80 FR 10695 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-04101 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 10695-10696] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-04101] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Understanding the Intersection Between TANF and Refugee Cash Assistance Services. OMB No.: New Collection. Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing data collection activities as part of a project to understand the intersection between Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA). The goal of this project is to help ACF better understand how the variety of systems that assist refugees collaborate to promote common goals of self-sufficiency and employment, and how refugees' experiences might differ depending on the structure of the state (or local) program arrangements. To achieve this goal, this study aims to document what states are doing to help refugees gain self-sufficiency; if and how states are integrating RCA, TANF, and associated services to better meet the needs of refugees; and what data is collected currently, or might be collected in the future, to better understand refugee resettlement services and suggest future areas for inquiry. The proposed data collection activities described in this notice will collect data about state policies and practices; how TANF, RCA, and associated services are provided; the respective roles of the various agencies and organizations in serving participants; how the agencies and organizations integrate services internally and/or collaborate with other organizations; refugee populations served; approaches to addressing the particular barriers refugees face; promising practices and strategies for assisting refugees; gaps in services; local labor market conditions; and experiences of refugees accessing services through these programs. The proposed information collection activities include: (1) The survey of state refugee coordinators will be administered to state refugee coordinators in each state and the District of Columbia. The survey will collect information about state policies and practices. (2) The four site visit interview guides will collect information about how TANF, RCA, and associated services are provided; the respective roles of the various agencies and organizations in serving participants; how the agencies and organizations integrate services internally and/or collaborate with other organizations; approaches to addressing the particular barriers refugees face; promising practices and strategies for assisting refugees; gaps in services; data maintained by programs serving refugees; and local labor market conditions. (3) The focus group guide will collect information from program participants about the services they received how they were delivered, their experiences attempting to achieve self--sufficiency within a rapid timeframe, and the challenges they have faced. Respondents: Individuals receiving RCA, TANF, and related services; State Refugee Coordinators; Managers and staff at local TANF offices; local resettlement agency staff; community-based organization staff providing services to refugees; staff operating alternative cash assistance programs for refugees such as Public/Private Partnerships(s) and Wilson/Fish programs (if different from the local resettlement agency); and staff from other programs providing employability and social adjustment and cultural orientation services to refugees. [[Page 10696]] Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden of respondents of respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survey of State Refugee 50 25 1 .5 13 Coordinators................... Site Visit Interview Guide for 40 20 1 1.5 30 Public Agency Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Managers and Staff............. Site Visit Interview Guide for 40 20 1 1.5 30 Public Agency Refugee Cash Assistance Managers and Staff.. Site Visit Interview Guide for 40 20 1 1.5 30 Voluntary Agency Staff......... Site Visit Interview Guide for 40 20 1 1.5 30 Other Community- Based Organization Staff............. Focus Group Guide............... 72 36 1 1.5 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 187. 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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE 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. Karl Koerper, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-04101 Filed 2-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-07-P
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Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and • Recap of the previous (December 15, currently, or might be collected in the
CHIP education programs. 2014) meeting future, to better understand refugee
• Assembling and sharing an • Affordable Care Act initiatives resettlement services and suggest future
information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for • An opportunity for public comment areas for inquiry.
helping consumers evaluate health • Meeting summary, review of The proposed data collection
coverage options. recommendations, and next steps activities described in this notice will
• Building and leveraging existing Individuals or organizations that wish collect data about state policies and
community infrastructures for to make a 5-minute oral presentation on practices; how TANF, RCA, and
information, counseling, and assistance. an agenda topic should submit a written associated services are provided; the
• Drawing the program link between copy of the oral presentation to the DFO respective roles of the various agencies
outreach and education, promoting at the address listed in the ADDRESSES and organizations in serving
consumer understanding of health care section of this notice by the date listed participants; how the agencies and
coverage choices and facilitating in the DATES section of this notice. The organizations integrate services
consumer selection/enrollment, which number of oral presentations may be internally and/or collaborate with other
in turn support the overarching goal of limited by the time available. organizations; refugee populations
improved access to quality care, Individuals not wishing to make an oral served; approaches to addressing the
including prevention services, presentation may submit written particular barriers refugees face;
envisioned under the Affordable Care comments to the DFO at the address promising practices and strategies for
Act. listed in the ADDRESSES section of this assisting refugees; gaps in services; local
The current members of the Panel are: notice by the date listed in the DATES labor market conditions; and
Samantha Artiga, Principal Policy section of this notice. experiences of refugees accessing
Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation; Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health services through these programs.
