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Proposed Information Collection Activity; Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program Performance Analysis Study-Extension (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0536)
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) request an extension without changes of a currently approved information collection activity as part of the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program Performance Analysis Study (PAS). The goal of the study is to collect, analyze, and report on performance measures data for the SRAE program (OMB Control No. 0970-0536; expiration date 1/31/2025). The purpose of the requested extension is to continue the ongoing data collection and submission of the performance measures by SRAE grant recipients.
Announcement of the Intent To Award a Within Scope Awarding Agency-Initiated Non-Competitive Supplement With Extension to the American Public Human Services Association for the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) in Washington, DC
The ACF, ACYF, CB, Division of Capacity Building announces the intent to award a within scope awarding agency-initiated non- competitive supplement with extension in the amount of up to $1,600,000, to the American Public Human Services Association for its affiliate the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) in Washington, DC, for the further implementation and support nationally of the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) system. The NEICE is an inter-jurisdictional electronic system to improve administrative efficiency in implementing the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC), a process that ensures safe and suitable interstate placements for children in foster care.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; The Understanding and Expanding the Reach of Home Visiting (HV-REACH) Project (New Collection)
As part of the Understanding and Expanding the Reach of Home Visiting (HV-REACH) project, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to collect qualitative data to understand the features of centralized, coordinated, or collaborative intake systems used by seven purposively selected sites that refer families to early childhood home visiting (ECHV) programs.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Children's Bureau Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline (NEW)
The Children's Bureau (CB) is requesting a new collection effort for the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) program, for the use of a Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline to collect cumulative project information. Information from the report will aid grant recipients in meeting grant management requirements as well as to support CB in gathering information on the projects to better monitor the project's use of funds, implementation successes and challenges and program and service effectiveness.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) ACF-696T Financial Report for Tribes (OMB #0970-0510)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Child Care plans to submit revisions to an approved generic information collection (GenIC) under the umbrella generic: Generic Clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Non-Discretionary Grant Programs (0970- 0510). The request revises ACF-696T, the annual financial report for tribal CCDF grant programs to submit financial claims. This specific form collects financial data for Tribal CCDF programs. The proposed revisions to the ACF-696T will provide reporting instructions to Tribal Lead Agencies who are approved under a temporary opportunity to retroactively request the use CCDF funds, including most COVID- relief funds, for construction and/or major renovation with the intent of offsetting increased costs of materials, labor, and other related project costs.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Self-Assessment Review and Report (Office of Management and Budget No.: 0970-0223)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the State Self-Assessment Review and Report (SARR) (OMB#: 0970-0223) for an additional three years with revisions to the instrument reflecting the name change from the Office of Child Support Enforcement to the Office of Child Support Services. The information collected in the reports helps state child support agencies and OCSS determine whether the agencies meet federal child support performance requirements. The current OMB approval expires on May 31, 2025.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (Office of Management and Budget#: 0970-0409)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Early Childhood Development (ECD) is requesting revisions to the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Guidance for Submitting Reports (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0409; expiration 3/31/2026) and a three-year extension of approval.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Office of Community Services Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration Data Collection (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0628)
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is requesting an extension of approval for a recently approved information collection: OCS Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970- 0628, Expiration Date: September 30, 2024). This information collection was originally approved for 6 months as an emergency approval. In addition to extending the approval, OCS seeks to update the burden estimates to accommodate an anticipated increase in the number of grant recipients, as well as to collect additional responses to several of the instruments. OCS also seeks to make updates to approved forms.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Title IV-E Programs Quarterly Financial Report (0970-0510)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children's Bureau plans to submit revisions to an approved generic information collection (GenIC) under the umbrella generic: Generic Clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Non-Discretionary Grant Programs (0970- 0510). This request revises form CB-496, the Title IV-E Programs Quarterly Financial Report, used by title IV-E agencies to submit financial claims for the title IV-E entitlement grant programs.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0148)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the information collection requirements under the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0148, expiration August 31, 2024). On August 21, 2024, the Office of Head Start (OHS) published a final rule: Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming. This information collection contains changes to recordkeeping requirements as described in this final rule.
