80 FR 55119 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 177 (September 14, 2015)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 177 (September 14, 2015)
| Page Range | 55119-55120 | |
| FR Document | 2015-23022 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 55119-55120] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23022] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Child Care Quarterly Case Record Report--ACF-801. OMB No.: 0970-0167. Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act (42 U.S.C. 9858, as amended by Pub. L. 113-186) requires that States and Territories submit monthly case-level data on the children and families receiving direct services under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The implementing regulations for the statutorily required reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70 and 98.71. Case- level reports, submitted quarterly or monthly (at grantee option), include monthly sample or full population case-level data. The data elements to be included in these reports are represented in the ACF- 801. ACF uses disaggregate data to determine program and participant characteristics as well as costs and levels of child care services provided. This provides ACF with the information necessary to make reports to Congress, address national child care needs, offer technical assistance to grantees, meet performance measures, and conduct research. Consistent with the recent reauthorization of the CCDBG statute, ACF requests extension of the ACF-801 including a number of changes and clarifications to the reporting requirements and instructions as set forth below.Homeless Status: Section 658K(a)(1)(B)(xi) of the CCDBG Act now requires States to report whether children receiving assistance under this subchapter are homeless children. Specifically, this data element will be required with the reporting period beginning October 2015. Child Disability: ACF proposes to add a new data element effective October 2016 indicating whether or not each child receiving services is a child with a disability, in part to track State implementation of priority for services requirements at section 658E(c)(3)(B) of the CCDBG Act (which includes children with special needs as defined by the State). Military Status: ACF proposes to add a new data element effective October 2016 to the ACF-801 to determine the family's status related to military service. Family Zip Code and Provider Zip Code: ACF proposes to add zip codes effective October 2016 to both the family and the provider records to identify the communities where CCDF families and providers are located, in part to support implementation of sections 658E(a)(2)(M) and 658E(a)(2)(Q) of the CCDBG Act that require States to address the supply and access to high-quality child care services for certain areas and populations. Quality of Child Care Providers: The existing ACF-801 allows States several ways of reporting information on the quality of each child's provider(s)--including: Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) participation and rating, accreditation status, State pre-K standards, and other State-defined quality measure. To date, States have been required to report on at least one of the quality elements for a portion of the provider population. ACF is proposing that, effective with the October 2017 report, States must report quality information for every child care provider. States with a QRIS, at a minimum, would be required to report QRIS participation and rating for every provider. States without QRIS would be required to report quality information for every provider using one or more of the quality elements on the form. ACF is proposing to add a new option to indicate whether or not the provider is subject to Head Start or Early Head Start standards. Inspection Date: Section 658E(c)(2)(J) of the reauthorized CCDBG Act requires States to monitor both licensed and license-exempt CCDF providers. ACF proposes to add a data element effective October 2017 indicating, for each child care provider delivering services to a CCDF child, the date of the most recent inspection for compliance with health, safety, and fire standards (including licensing standards for licensed providers). Personally Identifiable Information: Section 658K(a)(1)(E) of the CCDBG Act now prohibits the ACF-801 report from containing personally identifiable information. As a result, ACF proposes to delete Social Security Numbers (SSNs) from the report. Specifically, this change will be required with the reporting period beginning October 2015. Note that the form will still require a unique identifying number, other than the SSN, that is assigned by the State for each family. Language: ACF proposes to add a data element effective October 2016 indicating, the primary language spoken in the home consistent with a Head Start Program Information Report question, i.e., Primary Language of Family at Home. Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianna Islands. [[Page 55120]] Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACF-801..................................... 56 4 25 5,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,600. Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV. Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. 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PPS–2 (the two methodologies allowed regulations for the statutorily required the quality of each child’s provider(s)—
by CMS and specified in CCBHC PPS reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70 and 98.71. including: Quality Rating and
guidance previously issued by CMS). Case-level reports, submitted quarterly Improvement System (QRIS)
The cost report would assist states in or monthly (at grantee option), include participation and rating, accreditation
meeting the requirement for annual monthly sample or full population case- status, State pre-K standards, and other
reporting of CCBHC cost to CMS in a level data. The data elements to be State-defined quality measure. To date,
manner that is consistent with the included in these reports are States have been required to report on
guidance’s cost reporting and represented in the ACF–801. ACF uses at least one of the quality elements for
documentation requirements. disaggregate data to determine program a portion of the provider population.
