Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Formative Data Collections for ACF Research and Evaluation (OMB #0970-0356), 86656-86657 [2023-27431]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for Office of Management
and Budget Review; Formative Data
Collections for ACF Research and
Evaluation (OMB #0970–0356)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Request for public comments.
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) proposes
to extend data collection under the
existing overarching generic clearance
for Formative Data Collections for ACF
Research and Evaluation (Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970–
0356). There are no changes proposed to
the terms of the overarching generic.
SUMMARY:
Comments due within 30 days of
publication. OMB must make a decision
about the collection of information
between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
DATES:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF programs promote
the economic and social well-being of
families, children, individuals, and
communities. The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE)
studies ACF programs, and the
populations they serve, through rigorous
research and evaluation projects. These
include evaluations of existing
programs, evaluations of innovative
approaches to helping low-income
children and families, research
syntheses, and descriptive and
exploratory studies. OPRE’s research
offers further understanding of current
programs and service populations,
explores options for program
improvement, and assesses alternative
policy and program designs. OPRE
anticipates undertaking a variety of new
research projects related to welfare,
employment and self-sufficiency, Head
Start, child care, healthy marriage and
responsible fatherhood, family and
youth services, home visiting, child
welfare, trafficking, community
services, and other areas of interest to
ACF. Some ACF program offices
conduct their own research and
evaluation projects and may utilize this
generic.
Under this generic clearance, ACF
engages in a variety of formative data
collections with researchers,
practitioners, technical assistance
providers, service providers, and
potential participants throughout the
field to fulfill the following goals: (1)
inform the development of ACF
research, (2) maintain a research agenda
that is rigorous and relevant, (3) ensure
that research products are as current as
possible, and (4) inform the provision of
technical assistance and supports
around research and evaluation. ACF
envisions using a variety of techniques
including semi-structured discussions,
focus groups, surveys, and telephone or
in-person interviews, in order to reach
these goals.
Information collected under this
overarching generic is meant to inform
ACF research activities and may be
incorporated into documents or
presentations that are made public. The
following are some examples of ways in
which we may share information
resulting from these data collections:
research design documents or reports;
research or technical assistance plans;
background materials for technical
workgroups; concept maps, process
maps, or conceptual frameworks;
contextualization of research findings
from a follow-up data collection that has
full PRA approval; informational reports
to TA providers; or project specific
reports, or other documents relevant to
the field, such as federal leadership and
staff, grantees, local implementing
agencies.
Following standard OMB
requirements, ACF has and will
continue to submit to OMB information
about individual information collection
activities proposed under the generic
clearance. ACF will provide OMB with
a copy of the individual instruments or
questionnaires, as well as other
materials describing the project. ACF
requests OMB’s review within 10 days
of submission of individual requests
under this generic.
Respondents: Respondents could
include key groups involved in ACF
projects and programs, state or local
government officials, service providers,
participants in ACF programs or similar
comparison groups, experts in fields
pertaining to ACF research and
programs, or others involved in
conducting ACF research or evaluation
projects.
Burden Estimates
Find currently approved information
collections here: https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber
=0970-0356. The request to OMB will
include an extension request for
approved information collections that
are planned to continue beyond
November 2023.
BURDEN ESTIMATES—ONGOING REQUESTS
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Study
Responses
Fatherhood Family-Focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential (Fatherhood FIRE) Grantee Local Evaluation Plan Template * Burden updated from current approval ..........................................................................
Child Welfare Study to Enhance Equity with Data (CW–SEED) ............................................................................
Culture of Continuous Learning Project: Landscape Survey ..................................................................................
Preliminary Activities to Support Future Data Collection for the National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing (NSCAW) ...................................................................................................................................................
Soliciting Input for the Consumer Education and Parental Choice in Early Care and Education Project .............
Title IV–E Prevention Services Clearinghouse .......................................................................................................
Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Development Grants Evaluation Support: Data Collection for Final Report .......................................................................................................................................................................
Totals ................................................................................................................................................................
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Burden hours
861
100
546
980
100
182
110
428
71
110
107
88
200
114
2,316
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BURDEN ESTIMATES—NEW REQUESTS
Instrument
Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Semi-Structured Discussions and Focus Groups ............................................
Interviews .........................................................................................................
Questionnaires/Surveys ...................................................................................
3000
1500
1125
1
1
1
2
1
.5
6000
1500
563
Total ..........................................................................................................
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8,063
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–27431 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; Prevention and
Public Health Fund Evidence-Based
Falls Prevention Program Information
Collection; OMB Control Number
0985–0039
Administration for Community
Living, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish a notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice of proposed
extension solicits comments on the
information collection requirements
related to the ACL’s Prevention and
Public Health Fund Evidence-Based
Falls Prevention Program Information
Collection.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by February 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: Donna Bethge
(Donna.Bethge@acl.hhs.gov). Submit
written comments on the collection of
information to Administration for
DATES:
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Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
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Community Living, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC, 20201, Attention:
Donna Bethge.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Bethge, Administration for
Community Living, Donna.Bethge@
acl.hhs.gov, (202) 795–7659.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
as and includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. The PRA
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, ACL is
publishing a notice of the proposed
collection of information set forth in
this document.
With respect to the following
collection of information, ACL invites
comments on our burden estimates or
any other aspect of this collection of
information, including:
(1) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of ACL’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of ACL’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used
to determine burden estimates;
(3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents; and
The Evidence-Based Falls Prevention
Grant Program is financed through the
Prevention and Public Health Fund
(PPHF). The statutory authority for
cooperative agreements under the most
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recent program announcement (FY2023)
is contained in the Older Americans
Act, title IV; and the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C.
