80 FR 71809 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 221 (November 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 71809]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29338]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Permanency Innovations Initiative Evaluation: Phase 4
    OMB No.: 0970-0408
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to collect 
additional data for an evaluation of the Permanency Innovations 
Initiative (PII). This 5-year initiative, funded by the Children's 
Bureau (CB) within ACF, is intended to build the evidence base for 
innovative interventions that enhance well-being and improve permanency 
outcomes for particular groups of children and youth who are at risk 
for long-term foster care and who experience the most serious barriers 
to timely permanency.
    Data collection for the PII evaluation includes a number of 
components beginning at different points in time. Phase 1 (approved 
August 2012, OMB# 0970-0408) included data collection for a cross-site 
implementation evaluation and site-specific evaluations of two PII 
grantees (Washoe County, Nevada, and the State of Kansas). Phase 2 
(approved August 2013) included data collection for two more PII 
grantees (Illinois DCFS and one of two interventions offered by the Los 
Angeles LGBTQ Center's Recognize Intervene Support Empower [RISE] 
project). Phase 3 (approved July 2014) included data collection for an 
evaluation of another PII grantee intervention and two additional 
cross-site PII studies. The grantee intervention was a second RISE 
intervention, the Care Coordination Team (CCT). The two PII cross-site 
studies were a cost study and an administrative data study.
    The current request if for Phase 4 and includes data collection for 
another PII grantee, the California Department of Social Services' 
California Partnership for Permanency (CAPP) project.
    Respondents: Spanish and English speaking biological parents, legal 
guardians, foster parents (or caregivers)

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                  Annual  number     Number of        Average
           Instrument              Total number         of         responses per   burden  hours   Total  annual
                                  of respondents    respondents     respondent     per  response   burden  hours
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CAPP Parent-Legal Guardian                  1673             558               1              .6             335
 Questionnaire.................
CAPP Caregiver Questionnaire...             1763             587               1              .6             352
    CAPP annual burden hours...  ...............  ..............  ..............  ..............             687
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    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: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    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: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-29338 Filed 11-16-15; 8:45 am]
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