566),
and collect some implementation study
data. A future notice will provide
information about additional data
collection activities for the impact and
implementation studies.
Respondents: Fathers enrolled in the
Fatherhood TIES study, and program
staff involved in supporting and
implementing the Fatherhood TIES
study.
will rigorously evaluate whether
promising core components bring about
positive outcomes for fathers and their
families which may include
understanding effects of program
engagement, employment and earnings,
father-child relationship quality and coparenting relationship quality. This
notice is specific to data collection
activities needed to collect consent of
participants to enter the study, collect
additional baseline information beyond
what they already provide (Healthy
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Annual burden
(in hours)
Consent for those over 18 years old (staff) .........................
Additional Baseline Data Collection .....................................
Program Information and Management Tool (TIES Table)
Observation Form ................................................................
Reflection (staff) ...................................................................
Reflection (participant) .........................................................
20
3,000
20
25
37
3,000
188
1
80
12
17
1
.167
.33
.083
.75
.25
.25
628
990
133
225
157
750
314
495
67
113
79
375
Estimated Annual Burden Total ....................................
........................
........................
........................
........................
1,443
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 413 of the Social
Security Act, as amended by the FY
2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2017 (Pub. L. 115–31).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–15694 Filed 7–24–23; 8:45 am]
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Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.604]
Announcement of the Intent To Award
Nine Supplements to ORR Grant
Recipients in Seven States
Office of Refugee Resettlement
(ORR), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of issuance of
supplements.
AGENCY:
ACF, ORR, Division of
Refugee Health (DRH) announces the
intent to award supplements in the
aggregate amount of up to $466,563 to
nine grant recipients under Notice of
Funding Opportunity: Direct Services
for Survivors of Torture, HHS–2022–
ACF–ORR–ZT–0051. The purpose of the
awards is to ensure that the 222
Nicaraguan Humanitarian Parolees
(NHP) who were brought to the United
SUMMARY:
States will have access to holistic care
and services. This supplement will
enable the identified grant recipients in
California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
Minnesota, Texas, and Virginia to
provide access to medical, mental
health, social, and legal services to NHP
within their geographic service areas,
and coordinate with The Center for
Victims of Torture in Minnesota and
other providers to serve NHP outside
their service areas. The goal of these
services is to help the NHP improve
their health, find employment and
stable housing, and regularize their
immigration status.
DATES: The proposed period of
performance is 9/30/2022 to 9/29/2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Brewinski-Isaacs, DRH
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement,
330 C Street Address SW, Washington,
DC 20201. Telephone: (202) 401–7237;
Email: Margaret.Brewinskiisaacs@
acf.hhs.gov.
ORR
announces the intent to award the
following supplement awards:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Recipient
Award amount
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, .........................................................................................................................
Clearwater, Florida ..............................................................................................................................................................................
HIAS, Capital Area Healing Coalition, Silver Spring, Maryland ..........................................................................................................
Asylee Women Enterpise, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland ..........................................................................................................................
Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton, Virginia .............................................................................................................................
Center for Survivors of Torture, Austin, Texas ...................................................................................................................................
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[FR Doc No: 2023-15694]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Testing Identified
Elements for Success in Fatherhood Programs (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 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) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) launched the Testing
Identified Elements for Success in Fatherhood Programs (Fatherhood
TIES) project in 2022. Using a mix of research methods, this study will
identify and test the ``core components'' of fatherhood programs in any
effort to identify which core components are most effective at
improving the lives of fathers who participate in fatherhood programs
and their children. The study will ultimately include an implementation
and an impact study.
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 proposed information collection request is to
obtain consent to participate in the study, collect additional baseline
information from program participants, and initial implementation study
data. A future request will cover the remaining data collection
materials associated with the impact and implementation studies. Core
components are the essential functions, principles, and elements that
are judged as being necessary to produce positive outcomes. Fatherhood
programs usually offer workshops and case management services for
fathers to provide, for example, parenting strategies to strengthen
their relationships with their children, help finding a steady job,
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skills to enhance their relationships, and support dealing with other
life or family challenges they might experience. Up to five Fatherhood
Family--focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential (Fatherhood
FIRE) grant recipients will partner with the Fatherhood TIES study team
to participate in an implementation and impact study. The
implementation study will examine how the core components are
implemented and what fathers think of them. The impact study will
rigorously evaluate whether promising core components bring about
positive outcomes for fathers and their families which may include
understanding effects of program engagement, employment and earnings,
father-child relationship quality and co-parenting relationship
quality. This notice is specific to data collection activities needed
to collect consent of participants to enter the study, collect
additional baseline information beyond what they already provide
(Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Performance Measures and
Additional Data Collection; OMB #: 0970-0566), and collect some
implementation study data. A future notice will provide information
about additional data collection activities for the impact and
implementation studies.
Respondents: Fathers enrolled in the Fatherhood TIES study, and
program staff involved in supporting and implementing the Fatherhood
TIES study.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Avg. burden Total burden Annual burden
Instrument (total over (total over per response (in hours) (in hours)
request request (in hours)
period) period)
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Consent for those over 18 years 20 188 .167 628 314
old (staff)....................
Additional Baseline Data 3,000 1 .33 990 495
Collection.....................
Program Information and 20 80 .083 133 67
Management Tool (TIES Table)...
Observation Form................ 25 12 .75 225 113
Reflection (staff).............. 37 17 .25 157 79
Reflection (participant)........ 3,000 1 .25 750 375
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Estimated Annual Burden .............. .............. .............. .............. 1,443
Total......................
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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 413 of the Social Security Act, as amended by
the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 115-31).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-15694 Filed 7-24-23; 8:45 am]
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