81_FR_67543 81 FR 67353 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

81 FR 67353 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)

Page Range67353-67354
FR Document2016-23628

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67353-67354]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23628]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: National Study of Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver 
Demonstrations.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The National Study of the Title IV-E Child Welfare 
Waiver Demonstrations is sponsored by the Children's Bureau, 
Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services and involves the conduct of a cross-site 
study of jurisdictions (referred to as waiver jurisdictions) approved 
to operate demonstrations authorized by section 1130 of the Social 
Security Act, as amended by the Child and Family Services Improvement 
and Innovation Act, Public Law 112-34. The demonstrations involve 
waivers of certain provisions of the foster care program authorized by 
title IV-E of the Social Security Act. Child welfare agencies in waiver 
jurisdictions are operating demonstrations to implement a variety of 
programs and interventions that serve children and families in an 
effort to improve their safety, permanency, and well-being. Each waiver 
jurisdiction is required to conduct a third-party evaluation of its 
demonstration. The National Study will examine the extent to which 
safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes have improved for children 
and families; the characteristics of waiver jurisdictions where 
improvements in outcomes have occurred; expenditure patterns and the 
types of activities for which waiver jurisdictions have increased 
funding; and the extent to which waiver jurisdictions have experienced 
practice and systems-level changes.
    The National Study uses a mixed-method approach to examine 25 
waiver jurisdictions (including 23 states, the District of Columbia and 
one tribal government) with Terms and Conditions approved in Federal 
Fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014. Proposed data collection methods are 
two topically-focused telephone surveys: (a) A telephone survey of 
waiver jurisdiction representatives and evaluators who are focused on 
measuring well-being, and (b) a second telephone survey of waiver 
jurisdiction representatives and evaluators that is focused on 
understanding practice and systems-level changes within child welfare 
service systems. Also proposed is a Web-based survey of waiver 
jurisdiction representatives and evaluators that will look more broadly 
at the implementation of waiver demonstrations and corresponding 
changes in child welfare policy, practice, and financing. Two sampling 
survey forms are being proposed to collect the necessary contact 
information for respondents to the Web-based survey and the telephone 
survey focused on understanding practice and systems-level changes 
within child welfare service systems. Data collected through these 
instruments will be used by the Children's Bureau to gain an 
understanding of the jurisdictions' collective experience with 
implementing their demonstrations.
    Respondents: The respondents to the Web-Based Survey will be a 
purposive sample of an estimated 250 waiver jurisdiction 
representatives and evaluators drawn from the 25 waiver jurisdictions 
with waiver demonstration projects (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, 
Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 
Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Port Gamble 
S'Klallam Tribe, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, 
Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin). The respondents will be 
identified by the 25 jurisdiction demonstration project leaders using 
the Web-Based Survey Sampling Form. The Web-Based Survey Sampling Form 
and the Web-Based Survey will be administered once during the National 
Study. The respondents to the Measuring Well-Being telephone survey 
will be a census sample of the 23 evaluators identified from the 23 
waiver jurisdictions who are involved with the assessment of child and 
family well-being in their waiver jurisdictions. The Measuring Well-
Being telephone survey will be administered once during the National 
Study. The respondents to the Practice and Systems-Level Change 
telephone survey will be a purposive sample of 60 respondents 
identified from 14 waiver jurisdictions who are knowledgeable about 
practice, policy, and organizational changes in their respective waiver 
jurisdictions. The respondents will be identified by the 14 
jurisdiction demonstration project leaders using the Practice- and 
Systems-Level Change Survey Sampling Form. The Practice- and Systems-
Level Change Survey Sampling Form and the Practice and Systems-Level 
Change telephone survey will be administered once during the National 
Study.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Web-Based Survey Sampling Form..................              25               1            0.33            8.25
Web-Based Survey................................             250               1            0.33            82.5
Measuring Well-Being Telephone Survey...........              23               1               1              23
Practice- and Systems-Level Change Survey                     14               1            0.25             3.5
 Sampling Form..................................

