Administration for Children and Families – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) is postponing, pending judicial review, the effective date of a final rule entitled ``Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely'' (SUNSET final rule) and published in the Federal Register of January 19, 2021, and a final rule correction published in the Federal Register of March 23, 2021.

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting a 3-year extension of the form OCSE-75 Tribal Child Support Enforcement Annual Data Report (OMB #0970-0320, expiration 01/31/2023). There are changes requested to the form.

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance, is requesting a 3-year extension of the Household Report Form (OMB #0970-0060, expiration 02/28/2022). Submission of the completed report is one requirement for LIHEAP grant recipients applying for federal LIHEAP block grant funds. OCS proposes minor changes related to reporting of supplemental funding and to update reporting dates and number of respondents.

The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is requesting a 2-year extension to the following information collection: Annual Data Report (ADR) (OMB# 0970-0475; expiration date: 2/28/2022). There are no changes requested to the form.

The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting an extension with minor changes to the approved information collection: Regional Partnership Grants National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance (OMB #0970-0527). The proposed information collection will be used in a national cross-site evaluation of the fifth and sixth cohorts of CB's Regional Partnership Grants (RPG). The cross-site evaluation will use surveys, interviews, progress reports, and data on participant enrollment, services, and outcomes.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) plans to submit a generic information collection (GenIC) request under the following umbrella generic: Generic Clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (0970- 0510). This request includes a draft announcement with instructions to be completed by Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grant recipients that will be unable to obligate funds that will reach the end of their obligation period on September 30, 2022.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing to continue ongoing approved data collection activities and add additional activities for the sample enrolled in the Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations (Office of Management and Budget (OMB)#: 0970-0506). This includes (1) an extension for the previously approved second follow-up survey data collection; (2) new data collection through a third follow-up survey; and (3) new data collection through follow-up semi-structured interviews with management, staff, supervisors, and participants.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new primary data collection about connected child welfare data. We define connected data as child welfare data that are linked or integrated with data from other systems or agencies. The State Child Welfare Data Linkages Descriptive Study (Data Linkages Descriptive Study) will gather systematic information on the extent to which states connect their child maltreatment data to other data sets; how any linked data sets are created, managed, and used; and challenges states face in linking data.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting an extension of the ORR-6 Performance Report (OMB #0970-0036, expiration 2/28/2022) until 8/31/ 2022. ORR published a notice in the Federal Register on 8/12/2021 requesting comments within 60-days on revisions to the ORR-6. A related revision request will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget along with an additional 30-day comment period prior to 8/12/ 2022.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) information collection (OMB #0970-0463, expiration 8/31/2022). The CCWIS information collection includes the Automated Function List and the Data Quality Plan. There are no required instruments associated with the data collection and no changes to the data collection.

The Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting that the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a revision to an approved information collection: Current Population Survey-Child Support Supplement. The current OMB approval expires on August 31, 2022.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the ACF Uniform Project Description (UPD) (OMB #0970-0139, expiration 2/28/2022). There are no changes requested to the form. ACF expects to submit a request for revisions in 2022, which will include standard comment periods.

The Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF- 800: CCDF Annual Aggregate Report (OMB #0970-0150, expiration 2/28/ 2022). There are no changes requested to the form.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend approval of the existing overarching generic clearance for Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support (OMB #0970-0531; expiration date 7/31/2022). ACF proposes minor updates to the description of potential generic information collections under the overarching generic and to the estimated number of respondents.

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ORR-1, Cash and Medical Assistance Program Estimates (OMB #0970-0030, expiration 5/ 31/2022). There are no changes requested to the form or instructions.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying three systems of records maintained by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE): System Number 09-80-0381, ``OCSE National Directory of New Hires, HHS/ACF/OCSE''; System No. 09-80-0383, ``OCSE Debtor File, HHS/ ACF/OCSE''; and System No. 09-80-0387, ``Federal Parent Locator Service Child Support Services Portal, HHS/ACF/OCSE'' (now renamed ``Child Support Portal Registration Records, HHS/ACF/OCSE'').

The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Head Start (OHS) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), Monthly Enrollment reporting instrument, and Center Locations and Contacts instrument (OMB #0970- 0427, expiration 4/30/2022). OHS has made updates to these instruments, as described below.

The Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for a new descriptive study, Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP).

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, that a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States (Committee) will be held on January 6, 2022. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to finalize the distribution plan for the Committee's January 2022 report. The members of the Committee request comment from the public to inform their ongoing work. Please submit your comments to NAC@nhttac.org with the subject ``NAC Comments,'' as soon as possible and before January 3, 2022.

The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting a 3-year extension of the State Access and Visitation Grant Application (OMB #0970-0482, expiration 5/31/2022). There are changes requested to the form.

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance, is requesting a 3-year extension of the Household Report Form (OMB #0970-0060, expiration February 28, 2022). Submission of the completed report is one requirement for LIHEAP grant recipients applying for federal LIHEAP block grant funds. OCS proposes minor changes related to reporting of supplemental funding and to update reporting dates and number of respondents.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the ACF Uniform Project Description (UPD) (OMB #0970-0139, expiration 2/28/2022). There are no changes requested to the form.

The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting clearance for the proposed new collection titled ``UC Program Budget Workbook'' to streamline budget details and justifications of applicants to funding opportunities.

An Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) was published on November 30, 2021 that established the COVID-19 vaccination requirements whereby all Head Start staff, certain contractors, and volunteers must be vaccinated for COVID-19 by January 31, 2022. The Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting expedited review of an information collection request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and inviting public comments on the following new recordkeeping requirements for Head Start programs: (1) Collect and maintain records on the vaccination status of staff, certain contractors, and volunteers in Head Start and Early Head Start programs, and (2) develop and maintain a written COVID-19 protocol for testing individuals granted vaccine exemptions including granting such exemptions. We also invite comments on the impact of this new requirement on the current requirement for Head Start programs to maintain, including regularly update, program policies and procedures for personnel (associated burden approved under OMB #: 0970-0148).

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Electronic Document Exchange (EDE), with minor revisions, for an additional three years. State child support agencies use the EDE to improve case processing. The current OMB approval expires on June 30, 2022.