82_FR_20427 82 FR 20345 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

82 FR 20345 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 82 (May 1, 2017)

Page Range20345-20346
FR Document2017-08740

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 82 (Monday, May 1, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 82 (Monday, May 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20345-20346]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08740]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Procedural Justice Informed Alternatives to Contempt (PJAC).
    OMB No.: 0970--NEW.

Description

    The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) within the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing data 
collection activity as part of the Procedural Justice Informed 
Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration (PJAC). In September 2016, OCSE 
issued grants to six child support agencies to provide alternative 
approaches to the contempt process with the goal of increasing parents' 
compliance with child support orders by building trust and confidence 
in the child support agency and its processes. PJAC is a five-year 
project (the first year of which is dedicated to planning) that will 
allow grantees to learn whether incorporating principles of procedural 
justice into child support business practices increases reliable child 
support payments. In addition to increasing reliable payments, the PJAC 
intervention aims to reduce arrears, minimize the need for continued 
enforcement actions and sanctions, and reduce the inefficient use of 
contempt proceedings.
    The PJAC evaluation will yield information about the efficacy of 
applying procedural justice principles via a set of alternative 
services to the current contempt process. It will generate extensive 
knowledge regarding how PJAC programs operate, the effects the programs 
have, and whether their benefits exceed their costs. The information 
gathered will be critical to informing future policy decisions related 
to contempt.
    The PJAC evaluation will include the following three interconnected 
components or ``studies'':
    1. Implementation Study. The goal of the implementation study is to 
provide a detailed description of the PJAC programs--how they are 
implemented, their participants, the contexts in which they are 
operated, and their promising practices. The implementation study will 
also assess whether the PJAC interventions are implemented as intended 
(implementation fidelity) as well as how the treatment implemented 
differed from the status quo (treatment contrast). The detailed 
descriptions will assist in interpreting program impacts and 
identifying program features and conditions necessary for effective 
program replication or improvement. Key activities of the 
implementation study will include: (1) A Management Information System 
(MIS) for collection and analysis of program participation data to 
track participant engagement in PJAC activities; (2) semi-structured 
interviews with program staff and staff from selected community partner 
organizations; (3) semi-structured interviews with program participants 
to learn about their experiences in PJAC; and (4) a staff questionnaire 
to gather broader quantitative information on program implementation 
and staff experiences.
    2. Impact Study: The goal of the impact study is to provide 
rigorous estimates of the effectiveness of the six programs using an 
experimental research design. Program applicants who are eligible for 
PJAC services will be randomly assigned to either a program group that 
is offered program services or to a control group that is not offered 
those services. The random assignment process will require child 
support program staff to complete a brief data entry protocol. The 
impact study will rely on administrative data from state and county 
child support systems, court records, criminal justice records, and 
data from the National Directory of New Hires. Administrative records 
data will be used to estimate impacts on child support payments, 
enforcement actions, contempt proceedings, jail stays, and employment 
and earnings. The impact study will also include a follow-up survey of 
participants that will be administered approximately 12 months after 
random assignment to a subset of the sample. The survey will gather 
information on participant experiences with the child support program 
and family court, family relationships, parenting and co-parenting, 
informal child support payments, and job characteristics. In an effort 
to enhance response rates, the PJAC survey firm will attempt to track 
survey sample members at a few points over the 12-month follow-up 
period in order to stay in touch with them and gather updated contact 
information from them.
    3. Benefit-Cost Study: The benefit-cost study will estimate the 
costs and benefits associated with the implementation and impact of the 
PJAC interventions. The study will examine the costs and benefits from 
the perspective of the government, noncustodial parents, custodial 
parents and their children, and society. Once measured, particular 
impacts or expenditures will constitute benefits or costs, depending on 
which analytical perspective is considered. For each of the 
perspectives, pertinent benefits and costs will be added together to 
determine the net value of the program. Key hypothesized benefits and 
costs to be assessed include increased PJAC intervention costs, reduced 
costs for contempt actions, increased payments from non-custodial 
parents, reduced court costs, and reduced jail time, among others. The 
benefit-cost study will rely on the results of the impact study, 
analysis of participation data from the MIS, and results of a staff 
time study in order to quantify various PJAC-related costs and 
benefits.
    This 60-Day Notice covers the following data collection activities: 
(1) Staff data entry for random assignment; (2) Study MIS to track 
program participation; (3) Staff and community partner interview topic 
guide; (4) Participant interview topic guide; and (5) Participant 
survey tracking letter.