Joseph Baker, President, Medicare Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a) The proposed information collection
Rights Center; Kellan Baker, Senior of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a)
and 41 CFR 102–3).
activities include:
Fellow, Center for American Progress;
Philip Bergquist, Manager, Health (1) The survey of state refugee
Dated: February 23, 2015.
Center Operations, Children’s Health coordinators will be administered to
Marilyn Tavenner, state refugee coordinators in each state
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
(CHIPRA) Outreach & Enrollment and the District of Columbia. The survey
Medicaid Services.
Project and Director, Michigan Primary will collect information about state
[FR Doc. 2015–04173 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] policies and practices.
Care Association; Marjorie Cadogan, BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
Executive Deputy Commissioner, (2) The four site visit interview guides
Department of Social Services; Jonathan will collect information about how
Dauphine, Senior Vice President, AARP; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND TANF, RCA, and associated services are
Barbara Ferrer, Chief Strategy Officer, HUMAN SERVICES provided; the respective roles of the
W. K. Kellogg Foundation; Shelby various agencies and organizations in
Gonzales, Senior Health Outreach Administration for Children and serving participants; how the agencies
Associate, Center on Budget & Policy Families and organizations integrate services
Priorities; Jan Henning, Benefits internally and/or collaborate with other
Counseling & Special Projects Proposed Information Collection organizations; approaches to addressing
Coordinator, North Central Texas Activity; Comment Request the particular barriers refugees face;
Council of Governments’ Area Agency promising practices and strategies for
Title: Understanding the Intersection
on Aging; Louise Knight, Director, The assisting refugees; gaps in services; data
Between TANF and Refugee Cash
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer maintained by programs serving
Assistance Services.
Center at Johns Hopkins; Miriam OMB No.: New Collection. refugees; and local labor market
Mobley-Smith, Dean, Chicago State Description: The Administration for conditions.
University, College of Pharmacy; Ana Children and Families (ACF), U.S. (3) The focus group guide will collect
Natale-Pereira, M.D., Associate Department of Health and Human information from program participants
Professor of Medicine, Rutgers-New Services (HHS) is proposing data about the services they received how
Jersey Medical School; Roanne Osborne- collection activities as part of a project they were delivered, their experiences
Gaskin, M.D., Associate Medical to understand the intersection between attempting to achieve self—sufficiency
Director, Neighborhood Health Plan of Temporary Assistance for Needy within a rapid timeframe, and the
Rhode Island; Megan Padden, Vice Families (TANF) and Refugee Cash challenges they have faced.
