[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85964-85965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28678]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Center for States Evaluation Ancillary Data Collection.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building
Collaborative, Center for States is sponsored by the Children's Bureau,
Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. The purpose of this evaluation is to respond
to a set of cross-cutting evaluation questions posed by the Children's
Bureau. This new information collection is an ancillary part of a
larger data collection effort being conducted for the evaluation of the
Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. Two groups of
instruments for the larger evaluation have already been submitted, and
requests for clearance have been submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (see Federal Register Volume 80, No. 211, November 2, 2015;
Federal Register Volume 81, No. 41, March 2, 2016; Federal Register
Volume 81, No. 111, June 9, 2016; Federal Register Volume 81, No. 186,
September 26, 2016), with the first group of instruments approved on
August 31, 2016. This notice details a group of instruments that are
specific only to the Center for States. The instruments focus on (1)
evaluating an innovative approach to engaging professionals in
networking and professional development through virtual conferences,
(2) understanding fidelity to and effectiveness of the Center for
States' Capacity Building Model, and (3) capturing consistent
information during the updated annual assessment process focused on
related contextual issues impacting potential service delivery such as
implementation of new legislation.
Respondents: Respondents of these data collection instruments will
include child welfare agency staff and stakeholders who directly
receive services.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total annual
respondents respondent per response burden hours
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Virtual Conference (VC) Session Surveys......... 450 6 .08 216
VC Focus Group Guide............................ 30 1 1 30
VC Interview Guide.............................. 20 1 .5 10
VC Registration Data............................ 1000 1 .03 30
Tailored Services Practice Model Survey......... 130 1 .25 32.5
Assessment Observation--group debrief........... 50 1 .25 12.5
Service Delivery and Tracking and Adjustment 45 1 .25 11.3
Observation--group debrief.....................
Assessment and Service Delivery and Tracking and 20 1 .5 10
Adjustment State Lead Interviews...............
Annual Assessment Update (8 systematic 54 1 .08 4.3
questions).....................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 356.6.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20201. 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. 2016-28678 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]
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