Respondents

    Respondents for the first information collection phase include 
study participants and grantee staff and community partners. Specific 
respondents per instrument are noted in the burden table below.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                    Number of         Average
           Instrument               Number of     responses per    burden hours    Total burden    Total annual
                                   respondents      respondent     per response        hours       burden hours
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Staff data entry for random                 120              150            0.05             900             300
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Study MIS to track program                  120              150            1.00          18,000           6,000
 participation.................
Staff and community partner                 150                2            1.00             300             100
 interview topic guide.........
Participant interview topic                 180                1            1.00             180              60
 guide.........................
Participant survey tracking               3,000                3            0.10             900             300
 letter........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,760.
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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., 
Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF 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 the 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,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08740 Filed 4-28-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-41-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 82 / Monday, May 1, 2017 / Notices 20345 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 1. Implementation Study. The goal of assignment to a subset of the sample. HUMAN SERVICES the implementation study is to provide The survey will gather information on a detailed description of the PJAC participant experiences with the child Administration for Children and programs—how they are implemented, support program and family court, Families their participants, the contexts in which family relationships, parenting and co- they are operated, and their promising parenting, informal child support Proposed Information Collection practices. The implementation study payments, and job characteristics. In an Activity; Comment Request will also assess whether the PJAC effort to enhance response rates, the Proposed Projects interventions are implemented as PJAC survey firm will attempt to track intended (implementation fidelity) as survey sample members at a few points Title: Procedural Justice Informed well as how the treatment implemented over the 12-month follow-up period in Alternatives to Contempt (PJAC). differed from the status quo (treatment order to stay in touch with them and OMB No.: 0970—NEW. contrast). The detailed descriptions will gather updated contact information from Description assist in interpreting program impacts them. and identifying program features and 3. Benefit-Cost Study: The benefit-cost The Office of Child Support conditions necessary for effective study will estimate the costs and Enforcement (OCSE) within the program replication or improvement. benefits associated with the Administration for Children and Key activities of the implementation implementation and impact of the PJAC Families (ACF) is proposing data study will include: (1) A Management interventions. The study will examine collection activity as part of the Information System (MIS) for collection the costs and benefits from the Procedural Justice Informed and analysis of program participation perspective of the government, Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration data to track participant engagement in noncustodial parents, custodial parents (PJAC). In September 2016, OCSE issued PJAC activities; (2) semi-structured and their children, and society. Once grants to six child support agencies to interviews with program staff and staff measured, particular impacts or provide alternative approaches to the from selected community partner expenditures will constitute benefits or contempt process with the goal of organizations; (3) semi-structured costs, depending on which analytical increasing parents’ compliance with interviews with program participants to perspective is considered. For each of child support orders by building trust learn about their experiences in PJAC; the perspectives, pertinent benefits and and confidence in the child support and (4) a staff questionnaire to gather costs will be added together to agency and its processes. PJAC is a five- broader quantitative information on determine the net value of the program. year project (the first year of which is program implementation and staff Key hypothesized benefits and costs to dedicated to planning) that will allow experiences. be assessed include increased PJAC grantees to learn whether incorporating 2. Impact Study: The goal of the intervention costs, reduced costs for principles of procedural justice into impact study is to provide rigorous contempt actions, increased payments child support business practices estimates of the effectiveness of the six from non-custodial parents, reduced increases reliable child support programs using an experimental court costs, and reduced jail time, payments. In addition to increasing research design. Program applicants among others. The benefit-cost study reliable payments, the PJAC who are eligible for PJAC services will will rely on the results of the impact intervention aims to reduce arrears, be randomly assigned to either a study, analysis of participation data minimize the need for continued program group that is offered program from the MIS, and results of a staff time enforcement actions and sanctions, and services or to a control group that is not study in order to quantify various PJAC- reduce the inefficient use of contempt offered those services. The random related costs and benefits. proceedings. assignment process will require child This 60-Day Notice covers the The PJAC evaluation will yield support program staff to complete a following data collection activities: (1) information about the efficacy of brief data entry protocol. The impact Staff data entry for random assignment; applying procedural justice principles study will rely on administrative data (2) Study MIS to track program via a set of alternative services to the from state and county child support participation; (3) Staff and community current contempt process. It will systems, court records, criminal justice partner interview topic guide; (4) generate extensive knowledge regarding records, and data from the National Participant interview topic guide; and how PJAC programs operate, the effects Directory of New Hires. Administrative (5) Participant survey tracking letter. the programs have, and whether their records data will be used to estimate benefits exceed their costs. The impacts on child support payments, Respondents information gathered will be critical to enforcement actions, contempt Respondents for the first information informing future policy decisions proceedings, jail stays, and employment collection phase include study related to contempt. and earnings. The impact study will participants and grantee staff and The PJAC evaluation will include the also include a follow-up survey of community partners. Specific following three interconnected participants that will be administered respondents per instrument are noted in components or ‘‘studies’’: approximately 12 months after random the burden table below. 