Submission for OMB Review; Pre-testing Administration for Children and Families Data Collection Activities (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0355)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes revisions to the existing overarching generic clearance for Pre-testing of ACF Data Collection Activities (Previously titled Pre-testing of Evaluation Data Collection Activities; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0355). Revisions are proposed to broaden the scope of the generic to include pretesting of data elements used on information collections that are not specifically for research and evaluation. This includes updates to the title of the request, overarching description, and burden estimates. We are also requesting an extension for currently approved information collections under this generic.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Behavioral Interventions To Advance Self-Sufficiency-Next Generation (BIAS-NG) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0502)
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to modify and extend the approval of the ACF Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency-Next Generation (BIAS-NG) Project Overarching Generic (OMB #: 0970-0502; Expiration date: 8/31/2025.) Under this overarching clearance, ACF collects data as part of rapid cycle testing and evaluation, to inform the design of interventions informed by behavioral science and to better understand the mechanisms and effects of such interventions. Interventions have been and will continue to be developed in the program area domains of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child welfare, and Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/ HS). This revision would also allow for collection of data in the child care program area, and would extend the approval of the overarching generic. These interventions are intended to improve outcomes for participants in these programs.
Submission for OMB Review; Child Abuse and Neglect Background Checks for Child Care and Early Education Project (New Collection)
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing an information collection activity for the Child Abuse and Neglect Background Checks for Child Care and Early Education (CAN Checks for CCEE) Project. The goal of the project is to better understand how states and territories use findings from CAN registry background checks, as required by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (CCDBG), to make child care employment eligibility determinations. The study will also be used to understand state and territory variation, facilitators, and challenges in implementing CAN registry background checks; and explore any resulting within- or across-state/territory equity implications.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; “State SNAP Agency NDNH Matching Program Performance Report” (Office of Management Budget #0970-0464)
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is requesting the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB)approve the "State SNAP Agency NDNH Matching Program Performance Report," with minor revisions, for an additional three years. State agencies administering their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provide the annual performance report to OCSS in accordance with the computer matching agreement between state SNAP agencies and OCSS. The current OMB approval expires on February 28, 2025.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Model Tribal Plan Applications (New Collection)
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), requests an approval of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Model Tribal Plan.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions (OCSS-157) (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0177)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions (OCSS-157), with minor revisions, for an additional three years. The current OMB approval expires on March 31, 2025.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Testing Identified Elements for Success in Fatherhood Programs (0970-0622)
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 test "core components" of fatherhood programs to identify program elements that are effective at improving the lives of fathers who participate in fatherhood programs and their children. The study includes an implementation and an impact study. A request for initial data collection materials was approved by the Office of Management and Budget in December 2023. This notice provides information about additional data collection activities to support this study.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Services for Unaccompanied Children With Disabilities (New Collection)
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is inviting public comment on the proposed collection. The request consists of one form that will allow the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Bureau to provide services to unaccompanied children identified as having a disability.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Request for Assistance for Child Victims of Human Trafficking
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) is requesting a three-year extension of the form: Request for Assistance (RFA) for Child Victims of Human Trafficking (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0362, expiration 09/30/2024). Burden estimates have been updated based on observed increases in the volume of requests received. The RFA form and estimated time per response remains the same.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Support Portal Registration (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0370)
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the "Child Support Portal Registration," with minor revisions, for an additional three years. The OCSS Child Support Portal ("Portal") contains applications to help state child support agencies administer their programs. Authorized Portal users must register with OCSS to access Portal applications and provide OCSS with certain Portal application preferences. The current OMB approval expires on February 28, 2025.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Model State Plan Applications (OMB No. 0970-0382)
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests a 3-year extension of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan, CSBG Eligible Entity Master List, and the American Customer Survey Index (ACSI) forms (OMB #0970-0382, expiration 8/31/2024). There are no changes requested to these information collections.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) (Office of Management and Budget No.: 0970-0209)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG), for an additional three years. The IRG contains State and Tribal child support information that helps child support agencies (CSAs) administer their respective programs. Minor updates are proposed, as described below. The current OMB approval (OMB #: 0970-0209) expires on February 28, 2025.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; The Understanding and Expanding the Reach of Home Visiting (HV-REACH) Project (New Collection)
As part of the Understanding and Expanding the Reach of Home Visiting (HV-REACH) project, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to collect qualitative data to understand the features of centralized, coordinated, or collaborative intake systems used by seven purposively selected sites that refer families to early childhood home visiting (ECHV) programs.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Supporting Youth To Be Successful in Life (SYSIL) Study-Extension With Proposed Revisions (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0574)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension with proposed revisions of a currently approved information collection activity as part of the Supporting Youth to be Successful in Life (SYSIL) study (OMB #: 0970-0574; expiration date: 07/31/2024).
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Tribes for FY 2026-2028 (ACF-118A) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0198)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-118A: Child Care and Development Fund for Tribes (Office of Management and Budget # 0970-0198, expiration April 4, 2025) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026-2028. There are changes proposed to the form to improve formatting, streamline questions, and reduce burden.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Revisions to Two Information Collections: Medical Assessment Form and Dental Assessment Form (OMB #0970-0466) and Mental Health Assessment Form and Public Health Investigation Forms, Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculosis Illness (OMB #0970-0509)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a change of the described potential uses of data for two information collections: Medical Assessment Form and Dental Assessment Form (OMB #: 0970-0466) and Mental Health Assessment Form and Public Health Investigation Forms, Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculosis Illness (OMB: #0970-0509).