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Practice- and Systems-Level Change Telephone                  60               1               1              60
 Survey.........................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 177.25.
    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. 2016-23628 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  broadcast station’s digital signal and                               operate demonstrations authorized by                        based survey and the telephone survey
                                                  provides viewers (via their DTV                                      section 1130 of the Social Security Act,                    focused on understanding practice and
                                                  receivers) with information about the                                as amended by the Child and Family                          systems-level changes within child
                                                  station and what is being broadcast,                                 Services Improvement and Innovation                         welfare service systems. Data collected
                                                  such as program information. The                                     Act, Public Law 112–34. The                                 through these instruments will be used
                                                  Commission has recognized the utility                                demonstrations involve waivers of                           by the Children’s Bureau to gain an
                                                  that the ATSC PSIP standard offers for                               certain provisions of the foster care                       understanding of the jurisdictions’
                                                  both broadcasters and consumers (or                                  program authorized by title IV–E of the                     collective experience with
                                                  viewers) of digital television (‘‘DTV’’).                            Social Security Act. Child welfare                          implementing their demonstrations.
                                                     ATSC PSIP standard A/65C requires                                 agencies in waiver jurisdictions are
                                                  broadcasters to provide detailed                                     operating demonstrations to implement                          Respondents: The respondents to the
                                                  programming information when                                         a variety of programs and interventions                     Web-Based Survey will be a purposive
                                                  transmitting their broadcast signal. This                            that serve children and families in an                      sample of an estimated 250 waiver
                                                  standard enhances consumers’ viewing                                 effort to improve their safety,                             jurisdiction representatives and
                                                  experience by providing detailed                                     permanency, and well-being. Each                            evaluators drawn from the 25 waiver
                                                  information about digital channels and                               waiver jurisdiction is required to                          jurisdictions with waiver demonstration
                                                  programs, such as how to find a                                      conduct a third-party evaluation of its                     projects (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado,
                                                  program’s closed captions, multiple                                  demonstration. The National Study will                      Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine,
                                                  streams and V-chip information. This                                 examine the extent to which safety,                         Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
                                                  standard requires broadcasters to                                    permanency, and well-being outcomes                         Nebraska, Nevada, New York,
                                                  populate the Event Information Tables                                have improved for children and                              Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Port
                                                  (‘‘EITs’’) (or program guide) with                                   families; the characteristics of waiver                     Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Rhode Island,
                                                  accurate information about each event                                jurisdictions where improvements in                         Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington,
                                                  (or program) and to update the EIT if                                outcomes have occurred; expenditure                         Washington DC, West Virginia,
                                                  more accurate information becomes                                    patterns and the types of activities for                    Wisconsin). The respondents will be
                                                  available. The previous ATSC PSIP                                    which waiver jurisdictions have                             identified by the 25 jurisdiction
                                                  standard A/65–B did not require                                      increased funding; and the extent to                        demonstration project leaders using the
                                                  broadcasters to provide such detailed                                which waiver jurisdictions have                             Web-Based Survey Sampling Form. The
                                                  programming information but only                                     experienced practice and systems-level                      Web-Based Survey Sampling Form and
                                                  general information.                                                 changes.                                                    the Web-Based Survey will be
                                                  Federal Communications Commission.
                                                                                                                          The National Study uses a mixed-                         administered once during the National
                                                                                                                       method approach to examine 25 waiver                        Study. The respondents to the
                                                  Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                                                                                       jurisdictions (including 23 states, the                     Measuring Well-Being telephone survey
                                                  Secretary, Office of Secretary.                                      District of Columbia and one tribal
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23613 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                                   will be a census sample of the 23
                                                                                                                       government) with Terms and Conditions                       evaluators identified from the 23 waiver
                                                  BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                               approved in Federal Fiscal years 2012,                      jurisdictions who are involved with the
                                                                                                                       2013, and 2014. Proposed data                               assessment of child and family well-
                                                                                                                       collection methods are two topically-
                                                                                                                                                                                   being in their waiver jurisdictions. The
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                             focused telephone surveys: (a) A
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                                                   Measuring Well-Being telephone survey
                                                                                                                       telephone survey of waiver jurisdiction
                                                                                                                                                                                   will be administered once during the
                                                                                                                       representatives and evaluators who are
                                                  Administration for Children and                                                                                                  National Study. The respondents to the
                                                                                                                       focused on measuring well-being, and
                                                  Families                                                             (b) a second telephone survey of waiver                     Practice and Systems-Level Change
                                                                                                                       jurisdiction representatives and                            telephone survey will be a purposive
                                                  Submission for OMB Review;                                                                                                       sample of 60 respondents identified
                                                                                                                       evaluators that is focused on
                                                  Comment Request                                                                                                                  from 14 waiver jurisdictions who are
                                                                                                                       understanding practice and systems-
                                                    Title: National Study of Title IV–E                                level changes within child welfare                          knowledgeable about practice, policy,
                                                  Child Welfare Waiver Demonstrations.                                 service systems. Also proposed is a                         and organizational changes in their
                                                    OMB No.: New Collection.                                           Web-based survey of waiver jurisdiction                     respective waiver jurisdictions. The
                                                    Description: The National Study of                                 representatives and evaluators that will                    respondents will be identified by the 14
                                                  the Title IV–E Child Welfare Waiver                                  look more broadly at the                                    jurisdiction demonstration project
                                                  Demonstrations is sponsored by the                                   implementation of waiver                                    leaders using the Practice- and Systems-
                                                  Children’s Bureau, Administration for                                demonstrations and corresponding                            Level Change Survey Sampling Form.
                                                  Children and Families of the U.S.                                    changes in child welfare policy,                            The Practice- and Systems-Level Change
                                                  Department of Health and Human                                       practice, and financing. Two sampling                       Survey Sampling Form and the Practice
                                                  Services and involves the conduct of a                               survey forms are being proposed to                          and Systems-Level Change telephone
                                                  cross-site study of jurisdictions (referred                          collect the necessary contact                               survey will be administered once during
                                                  to as waiver jurisdictions) approved to                              information for respondents to the Web-                     the National Study.

