Administration for Children and Families June 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Revisions to Recordkeeping To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start (OMB #: 0970-0583)
The Office of Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, requests public comment on an extension with changes to recordkeeping requirements for ACF Head Start grant recipients. A Final Rule published on January 6, 2023, added a recordkeeping requirement that Head Start grant recipients update their program policies and procedures to include an evidence-based COVID-19 mitigation policy. OHS requested and received emergency approval from OMB to implement the updated recordkeeping requirement as required in the Final Rule. Approval was for 6 months. Subsequently, a final rule was published on June 26, 2023, which removed all previously approved vaccination recordkeeping requirements and the requirement to maintain a testing protocol. This request is to remove these requirements from the information collection and extend approval of the remaining recordkeeping requirement under this OMB number for an additional 3 years.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Multistate Financial Institution Data Match With Federally Assisted State Transmitted Levy
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend approval of the Multistate Financial Institution (MSFIDM) Data Match with Federally Assisted State Transmitted (FAST) Levy, without changes, for an additional three years. The current OMB approval (OMB No.: 0970-0169) expires January 31, 2024.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for Paternity Establishment Affidavits
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), United States Department of Health and Human Services, is requesting a three-year extension of the Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for Paternity Establishment Affidavits (OMB #0970-0171, expiration 1/31/2024). No changes are proposed.
Tribal Consultation Meetings
Pursuant to the Head Start Act, notice is hereby given of two tribal consultation sessions to be held between HHS/ACF OHS leadership and the leadership of tribal governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The purpose of these consultation sessions is to discuss ways to better meet the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and their families, taking into consideration funding allocations, distribution formulas, and other issues affecting the delivery of Head Start services in their geographic locations. Two tribal consultations will be held as part of HHS/ACF or ACF Tribal Consultation Sessions.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance: Feedback and Implementation (New Collection)
The Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), United States Department of Health and Human Services, is proposing to collect data for a new descriptive study, Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP): Feedback and Implementation. This expands on earlier work around technical assistance, as approved under Office of Management and Budget #: 0970- 0593.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027 (ACF-118) and Extension of Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2022-2024 (OMB #0970-0114)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting an extension without changes of the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2022- 2024 (OMB #0970-0114, expiration 02/29/2024), and an additional 3-year extension of the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027. There are changes requested to the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027 to improve formatting, collect additional information about program implementation, and streamline questions.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Proposed Information Collection Activity, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0338)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting to extend approval of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Reporting for Work Participation, with proposed revisions. Revisions are intended to improve the clarity of the instructions, streamline reporting, and ensure all instructions are up- to-date.
Removal of the Vaccine Requirements for Head Start Programs
This final rule removes the vaccine and testing requirements included in the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) titled, ``Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs,'' which the Administration for Children and Families published on November 30, 2021. Specifically, this rescission removes the requirement from the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) that all Head Start staff, contractors whose activities involve contact with or providing direct services to children and families, and volunteers working in classrooms or directly with children are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The associated HSPPS requirement that staff who are exempt from the vaccination requirement have ``at least weekly'' COVID-19 testing is also removed.
Submission for OMB Review: National Child Abuse and Neglect Database System (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0424)
The Children's Bureau (CB), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting a three-year extension of the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) collection (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0424, expiration August 31, 2023). There are no changes requested to this data collection.
Submission for OMB Review; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Data Reports: Demographic and Service Utilization, Grantee Performance Measures, and Quarterly Performance Reports
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a new information collection for the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Tribal Home Visiting Program Data Reports: Demographic and Service Utilization, Grantee Performance Measures, and Quarterly Performance Reports.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Medical Health Assessment Form and Public Health Investigation Forms, Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculosis Illness (Office of Management and Budget 0970-0509); Correction
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a document in the Federal Register of June 1, 2023, concerning request for comments on a 3-year extension of the Mental Health Assessment Form (formerly the Health Assessment Form) and Public Health Investigation Forms, Active Tuberculosis (TB) and Non-TB Illness (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0509, expiration December 31, 2023). The published notice contained an incorrect title and a typo in the Description section.
Submission for OMB Review; Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)-Extension (OMB #0970-0497)
OPRE and the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) in ACF request an extension to a currently approved information collection of performance measures data for the PREP Program (OMB No. 0970-0497; expiration date: 06/30/2023). The purpose of the request is to continue the ongoing data collection and submission of the performance measures by PREP grantees and eliminate the requirement for grantees to aggregate participant survey data to the program level for submission.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Replication of Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families-Impact Study (New Collection)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a data collection activity as part of the Replication of Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families-Impact Study (R3- Impact). The R3-Impact Study aims to satisfy the legislative requirements called for by the 2018 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act by replicating and testing the efficacy of two recovery coaching interventions for families engaged in the child welfare system due to parental substance use disorders.
Office of Child Support Enforcement; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Statement of Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of Authority. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has renamed the Office of Child Support Enforcement. This notice changes the name of the program from Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to Office of Child Support Services (OCSS).
Request for Public Comment; National Human Trafficking Prevention Framework
This notice informs the public of the opportunity to provide input on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Human Trafficking Prevention Framework (Framework), which contains strategies and approaches to prevent human trafficking and its recurrence while increasing capacity to identify and reduce harm caused by human trafficking. HHS will consider this input as it updates the Framework. The draft Framework is available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ otip.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Administration for Children and Families Generic for Information Collections Related to Gatherings (New Collection)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a generic clearance to request information from potential participants at ACF gatherings, such as meetings or conferences. The planning for these gatherings is most often on a quick timeline and the standard timeline to comply with a full request under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) would inhibit the ability to collect information to inform these activities. Therefore, an umbrella generic is requested to allow for quick turnaround requests for similar information collections related to these activities.
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Strengthening Child Welfare Systems To Achieve Expected Child and Family Outcomes Cross-Site Evaluation (New Collection)
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).
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee Resettlement Annual Survey of Refugees (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0033)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks an update to the existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees. The Annual Survey of Refugees is a yearly sample survey of refugee households entering the U.S. in the previous 5 fiscal years. The requested update is based upon results of a multi-year effort in instrument redesign and field testing. ACF estimates the proposed changes will increase response burden from 48 to 50 minutes per respondent.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Medical Health Assessment Form and Public Health Investigation Forms, Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculosis Illness (Office of Management and Budget 0970-0509)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Mental Health Assessment Form (formerly the Health Assessment Form) and Public Health Investigation Forms, Active Tuberculosis (TB) and Non-TB Illness (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0509, expiration December 31, 2023. Changes are proposed to the currently approved forms.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Medical Assessment Form and Dental Assessment Form (Office of Management and Budget 0970-0466)
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.
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