[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67407-67408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27833]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative is sponsored by the Children's Bureau, Administration for
Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. The Capacity Building Collaborative includes three centers
(Center for States, Center for Tribes, Center for Courts) funded by the
Children's Bureau to provide national child welfare expertise and
evidence-informed training and technical assistance services to State,
Tribal and Territorial public child welfare agencies and Court
Improvement Programs (CIPs). The Centers offer a wide array of services
including, but not limited to: Web-based content and resources, product
development and dissemination, self-directed and group-based training,
virtual learning and peer networking events, and tailored consultation
and coaching. During the project period the Centers' services will be
evaluated by both Center-specific evaluations and a Cross-Center
Evaluation. The Center-specific evaluations are designed to collect
data on Center-specific processes and outcomes. The Cross-Center
Evaluation is designed to respond to a set of cross-cutting evaluation
questions posed by the Children's Bureau. The Cross-Center Evaluation
will examine: The extent to which key partners across and within the
Centers are collaborating; whether the capacity building service
interventions offered by the Centers are evaluable; the degree to which
Centers follow common protocols; whether service interventions are
delivered or performed as designed; how satisfied recipients are with
the services received; how effective the service interventions were;
which service approaches were most effective and under what conditions;
and the costs of services.
The Cross-Center Evaluation is utilizing a longitudinal mixed
methods approach to evaluate the Centers' services as they develop and
mature over the course of the study period. Multiple data collection
strategies will be used to efficiently capture quantitative and
qualitative data to enable analyses that address each evaluation
question. Proposed Cross-Center Evaluation data sources for this effort
include (1) satisfaction surveys to assess recipients' satisfaction
with services, such as the Learning Experiences Satisfaction Survey;
(2) a leadership interview, administered to all State child welfare
directors, Tribal child welfare directors, and CIP coordinators that
are receiving services from the Centers; and (3) a collaboration
survey, an annual Web-based survey administered to the directors and
staff of the three Centers. Center-specific data sources for this
effort include (1) assessment tools such as the Tribal Organizational
Assessment Caseworker Interview; and (2) service-specific feedback
forms, such as the Center for States Intensive Projects instrument and
the Center for Courts CQI Workshops instrument.
Respondents: Respondents of data collection instruments will
include (1) child welfare and judicial professionals that use the
Centers' Web pages, products, and online courses, that participate in
virtual or in-person trainings or peer events, and that receive brief
or intensive tailored services from the Centers; (2) State child
welfare directors, Tribal child welfare directors, and CIP coordinators
that are receiving services from the Centers; and (3) the directors and
staff of the three Capacity Building Centers. The proposed data
collection will span four years.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument of responses per burden hours Total annual
respondents respondent per response burden hours
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Webpage & Product Satisfaction Survey........... 1,560 1 .08 125
Learning Experiences Satisfaction Survey........ 500 1 .33 165
Learning Experience Module Survey............... 900 1 .08 72
Peer Event Satisfaction Survey.................. 5,502 1 .08 441
Assessment & Capacity Building Plan Satisfaction 450 1 .066 30
Survey.........................................
Center for Tribes Contact Form.................. 50 1 .05 3
Center for Tribes Demographic Survey............ 20 1 1.75 35
Tribal Organizational Assessment Caseworker 20 1 1.25 25
Interview......................................
Tribal Organizational Assessment Community 16 1 1.25 20
Provider Interview.............................
Tribal Organizational Assessment Community 12 1 1.0 12
Member/Elder Interview.........................
Tribal Organizational Assessment Family 14 1 1.0 14
Interview......................................
Center for States Information and Referral...... 12 1 .05 1
Center for States Intensive Projects............ 330 2 .33 218
Center for States Constituency Groups........... 400 2 .33 264
Center for States Consultant Feedback Form...... 156 1 .13 21
Center for States Brief Services................ 125 1 .33 42
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CIP Annual Meeting Survey....................... 200 1 .13 26
Center for Courts CQI Workshops................. 48 1 .17 8
Leadership Interview--States.................... 13 2 1 26
Leadership Interview--CIPs...................... 13 2 1 26
Leadership Interview--Tribes.................... 8 2 1.25 20
Leadership Interview Part II--Tribes............ 8 2 .67 11
Annual Collaboration Survey..................... 230 1 .36 83
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,688.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27833 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am]
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