81 FR 58515 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 165 (August 25, 2016)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 165 (August 25, 2016)
| Page Range | 58515-58516 | |
| FR Document | 2016-20386 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 58515-58516] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-20386] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request TITLE: Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education: Comparative Multi-Case Study. OMB No.: New. DESCRIPTION: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect new information to use in developing measures of the implementation and costs of high quality early care and education. This information collection is part of the project, Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education (ECE- ICHQ). The project's goal is to create a technically sound and feasible instrument that will provide consistent, systematic measures of the implementation and costs of education and care in center-based settings that serve children from birth to age 5. The resulting measures will inform research, policy, and practice by improving understanding of variations in what centers do to support quality, their associated costs, and how resources for ECE may be better aligned with expectations for quality. The goals of the study are (1) to test and refine a mixed methods approach to identifying the implementation activities and costs of key functions within ECE centers and (2) to produce data for creating measures of implementation and costs. The study is currently collecting data through on-site visits to 24 centers as part of an initial phase of data collection under clearance, #0970-0355. This initial phase is meant to test data collection tools and methods, conduct cognitive interviewing to obtain feedback from respondents about the tools, and reduce and refine the tools for the next phase of data collection. This request is focused on the next phase of data collection which will include 72 ECE centers in three states. The next phase will rely on remote data collection through electronic data collection tools, telephone interviews, and web-based surveys. RESPONDENTS: ECE site administrators or center directors, program directors, education specialists, financial managers or accountants, teachers, and aides. [[Page 58516]] Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden respondents respondent per response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Center recruitment call screener (to confirm 360 1 .33 119 selection criteria and gain participation; assumes outreach to 5 centers for every 1 center needed)................................. Center engagement call script (to gather basic 72 1 .75 54 characteristics and plan steps for participation)................................. Implementation interview protocol............... 72 1 8 576 Electronic cost workbook........................ 72 1 6 432 Cost interview protocol......................... 72 1 2 144 Web-based time-use survey....................... 579 1 .5 290 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,615 hours. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 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., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20201, 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. Robert Sargis, ACF Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-20386 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-23-P
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regulations and policies for this which are most successful; and prepares Education: Comparative Multi-Case
program. It provides guidance, review, reports on significant findings. Study.
support and assistance to states and E. Division of Social Services
administers the Social Services Block OMB NO.: New.
grantees on HHS policies, regulations,
procedures and systems necessary to Grant (SSBG). It is responsible for DESCRIPTION: The Administration for
assure efficient program operation at the developing, updating and implementing Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
state, territorial and tribal levels. regulations and policies for this Department of Health and Human
The Division of CSBG is responsible program. It provides guidance, review, Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect
for assessing compliance with the support and assistance to states and new information to use in developing
provisions reviewing and resolving grantees on HHS policies, regulations, measures of the implementation and
formal complaints, reviewing and procedures and systems necessary to costs of high quality early care and
recommending approval or disapproval assure efficient program operation at the
education. This information collection
of waiver requests, and evaluating state, territorial and tribal levels. The
is part of the project, Assessing the
activities in the programs, as Division of Social Services is
appropriate. responsible for administering Implementation and Cost of High
D. Division of Community emergency supplemental disaster Quality Early Care and Education (ECE–
Discretionary and Demonstration funding assessing compliance with the ICHQ). The project’s goal is to create a
Programs administers a variety of provisions of the SSBG program, technically sound and feasible
discretionary grant programs that foster reviewing and resolving formal instrument that will provide consistent,
family stability, economic security, complaints, reviewing and systematic measures of the
responsibility and self-support, and recommending approval or disapproval implementation and costs of education
promote and provide services to low- of waiver requests, and evaluating and care in center-based settings that
income individuals. These programs are activities in the programs, as serve children from birth to age 5. The
administered either through grants, appropriate. resulting measures will inform research,
contracts or jointly financed cooperative II. Continuation of Policy. Except as policy, and practice by improving
arrangements. Assistance may be inconsistent with this reorganization, all understanding of variations in what
provided to states, public and private statements of policy and interpretations centers do to support quality, their
non-profit organizations and community with respect to organizational associated costs, and how resources for
agencies to provide technical assistance, components affected by this notice ECE may be better aligned with
training and on-going services and within ACF, heretofore issued and in
expectations for quality.
activities of national, regional or state- effect on this date of this reorganization
wide significance. Assistance may also are continued in full force and effect. The goals of the study are (1) to test
be provided to private, locally-initiated, III. Delegation of Authority. All and refine a mixed methods approach to
non-profit community development delegations and re-delegations of identifying the implementation
corporations (or affiliates of such authority made to officials and activities and costs of key functions
corporations). This assistance may be employees of affected organizational within ECE centers and (2) to produce
provided to address a variety of areas of components will continue in them or data for creating measures of
interest, such as rural housing and their successors pending further re- implementation and costs. The study is
community facilities, assistance to delegations, provided they are currently collecting data through on-site
migrants and seasonal farm workers, consistent with this reorganization. visits to 24 centers as part of an initial
IV. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment.
recreational and educational activities phase of data collection under
Transfer of organizations and functions
for low-income youth, community food clearance, #0970–0355. This initial
affected by this reorganization shall be
and nutrition, support programs for phase is meant to test data collection
accompanied in each instance by direct
homeless individuals, job creation, and tools and methods, conduct cognitive
and support funds, positions, personnel,
business development opportunities. interviewing to obtain feedback from
records, equipment, supplies, and other
The Division also administers respondents about the tools, and reduce
resources.
continued-use-of-assets agreements This reorganization will be effective and refine the tools for the next phase
between OCS and Community upon date of signature. of data collection.