Announcement of the Intent To Award a Supplement to the Three Recipients of the Preferred Communities (PC) Program-Church World Service (CWS), U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), and HIAS
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the intent to award a supplement up to the amount of $5,500,000 to be distributed among the three recipients of the Preferred Communities (PC) program that are implementing the Ms. L. Settlement Agreement to provide housing. The three recipients are Church World Service (CWS), U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), and HIAS. The supplement is for the provision of housing assistance as specified by the settlement agreement for Ms. L., et al. vs. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al. These three recipients have already begun implementing the services, and additional supplemental funding will assist in the ability to serve the number of clients estimated to seek services within the proposed period of performance.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Progress Report (OMB No. 0970-0492)
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests an extension with minor changes to the currently approved Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Progress Report, (OMB #0970-0492, expiration 6/30/2024) and is submitting the Tribal Annual Report and Tribal Short Form, as well as removing supplemental funding reports that are no longer in use. Plans for further revisions to this report are also discussed below.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Work Outcomes Measures
This interim final rule modifies ACF regulations in order to implement the statutory changes enacted by section 304 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) related to the reporting of work outcomes under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. ACF is promulgating this rule as an interim final rule to ensure states and territories have sufficient time to comply with data collection for fiscal year 2025.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Refugee Support Services (RSS) and RSS Set Aside Sub-Agency List (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0556)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Refugee Support Services (RSS) and RSS Set Aside Sub-Agency List (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0556). ORR is not proposing any changes to the form.
Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Correction
The ORR is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024. The final rule adopted and replaced regulations relating to key aspects of the placement, care, and services provided to unaccompanied children referred to the ORR, pursuant to ORR's responsibilities for coordinating and implementing the care and placement of unaccompanied children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). The final rule established a foundation for the Unaccompanied Children Bureau Program (UC Bureau Program) that is consistent with ORR's statutory duties, for the benefit of unaccompanied children and to enhance public transparency as to the policies governing the operation of the UC Bureau.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Pre-testing Administration for Children and Families Data Collection Activities (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0355)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes revisions to the existing overarching generic clearance for Pre-testing of ACF Data Collection Activities (Previously titled Pre-testing of Evaluation Data Collection Activities; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0355). Revisions are proposed to broaden the scope of the generic to include pretesting of data elements used on information collections that are not specifically for research and evaluation. This includes updates to the title of the request, overarching description, and burden estimates. We are also requesting an extension for currently approved information collections under this generic.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Children's Bureau Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline (NEW)
The Children's Bureau (CB) is requesting a new collection effort for the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) program, for the use of a Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline to collect cumulative project information. Information from the report will aid grant recipients in meeting grant management requirements as well as to support CB in gathering information on the projects to better monitor the project's use of funds, implementation successes and challenges and program and service effectiveness.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Legal and Advocacy Services for Unaccompanied Children (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0565)
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is inviting public comment on revisions to an approved information collection. The request consists of several forms that allow the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program to provide legal and advocacy services to unaccompanied children.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Community Services Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration Data Collection (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0628)
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is requesting an extension of approval for a recently approved information collection: OCS Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970- 0628; Expiration Date: September 30, 2024). This information collection was originally approved for 6 months as an emergency approval. In addition to extending the approval, OCS seeks to update the burden estimates to accommodate an anticipated increase in the number of grant recipients, as well as to collect additional responses to several of the instruments. OCS also seeks to make updates to approved forms.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Annual Report on Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level From a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act (OMB #: 0970-0004)
The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension of the form ACF-4125: Annual Report on Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payment in Excess of the Poverty Income Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act (OMB #: 0970-0004, expiration 6/30/2024). There are no changes requested to the form.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting Reports (Office of Management and Budget#: 0970-0409)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD) is requesting revisions to the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Guidance for Submitting Reports (Office of Management and Budget (OMB)#: 0970-0409; expiration March 31, 2026) and a 3-year extension of approval.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child and Family Services Reviews (OMB #0970-0214)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the activities associated with the Child and Family Services Reviews information collection (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0214, expiration January 31, 2025). There are no changes requested to the collection.