Information collections approved and participant characteristics as well as ACF is proposing that, effective with the
under this package’s control number are costs and levels of child care services October 2017 report, States must report
reviewed/approved under OMB’s provided. This provides ACF with the quality information for every child care
generic process. As such, they are information necessary to make reports provider. States with a QRIS, at a
usually not subject to formal public to Congress, address national child care minimum, would be required to report
review and comment. In this instance, needs, offer technical assistance to QRIS participation and rating for every
however, CMS is interested in receiving grantees, meet performance measures, provider. States without QRIS would be
public input and is posting the cost and conduct research. required to report quality information
report, cost report instructions, and Consistent with the recent for every provider using one or more of
Supporting Statement on its Web site for reauthorization of the CCDBG statute, the quality elements on the form. ACF
public review (see ADDRESSES and ACF requests extension of the ACF–801 is proposing to add a new option to
DATES). including a number of changes and indicate whether or not the provider is
Form Number: CMS–10398 (#43) clarifications to the reporting subject to Head Start or Early Head Start
(OMB control number 0938–1148); requirements and instructions as set standards.
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: forth below.
• Homeless Status: Section • Inspection Date: Section
Private sector (not-for-profits 658E(c)(2)(J) of the reauthorized CCDBG
institutions) and State, Local, or Tribal 658K(a)(1)(B)(xi) of the CCDBG Act now
requires States to report whether Act requires States to monitor both
Governments; Number of Respondents: licensed and license-exempt CCDF
24; Total Annual Responses: 24; Total children receiving assistance under this
subchapter are homeless children. providers. ACF proposes to add a data
Annual Hours: 1,832. (For policy element effective October 2017
questions regarding this collection Specifically, this data element will be
required with the reporting period indicating, for each child care provider
contact Mary Cieslicki at 410–786– delivering services to a CCDF child, the
4576). beginning October 2015.
• Child Disability: ACF proposes to date of the most recent inspection for
Dated: September 9, 2015. add a new data element effective compliance with health, safety, and fire
William N. Parham, III, October 2016 indicating whether or not standards (including licensing standards
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office each child receiving services is a child for licensed providers).
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory with a disability, in part to track State • Personally Identifiable Information:
Affairs. implementation of priority for services Section 658K(a)(1)(E) of the CCDBG Act
[FR Doc. 2015–23053 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am] requirements at section 658E(c)(3)(B) of now prohibits the ACF–801 report from
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P the CCDBG Act (which includes containing personally identifiable
children with special needs as defined information. As a result, ACF proposes
by the State). to delete Social Security Numbers
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND • Military Status: ACF proposes to (SSNs) from the report. Specifically, this
HUMAN SERVICES add a new data element effective change will be required with the
October 2016 to the ACF–801 to reporting period beginning October
Administration for Children and determine the family’s status related to
Families 2015. Note that the form will still
military service. require a unique identifying number,
• Family Zip Code and Provider Zip other than the SSN, that is assigned by
Submission for OMB Review;
Code: ACF proposes to add zip codes the State for each family.
Comment Request
effective October 2016 to both the
Title: Child Care Quarterly Case family and the provider records to • Language: ACF proposes to add a
Record Report—ACF–801. identify the communities where CCDF data element effective October 2016
OMB No.: 0970–0167. families and providers are located, in indicating, the primary language spoken
Description: Section 658K of the Child part to support implementation of in the home consistent with a Head
Care and Development Block Grant sections 658E(a)(2)(M) and 658E(a)(2)(Q) Start Program Information Report
(CCDBG) Act (42 U.S.C. 9858, as of the CCDBG Act that require States to question, i.e., Primary Language of
amended by Pub. L. 113–186) requires address the supply and access to high- Family at Home.