Development Corporations (CDCs).
This division also administers Dated: August 19, 2016. This request is focused on the next
demonstration programs that develop Mark H. Greenberg, phase of data collection which will
new and innovative approaches to deal Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and include 72 ECE centers in three states.
with the critical needs of the poor Families. The next phase will rely on remote data
which are common to many [FR Doc. 2016–20400 Filed 8–24–16; 8:45 am] collection through electronic data
communities, reduce welfare BILLING CODE 4184–01–P collection tools, telephone interviews,
dependency, and create business and and web-based surveys.
employment opportunities. These RESPONDENTS: ECE site administrators or
programs, including the Assets for DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES center directors, program directors,
Independence (AFI) program, are
education specialists, financial
administered either through grants,
Administration for Children and managers or accountants, teachers, and
contracts or jointly financed cooperative
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arrangements. In coordination with the Families aides.
Office of Planning, Research and Proposed Information Collection
Evaluation (OPRE), the Division Activity; Comment Request
oversees and monitors demonstration
programs; evaluates projects for their TITLE:Assessing the Implementation and
effectiveness in order to replicate those Cost of High Quality Early Care and
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of responses Total burden
Instrument burden hours
respondents per hours
per response
respondent
Center recruitment call screener (to confirm selection criteria and gain par-
ticipation; assumes outreach to 5 centers for every 1 center needed) ....... 360 1 .33 119
Center engagement call script (to gather basic characteristics and plan
steps for participation) .................................................................................. 72 1 .75 54
Implementation interview protocol ................................................................... 72 1 8 576
Electronic cost workbook ................................................................................. 72 1 6 432
Cost interview protocol .................................................................................... 72 1 2 144
Web-based time-use survey ............................................................................ 579 1 .5 290
Estimated Total Annual Burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND such as medical information, your or
Hours: 1,615 hours. HUMAN SERVICES anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: In compliance Food and Drug Administration as a manufacturing process. Please note
with the requirements of Section that if you include your name, contact
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork [Docket No. FDA–2014–D–1292]
information, or other information that
Reduction Act of 1995, the identifies you in the body of your
Abbreviated New Drug Application
Administration for Children and Submissions—Refuse To Receive for comments, that information will be
Families is soliciting public comment Lack of Justification of Impurity Limits; posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
on the specific aspects of the Guidance for Industry; Availability • If you want to submit a comment
information collection described above. with confidential information that you
Copies of the proposed collection of AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, do not wish to be made available to the
information can be obtained and HHS. public, submit the comment as a
comments may be forwarded by writing ACTION: Notice of availability. written/paper submission and in the
to the Administration for Children and manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Families, Office of Planning, Research Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 4th announcing the availability of a Written/Paper Submissions
Floor, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: guidance for industry entitled
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email Submit written/paper submissions as
‘‘Abbreviated New Drug Application follows:
address: OPREinfocollection@ Submissions—Refuse to Receive for • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be Lack of Justification of Impurity written/paper submissions): Division of
identified by the title of the information Limits.’’ This guidance is intended to Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
collection. assist applicants preparing to submit to and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
The Department specifically requests FDA abbreviated new drug applications Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
comments on (a) whether the proposed (ANDAs) and prior approval • For written/paper comments
collection of information is necessary supplements for which the applicant is submitted to the Division of Dockets
for the proper performance of the seeking approval of a new strength of Management, FDA will post your
functions of the agency, including the drug product. The guidance comment, as well as any attachments,
whether the information shall have highlights deficiencies about impurity except for information submitted,
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the information that may cause FDA to marked and identified, as confidential,
refuse to receive (RTR) an ANDA. if submitted as detailed in
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
DATES: Submit either electronic or ‘‘Instructions.’’
proposed collection of information; (c)
written comments on Agency guidances Instructions: All submissions received
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
at any time. must include the Docket No. FDA–
information to be collected; and (d)
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 2014–D–1292 for ‘‘Abbreviated New
ways to minimize the burden of the
as follows: Drug Application Submissions—Refuse
collection of information on to Receive for Lack of Justification of
respondents, including through the use Electronic Submissions Impurity Limits.’’ Received comments
of automated collection techniques or Submit electronic comments in the will be placed in the docket and, except
other forms of information technology. following way: for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Consideration will be given to • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
comments and suggestions submitted www.regulations.gov. Follow the http://www.regulations.gov or at the
within 60 days of this publication. instructions for submitting comments. Division of Dockets Management
Comments submitted electronically, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Robert Sargis,
including attachments, to http:// through Friday.
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. www.regulations.gov will be posted to • Confidential Submissions—To
[FR Doc. 2016–20386 Filed 8–24–16; 8:45 am] the docket unchanged. Because your submit a comment with confidential
BILLING CODE 4184–23–P comment will be made public, you are information that you do not wish to be
solely responsible for ensuring that your made publicly available, submit your
comment does not include any comments only as a written/paper
confidential information that you or a submission. You should submit two
third party may not wish to be posted, copies total. One copy will include the
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