Employment and Training Services for Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support Program
In an effort to make the child support program more effective, this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes to allow Federal financial participation (FFP) for certain optional and nonduplicative employment and training services for eligible noncustodial parents in the child support program. The proposed rule will permit states, at their discretion, to use FFP to provide any or all of the following services: job search assistance; job readiness training; job development and job placement services; skills assessments; job retention services; work supports; and occupational training and other skills training directly related to employment.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Family Violence Prevention and Services Grants to States; Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages; and State Domestic Violence Coalitions (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0280)
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) program within the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) plans revised program announcements and minor changes to the previously approved Performance Progress Report for States and Tribes (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0280; Expiration Date: May 31, 2024). Minor changes are proposed to the existing information collection.
Tribal Consultation Meetings
Pursuant to the Head Start Act, notice is hereby given of one joint Tribal consultation session to be held between HHS/ACF ECD, OHS, and OCC leadership and the leadership of Tribal governments operating Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting; Tribal Child Care and Development Fund; and Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The purpose of this consultation session is to discuss ways to better meet the needs of Tribal children and their families and issues affecting the delivery of early childhood services in their geographic locations. The consultation will also provide an opportunity for discussion on the review and promulgation of Head Start Program Performance Standards, as required under the Head Start Act. To meet this legislative requirement, one Tribal consultation will be held as part of HHS/ACF or ACF Tribal consultation sessions.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Testing Identified Elements for Success in Fatherhood Programs (0970-0622)
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 test "core components" of fatherhood programs to identify program elements that are effective at improving the lives of fathers who participate in fatherhood programs and their children. The study includes an implementation and an impact study. A request for initial data collection materials was approved by the Office of Management and Budget in December 2023. This notice provides information about additional data collection activities to support this study.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Correction
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a system of records notice in the Federal Register on May 16, 2024, for new system of records "OCSS Research Platform" maintained by HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS). The notice contained an incorrect system number, 09-80-0391; the correct number is 09-80- 0390.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Behavioral Interventions To Advance Self-Sufficiency-Next Generation (BIAS-NG) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0502)
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to modify and extend the approval of the ACF Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency-Next Generation (BIAS-NG) Project Overarching Generic (OMB #: 0970-0502; Expiration date: 8/31/2025.) Under this overarching clearance, ACF collects data as part of rapid cycle testing and evaluation, to inform the design of interventions informed by behavioral science and to better understand the mechanisms and effects of such interventions. Interventions have been and will continue to be developed in the program area domains of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child welfare, and Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS). This revision would also allow for collection of data in the child care program area, and would extend the approval of the overarching generic. These interventions are intended to improve outcomes for participants in these programs.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying an existing system of records maintained by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS): System No. 09-80-0389, "OCSE Data Center General Support System," being renamed "OCSS Data Exchange Platform."
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is establishing a new system of records to be maintained by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS): System Number 09-80-0391, "OCSS Research Platform."
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Community Services Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus Data Collection (New Collection)
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a new information collection for an evaluation of a new demonstration program, the Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (MLP+). The information collection will include grant recipient reports of service delivery and outcomes, as well as interviews with program staff and participants to understand program implementation and participant experiences.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Program Performance Standard (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0148)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the information collection requirements under the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0148, expiration August 31, 2024). At this time, there are no changes to the approved recordkeeping requirements under this OMB number. However, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming was published and if any of the proposed changes are made final, this information collection will be updated to reflect those changes.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Head Start REACH: Strengthening Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Approaches With Families-Mixed Methods Study (New Collection)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to collect data on different approaches that Head Start programs use to recruit, select, and enroll families, and the ways in which such practices reflect programs' community contexts. We are not attempting to recruit a nationally representative sample. Instead, the study will aim to obtain a variety of eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) practices and experiences to explore how these practices and experiences intersect with different adversities, demographic characteristics, and community contexts.
Foster Care Legal Representation
This rule allows title IV-E agencies to claim Federal financial participation (FFP) for the administrative costs of: legal representation in foster care proceedings provided by an attorney representing the title IV-E agency or any other public agency (including an Indian tribe) which has an agreement in effect under which the other agency has placement and care responsibility of a title IV-E eligible child; independent legal representation provided by an attorney representing a child in title IV-E foster care, a child who is a candidate for title IV-E foster care (hereafter, referred to as a child "who is eligible for title IV-E foster care"), the child's parent(s), the child's relative caregiver(s), and the child's Indian custodian(s) in foster care and other civil legal proceedings as necessary to carry out the requirements in the title IV-E agency's title IV-E foster care plan; and legal representation provided by an attorney representing an Indian child's tribe, or representation of an Indian child's tribe provided by a non-attorney, when the child's tribe participates or intervenes in any state court proceeding for the foster care placement or termination of parental rights (TPR) of an Indian child who is in title IV-E foster care or an Indian child who is a candidate for title IV-E foster care.
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