that States and Territories submit quality child care services for certain Respondents: States, the District of
monthly case-level data on the children areas and populations. Columbia, and Territories including
and families receiving direct services • Quality of Child Care Providers: Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands,
under the Child Care and Development The existing ACF–801 allows States American Samoa, and the Northern
Fund (CCDF). The implementing several ways of reporting information on Marianna Islands.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response
ACF–801 .......................................................................................................... 56 4 25 5,600
Estimated Total Annual Burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Child Care Partnerships will include
Hours: 5,600. HUMAN SERVICES two components: (1) Surveys of 311
Additional Information: Copies of the partnership grantee and delegate agency
Administration for Children and directors and a randomly selected
proposed collection may be obtained by
Families sample of 933 child care partners, and
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of (2) in-depth follow-up case studies of 12
Submission for OMB Review;
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 Comment Request purposively selected partnerships.
L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, The goal of this work is to collect
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Title: Study of Early Head Start-Child descriptive information about
Care Partnerships. partnership grantees and delegate
Officer. All requests should be OMB No.: New Collection.
identified by the title of the information Description: The Administration for agencies, child care partners, and
collection. Email address: Children and Families (ACF) in the services and quality improvement
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Department of Health and Human activities implemented as part of the
OMB Comment: OMB is required to Services (HHS) has awarded 275 Early partnerships and explore how particular
make a decision concerning the Head Start expansion and Early Head partnership models operate. These data
collection of information between 30 Start-child care partnership grants in 50 will be used to describe the national
and 60 days after publication of this states; Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; landscape of partnerships, fill a
document in the Federal Register. and the Northern Mariana Islands. knowledge gap about partnership
Therefore, a comment is best assured of These grants will allow new or existing models implemented in the field, lay
having its full effect if OMB receives it Early Head Start programs to partner the groundwork for future research, and
with local child care centers and family provide information to inform technical
within 30 days of publication. Written
child care providers to expand high- assistance and actions aimed at
comments and recommendations for the
quality early learning opportunities for informing the Early Head Start-child
proposed information collection should infants and toddlers from low-income care partnerships grant initiative.
be sent directly to the following: Office families.
of Management and Budget, Paperwork ACF is proposing to conduct a Respondents: Partnership grantee and
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ descriptive study of the new partnership delegate agency directors; child care
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV. Attn: grantees to document the characteristics partner managers/owners; partnership
Desk Officer for the Administration for and features of partnerships and the staff who focus on coordinating
Children and Families. activities that aim to improve activities among partners, monitoring
professional development and quality of compliance with the Head Start Program
Robert Sargis, Performance Standards, and providing
services and better meet the needs of
Reports Clearance Officer. families. The study will focus on the technical assistance and training;
[FR Doc. 2015–23022 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am] grantees that have received funds for frontline staff; parents; and other state
BILLING CODE 4184–01–P Early Head Start-child care partnership and local stakeholders (such as staff
grants. from child care resource and referral
The proposed data collection for the agencies or child care subsidy
descriptive Study of Early Head Start- administrators).
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual Number of Average
Total number Annual burden
Instrument number responses per burden hours
of respondents hours
of respondents respondent per response
1. Partnership grantee and delegate agency director sur-
vey .................................................................................... 311 156 1 1 156
2. Child care partner survey ................................................ 933 467 1 0.50 234
3. Interview topic guide:
Partnership grantee and delegate agency directors .... 12 6 1 1.5 9
Partnership staff ............................................................ 36 18 1 1 18
State and local stakeholders ........................................ 48 24 1 1 24
4. Parent focus group guide ................................................ 96 48 1 1.5 72
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5. Child care center director focus group guide .................. 96 48 1 1.5 72
6. Child care center teacher focus group guide .................. 96 48 1 1.5 72
7. Family child care provider focus group guide ................. 48 24 1 1.5 36
8. Partnership grantee and delegate agency director ques-
tionnaire ............................................................................ 12 6 1 2 12
9. Child care partner questionnaire ..................................... 180 90 1 0.33 30
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