                                                                                                                                ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
                                                                                                                                                                                   Number of           Average
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                                                                                                                                                                 Number of                                          Total burden
                                                                                                Instrument                                                                       responses per       burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                respondents                                            hours
                                                                                                                                                                                   respondent        per response

                                                  Web-Based Survey Sampling Form ................................................................                           25                 1             0.33           8.25
                                                  Web-Based Survey ..........................................................................................              250                 1             0.33           82.5
                                                  Measuring Well-Being Telephone Survey .......................................................                             23                 1                1             23
                                                  Practice- and Systems-Level Change Survey Sampling Form .......................                                           14                 1             0.25            3.5




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                                                                                                        ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                Number of           Average
                                                                                                                                             Number of                                           Total burden
                                                                                        Instrument                                                            responses per       burden hours
                                                                                                                                            respondents                                             hours
                                                                                                                                                                respondent        per response

                                                  Practice- and Systems-Level Change Telephone Survey ...............................                    60                 1                1             60



                                                    Estimated Total Annual Burden                         abused parents. The goal is to bring                    (3) In the case of a private entity, shall
                                                  Hours: 177.25.                                          attention to the most innovative and                  be incorporated in and maintain a
                                                    Additional Information: Copies of the                 inclusive approaches, practices,                      primary place of business in the United
                                                  proposed collection may be obtained by                  policies, programs, safe spaces,                      States, and in the case of an individual,
                                                  writing to the Administration for                       activities, and strategies that the public            whether participating singly or in a
                                                  Children and Families, Office of                        is using to improve safety, promote                   group, shall be a citizen or permanent
                                                  Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330                  healing, and provide support for this                 resident of the United States; and
                                                  C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201.                     special population.                                     (4) May not be a federal entity or
                                                  Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All                DATES: Acceptance of video submissions                federal employee acting within the
                                                  requests should be identified by the title              will open on October 12, 2016, 12:00:00               scope of their employment.
                                                  of the information collection. Email                    a.m., ET. The video submission period                 Video Submission Requirements
                                                  address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.                    will be open for exactly 3 weeks (21
                                                    OMB Comment: OMB is required to                       calendar days) and will close November                   Each individual or organization is
                                                  make a decision concerning the                          2, 2016, at 11:59:59 p.m., ET. Waiver                 limited to entering one video in the
                                                  collection of information between 30                    forms, video link, and written transcript             Challenge. Multiple submissions from
                                                  and 60 days after publication of this                   of the video must be submitted on                     the same source will be disqualified.
                                                  document in the Federal Register.                       www.challenge.gov/domestic-violence-                  Only the first 150 videos that fulfill the
                                                  Therefore, a comment is best assured of                 video-challenge by the deadline.                      following requirements and are
                                                  having its full effect if OMB receives it                                                                     submitted by the deadline will be
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mao
                                                  within 30 days of publication. Written                                                                        accepted for the competition.
                                                                                                          Yang, Family and Youth Services                          To be eligible to participate in the
                                                  comments and recommendations for the
                                                                                                          Bureau, 300 C Street SW., Washington,                 Challenge, the Challenge solver must
                                                  proposed information collection should
