81 FR 38190 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; State Court Improvement Program
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 113 (June 13, 2016)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 113 (June 13, 2016)
| Page Range | 38190-38190 | |
| FR Document | 2016-13928 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 38190] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-13928] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [OMB No.: 0970-0307] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; State Court Improvement Program The Court Improvement Program (CIP) is a mandatory formula grant funded under section 438 of the Social Security Act, and most recently reauthorized under the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-34). The purpose of the CIP is to facilitate the handling of child welfare cases in the courts. All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia receive grants under the program. The program requires two submissions annually from grantees that constitute information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to request an extension of the Office of Management and Budget Control Number 0907-0307 permitting continued use of the information collections required by ACF-CB-PI-12-02. The burden estimates are provided below. The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families anticipates issuing a new Program Instruction for federal fiscal year 2017. Following the publication of the first Federal Register notice, the Children's Bureau engaged in a number of outreach activities to seek additional input from grantees and experts in the field on how best to reduce grantee burden, ensure that the reporting process was useful to grantees, and maximize the ability to evaluate the program overall. These efforts have resulted in the decision to require one annual submission, as opposed to two submissions. The annual submission will include: (1) A self-assessment, and (2) a strategic plan. The self-assessment requires the grantees to identify the topical work areas of the last year, identify strengths, challenges and need for technical assistance. The self-assessment has been designed with user/grantee input with the intention of minimizing burden and maximizing usefulness of the process and product to the grantee. The strategic plan identifies projects and activities and intended results for the coming year. The strategic plan was also developed with grantee input. A full application will be due once every five years. The full application will require a five year strategic plan, letters of commitment from the highest court of appeal and state title IV-E/IV-B agency, a budget narrative, and a list of all statewide task force members. Taken together, the changes reduce the overall burden hours from years past and those anticipated in the previous Federal Register notice by approximately 50%. Respondents: Highest State Court. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Application................................ 52 1 40 2080 Updated Strategic Plan.......................... 52 1 12 624 Self-Assessment................................. 52 1 36 1772 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4476. 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, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. Attention 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, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-13928 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P
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regarding this collection contact Janet DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Bureau engaged in a number of outreach
Miller at 404–562–1799.) HUMAN SERVICES activities to seek additional input from
3. Type of Information Collection grantees and experts in the field on how
Administration for Children and best to reduce grantee burden, ensure
Request: Extension without change of a
Families that the reporting process was useful to
currently approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare [OMB No.: 0970–0307] grantees, and maximize the ability to
evaluate the program overall. These
Advantage Appeals and Grievance Data
Submission for OMB Review; efforts have resulted in the decision to
Disclosure Requirements (42 CFR
Comment Request; State Court require one annual submission, as
422.111); Use: Medicare Advantage
Improvement Program opposed to two submissions.
(MA) organizations and demonstrations
are required to collect and disclose The Court Improvement Program The annual submission will include:
information pertaining to the number of (CIP) is a mandatory formula grant (1) A self-assessment, and (2) a strategic
disputes, and their disposition in the funded under section 438 of the Social plan. The self-assessment requires the
aggregate, with the categories of Security Act, and most recently grantees to identify the topical work
grievances and appeals to any reauthorized under the Child and areas of the last year, identify strengths,
individual eligible to elect an MA Family Services Improvement and challenges and need for technical
organization who requests this Innovation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–34). assistance. The self-assessment has been
The purpose of the CIP is to facilitate designed with user/grantee input with
information. The CMS continues to
the handling of child welfare cases in the intention of minimizing burden and
need the same format and form for
the courts. All 50 states, Puerto Rico, maximizing usefulness of the process
reporting. Form Number: CMS–R–282
and the District of Columbia receive and product to the grantee. The strategic
(OMB control number: 0938–0778); grants under the program. The program plan identifies projects and activities
Frequency: Annually and semi- requires two submissions annually from and intended results for the coming
annually; Affected Public: Private Sector grantees that constitute information year. The strategic plan was also
(Business or other for-profit and Not-for- collections under the Paperwork developed with grantee input. A full
profit institutions); Number of Reduction Act. application will be due once every five
Respondents: 741; Total Annual The purpose of this notice is to years. The full application will require
Responses: 55,300; Total Annual Hours: request an extension of the Office of a five year strategic plan, letters of
5,906. (For policy questions regarding Management and Budget Control commitment from the highest court of
this collection contact Stephanie Number 0907–0307 permitting appeal and state title IV–E/IV–B agency,
Simons at 206–615–2420.) continued use of the information a budget narrative, and a list of all
Dated: June 8, 2016. collections required by ACF–CB–PI–12– statewide task force members.
02. The burden estimates are provided
William N. Parham, III,
below. The Administration on Children, Taken together, the changes reduce
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office Youth, and Families anticipates issuing the overall burden hours from years past
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory a new Program Instruction for federal and those anticipated in the previous
Affairs. fiscal year 2017. Federal Register notice by
[FR Doc. 2016–13916 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am] Following the publication of the first approximately 50%.
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Federal Register notice, the Children’s Respondents: Highest State Court.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response
Full Application ................................................................................................ 52 1 40 2080
Updated Strategic Plan .................................................................................... 52 1 12 624
Self-Assessment .............................................................................................. 52 1 36 1772
Estimated Total Annual Burden having its full effect if OMB receives it DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Hours: 4476. within 30 days of publication. Written HUMAN SERVICES
Additional Information: Copies of the comments and recommendations for the
proposed collection may be obtained by proposed information collection should Health Resources and Services
writing to the Administration for be sent directly to the following: Office Administration
Children and Families, Office of of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 Agency Information Collection
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ Activities: Submission to OMB for
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All Review and Approval; Public Comment
Desk Officer for the Administration for Request
requests should be identified by the title Children and Families.
of the information collection. Email
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Robert Sargis, Administration, HHS.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to Reports Clearance Officer. ACTION: Notice.
make a decision concerning the [FR Doc. 2016–13928 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am]
collection of information between 30 SUMMARY: In compliance with Section
BILLING CODE 4184–01–P
and 60 days after publication of this 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
document in the Federal Register. Reduction Act of 1995, the Health
Therefore, a comment is best assured of Resources and Services Administration
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