300u–11 (Prevention and Public Health
Fund). The Falls Prevention Grant
Program awards competitive grants to
implement and promote the
sustainability of evidence-based Falls
Prevention programs that have been
proven to provide older adults and
adults with disabilities with education
and tools to help them reduce falls and/
or their risk of falls and fall-related
injuries and supports a National Falls
Prevention Resource Center that
provides technical assistance,
education, and resources for the
national Falls Prevention network of
partners.
OMB approval of the existing set of
Falls Prevention data collection tools
(OMB Control Number, 0985–0039)
expires on 04/30/2024. This data
collection continues to be necessary for
the monitoring of program operations
and outcomes.
ACL currently uses and proposes to
continue to use the following tools to
collect information for each program:
(1) a Program Information Cover Sheet
and an Attendance Log, completed by
the program leaders, to record the
location of agencies that sponsor
programs and will allow mapping of the
delivery infrastructure; and
(2) a Participant Information Form
and a Participant Post Program Survey
to be completed by participants.
ACL intends to continue using an
online data entry system for the program
and participant survey data.
During the 60-day public comment
period, ACL intends to analyze public
comments received, conduct focus
groups that include a sub-set of current
Falls Prevention grantees, as well as
consult with subject-matter experts to
gather feedback and determine if
changes to the data collection tools are
warranted.
ACL will adhere to best practices for
collection of all demographic
information when this information is
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Formative
Data Collections for ACF Research and Evaluation (OMB #0970-0356)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes to
extend data collection under the existing overarching generic clearance
for Formative Data Collections for ACF Research and Evaluation (Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0356). There are no changes
proposed to the terms of the overarching generic.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing [email protected]. Identify all requests by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF programs promote the economic and social well-
being of families, children, individuals, and communities. The Office
of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) studies ACF programs, and
the populations they serve, through rigorous research and evaluation
projects. These include evaluations of existing programs, evaluations
of innovative approaches to helping low-income children and families,
research syntheses, and descriptive and exploratory studies. OPRE's
research offers further understanding of current programs and service
populations, explores options for program improvement, and assesses
alternative policy and program designs. OPRE anticipates undertaking a
variety of new research projects related to welfare, employment and
self-sufficiency, Head Start, child care, healthy marriage and
responsible fatherhood, family and youth services, home visiting, child
welfare, trafficking, community services, and other areas of interest
to ACF. Some ACF program offices conduct their own research and
evaluation projects and may utilize this generic.
Under this generic clearance, ACF engages in a variety of formative
data collections with researchers, practitioners, technical assistance
providers, service providers, and potential participants throughout the
field to fulfill the following goals: (1) inform the development of ACF
research, (2) maintain a research agenda that is rigorous and relevant,
(3) ensure that research products are as current as possible, and (4)
inform the provision of technical assistance and supports around
research and evaluation. ACF envisions using a variety of techniques
including semi-structured discussions, focus groups, surveys, and
telephone or in-person interviews, in order to reach these goals.
Information collected under this overarching generic is meant to
inform ACF research activities and may be incorporated into documents
or presentations that are made public. The following are some examples
of ways in which we may share information resulting from these data
collections: research design documents or reports; research or
technical assistance plans; background materials for technical
workgroups; concept maps, process maps, or conceptual frameworks;
contextualization of research findings from a follow-up data collection
that has full PRA approval; informational reports to TA providers; or
project specific reports, or other documents relevant to the field,
such as federal leadership and staff, grantees, local implementing
agencies.
Following standard OMB requirements, ACF has and will continue to
submit to OMB information about individual information collection
activities proposed under the generic clearance. ACF will provide OMB
with a copy of the individual instruments or questionnaires, as well as
other materials describing the project. ACF requests OMB's review
within 10 days of submission of individual requests under this generic.
Respondents: Respondents could include key groups involved in ACF
projects and programs, state or local government officials, service
providers, participants in ACF programs or similar comparison groups,
experts in fields pertaining to ACF research and programs, or others
involved in conducting ACF research or evaluation projects.
Burden Estimates
Find currently approved information collections here: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=0970-0356. The
request to OMB will include an extension request for approved
information collections that are planned to continue beyond November
2023.
Burden Estimates--Ongoing Requests
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Study Responses Burden hours
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fatherhood Family-Focused, 861 980
Interconnected, Resilient, and
Essential (Fatherhood FIRE) Grantee
Local Evaluation Plan Template * Burden
updated from current approval..........
Child Welfare Study to Enhance Equity 100 100
with Data (CW-SEED)....................
Culture of Continuous Learning Project: 546 182
Landscape Survey.......................
Preliminary Activities to Support Future 110 110
Data Collection for the National Survey
of Child and Adolescent Well-Being
(NSCAW)................................
Soliciting Input for the Consumer 428 107
Education and Parental Choice in Early
Care and Education Project.............
Title IV-E Prevention Services 71 88
Clearinghouse..........................
Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration 200 114
Development Grants Evaluation Support:
Data Collection for Final Report.......
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Totals.............................. 2,316 1,681
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Burden Estimates--New Requests
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Avg. burden Total burden
Instrument (total over (total over per response (in hours)
request request (in hours)
period) period)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Semi-Structured Discussions and Focus Groups.... 3000 1 2 6000
Interviews...................................... 1500 1 1 1500
Questionnaires/Surveys.......................... 1125 1 .5 563
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 8,063
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Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-27431 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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