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20346 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 82 / Monday, May 1, 2017 / Notices ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued Number of Average Number of Total burden Total annual Instrument responses per burden hours respondents hours burden hours respondent per response Study MIS to track program participation .......................... 120 150 1.00 18,000 6,000 Staff and community partner interview topic guide ........... 150 2 1.00 300 100 Participant interview topic guide ........................................ 180 1 1.00 180 60 Participant survey tracking letter ....................................... 3,000 3 0.10 900 300 Estimated Total Annual Burden ACTION: Notice; extension of comment viewing by the public, including any Hours: 6,760. period. personally identifiable or confidential In compliance with the requirements business information that is included in SUMMARY: This document extends the a comment. of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 comment period for the Tolowa Dee ni’ (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the redesignation of the Tribe’s Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration for Children and Delivery Area (SDA), which was Terri Schmidt, Acting Director, Office of Families is soliciting public comment published in the Federal Register on Resource Access and Partnerships, on the specific aspects of the March 31, 2017. The comment period Indian Health Service, 5600 Fishers information collection described above. for the notice, which would have ended Lane, Mailstop: 10E85C, Rockville, Copies of the proposed collection of on May 1, 2017, is extended for 60 days. Maryland 20857. Telephone 301–443– information can be obtained and 2694 (This is not a toll free number). DATES: The comment period for the comments may be forwarded by writing proposed SDA expansion published in Background: The IHS currently to the Administration for Children and the March 31, 2017, Federal Register provides services under regulations Families, Office of Planning, Research (82 FR 16051) is extended to June 30, codified at 42 CFR part 136, subparts A and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 2017. through C. Subpart C defines a Contract Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email ADDRESSES: Because of staff and Health Service Delivery Area, now address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All resource limitations, we cannot accept known as PRC Service Delivery Area, as requests should be identified by the title comments by facsimile (FAX) the geographic area within which PRC of the information collection. transmission. You may submit will be made available by the IHS to comments in one of four ways (please members of an identified Indian The Department specifically requests choose only one of the ways listed): community who reside in the Service comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 1. Electronically. You may submit Delivery Area. Potential eligibility for collection of the information is electronic comments on this regulation services alone, or residence in a PRC necessary for the proper performance of to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow Service Delivery Area by a person who the functions of the agency, including the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ instructions. is within the scope of the Indian health whether the information shall have 2. By regular mail. You may mail practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the program, as set forth in 42 CFR 136.12, written comments to the following does not create a legal entitlement to agency’s estimate of the burden of the address ONLY: Evonne Bennett-Barnes, proposed collection of information; (c) PRC. Services needed, but not available Indian Health Service, 5600 Fishers at an IHS/Tribal facility, are provided the quality, utility, and clarity of the Lane, Mailstop: 09E70, Rockville, information to be collected; and (d) under the PRC program depending on Maryland 20857. the availability of funds, the person’s ways to minimize the burden of the Please allow sufficient time for mailed collection of information on relative medical priority, and the actual comments to be received before the availability and accessibility of alternate respondents, including through the use close of the comment period. of automated collection techniques or resources in accordance with the 3. By express or overnight mail. You other forms of information technology. regulations. may send written comments to the Consideration will be given to above address. As applicable to the Tribes, these comments and suggestions submitted 4. By hand or courier. If you prefer, regulations provide that, unless within 60 days of this publication. you may deliver (by hand or courier) otherwise designated, a PRC Service Robert Sargis, your written comments before the close Delivery Area shall consist of a county of the comment period to the address which includes all or part of a Reports Clearance Officer. above. reservation and any county or counties [FR Doc. 2017–08740 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am] If you intend to deliver your which have a common boundary with BILLING CODE 4184–41–P comments to the Rockville address, the reservation, 42 CFR 136.22(a)(6) please call telephone number (301) 443– (2016). The regulations also provide that 1116 in advance to schedule your after consultation with the Tribal DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND arrival with a staff member. governing body or bodies on those HUMAN SERVICES Comments will be made available for reservations included within the PRC public inspection at the Rockville Service Delivery Area, the Secretary srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Indian Health Service address from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., may from time to time, re-designate Notice To Propose the Re-Designation Monday–Friday, two weeks after areas within the United States for of the Service Delivery Area for the publication of this notice. inclusion in or exclusion from a PRC Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, Formerly SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection Service Delivery Area. 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