                                                                                                          DC 20201. Telephone: 202–401–5082,                    submit a video that meets the following
                                                  be sent directly to the following: Office
                                                                                                          email: mao.yang@acf.hhs.gov.                          requirements:
                                                  of Management and Budget, Paperwork
                                                  Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an                         • Be 1–3 minutes long in length;
                                                  SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:                           effort to stimulate innovation, in this                  • Be in a compatible YouTube format
                                                  Desk Officer for the Administration for                 Challenge, FVPSA is asking the public                 with the proper codecs: WebM files,
                                                  Children and Families.                                  (as Challenge-solvers) to submit videos               MPEG4, 3GPP, MOV, AVI, MPEGPS,
                                                                                                          featuring their most innovative means of              WMV, FLV with suggested aspect of
                                                  Robert Sargis,                                          helping to improve safety, promote                    16:9;
                                                  Reports Clearance Officer.                              healing, and build the resilience of                     • Entrants must post their video
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23628 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]             children and youth exposed to domestic                submission to their favorite video
                                                  BILLING CODE 4184–01–P                                  violence and their abused parents. The                sharing site and send the link to their
                                                                                                          Challenge seeks innovative, creative,                 video entry on the Domestic Violence
                                                                                                          and inclusive practices, policies,                    YouTube Challenge listed on
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                programs, safe spaces, activities, and                www.challenge.gov/domestic-violence-
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                          strategies to meet this end. Our goal is              video-challenge by the deadline;
                                                                                                          to learn more about, and bring attention                 • Highlight one or more new,
                                                  Administration for Children and                         to, new, emerging, and effective                      innovative, emerging, and effective
                                                  Families                                                methods that go beyond traditional                    approach(es), practice(s), policy(ies),
                                                                                                          services, programs, and supports and                  program(s), safe space(s), activity(ies),
                                                  Announcing the Domestic Violence
                                                                                                          that communities are using with this                  strategy(ies), and any other way(s) that
                                                  Awareness Month YouTube Challenge;
                                                                                                          special population.                                   help to improve safety, promote healing,
                                                  CFDA Number: 93.592
                                                                                                          Eligibility                                           and build resilience of children exposed
                                                  AGENCY: Family and Youth Services                                                                             to domestic violence and their abused
                                                  Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS                                    The Challenge is open to individuals                parents;
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         and organizations. See the section on                    • Include a written transcript for the
                                                                                                          Video Submission Requirements.                        video (for closed captioning purposes);
                                                  SUMMARY:  The Administration for                          To be eligible to win a prize under the             and
                                                  Children and Families (ACF),                            Challenge, those entering:                               • Be aligned with the vision of FYSB
                                                  Administration on Children, Youth and                     (1) Must register to participate in the             (a future in which all of our nation’s
                                                  Families (ACYF), Family and Youth                       competition under the rules in this                   youth, individuals, and families, no
                                                  Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of                     notice by submission of a waiver form
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                                                                                                                                                                matter what challenges they may face,
                                                  Family Violence and Prevention                          with their video and script. The waiver               can live healthy, productive, violence-
                                                  Services (FVPSA), announces a                           form is available on the Domestic                     free lives. More information can be
                                                  Domestic Violence Awareness Month                       Violence YouTube Challenge as listed                  found on www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb.)
                                                  YouTube Challenge. This Challenge is                    on www.challenge.gov/domestic-
                                                  open to individuals and organizations                   violence-video-challenge;                             Video Content
                                                  that support children and youth                           (2) Must comply with all submission,                  Videos must focus on children and
                                                  exposed to domestic violence and their                  content, and format the requirements;                 youth exposed to domestic violence and


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