President, Sentara Health Plans; Jeanne Assistance (RCA). The goal of this Respondents: Individuals receiving
Ryer, Director, New Hampshire Citizens project is to help ACF better understand RCA, TANF, and related services; State
Health Initiative, University of New how the variety of systems that assist Refugee Coordinators; Managers and
Hampshire; Carla Smith, Executive Vice refugees collaborate to promote common staff at local TANF offices; local
President, Healthcare Information and goals of self-sufficiency and resettlement agency staff; community-
Management Systems Society (HIMSS); employment, and how refugees’ based organization staff providing
Winston Wong, Medical Director, experiences might differ depending on services to refugees; staff operating
Community Benefit Director, Kaiser the structure of the state (or local) alternative cash assistance programs for
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Permanente and Darlene Yee-Melichar, program arrangements. To achieve this refugees such as Public/Private
Professor & Coordinator, San Francisco goal, this study aims to document what Partnerships(s) and Wilson/Fish
State University. states are doing to help refugees gain programs (if different from the local
The agenda for the March 19, 2015 self-sufficiency; if and how states are resettlement agency); and staff from
meeting will include the following: integrating RCA, TANF, and associated other programs providing employability
• Welcome and listening session with services to better meet the needs of and social adjustment and cultural
CMS leadership refugees; and what data is collected orientation services to refugees.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual Number of Average
Total number Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours
of respondents hours
respondents respondent per response
Survey of State Refugee Coordinators ................................ 50 25 1 .5 13
Site Visit Interview Guide for Public Agency Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families Managers and Staff ........ 40 20 1 1.5 30
Site Visit Interview Guide for Public Agency Refugee Cash
Assistance Managers and Staff ....................................... 40 20 1 1.5 30
Site Visit Interview Guide for Voluntary Agency Staff ......... 40 20 1 1.5 30
Site Visit Interview Guide for Other Community- Based Or-
ganization Staff ................................................................. 40 20 1 1.5 30
Focus Group Guide ............................................................. 72 36 1 1.5 54
Estimated Total Annual Burden proposed collection of information; (c) Program (LIHEAP) ACF–535 Quarterly
Hours: 187. the quality, utility, and clarity of the Allocation Estimates.
In compliance with the requirements information to be collected; and (d) OMB No.: 0970–0037.
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the ways to minimize the burden of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the collection of information on Description: The LIHEAP Quarterly
Administration for Children and respondents, including through the use Allocation Estimates, ACF Form-535 is
Families is soliciting public comment of automated collection techniques or a one-page form that is sent to 50 State
on the specific aspects of the other forms of information technology. grantees and to the District of Columbia.
information collection described above. Consideration will be given to Grantees are asked to complete and
Copies of the proposed collection of comments and suggestions submitted submit the form in the 4th quarter of
information can be obtained and within 60 days of this publication. each year for the upcoming federal fiscal
comments may be forwarded by writing Karl Koerper,
year. The data collected on the form are
to the Administration for Children and grantees’ estimates of obligations based
Reports Clearance Officer.
Families, Office of Planning, Research on percent of funds they expect to make
[FR Doc. 2015–04101 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am]
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant each quarter for the upcoming federal
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, BILLING CODE 4184–07–P
fiscal year for LIHEAP. This is the only
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. method used to request anticipated
Email address: OPREinfocollection@ distributions of the grantees LIHEAP
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be funds. The information is used to
HUMAN SERVICES
identified by the title of the information develop apportionment requests to OMB
collection. Administration for Children and and to make grant awards based on
The Department specifically requests Families grantees anticipated needs. Information
comments on (a) whether the proposed
collected on this form is not available
collection of information is necessary Proposed Information Collection through any other Federal source.
for the proper performance of the Activity; Comment Request
functions of the agency, including Submission of the form is voluntary.
whether the information shall have Proposed Projects Respondents: State Governments and
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Title: Collection Requirements for the the District of Columbia.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response
LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, ACF–535 ......................................... 51 1 0.25 12.75
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ..................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 12.75
In compliance with the requirements and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant whether the information shall have
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Administration for Children and Email address: infocollection@ proposed collection of information; (c)
Families is soliciting public comment acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be the quality, utility, and clarity of the
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on the specific aspects of the identified by the title of the information information to be collected; and (d)
information collection described above. collection. ways to minimize the burden of the
Copies of the proposed collection of The Department specifically requests collection of information on
information can be obtained and comments on: (a) Whether the proposed respondents, including through the use
comments may be forwarded by writing collection of information is necessary of automated collection techniques or
to the Administration for Children and for the proper performance of the other forms of information technology.
Families, Office of Planning, Research functions of the agency, including Consideration will be given to
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