82_FR_23912 82 FR 23813 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

82 FR 23813 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 99 (May 24, 2017)

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FR Document2017-10631

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10631]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review and Child and 
Family Service Reviews; Final Rule.
    OMB No.: 0970-0214.
    Description: The following five separate activities are associated 
with this information collection: Foster Care Eligibility Review 
(foster care review) Program Improvement Plan; Child and Family 
Services Reviews (CFSR) State agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR On-site 
Review; CFSR Program Improvement Plan; and Anti-Discrimination 
Enforcement Corrective Action Plan. The collection of information for 
review of federal payments to states for foster care maintenance 
payments (45 CFR 1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IV-E of the Social 
Security Act (the Act), section 474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The foster care 
review systematically checks title IV-E agency compliance in meeting 
title IV-E eligibility requirements; validates the accuracy of the 
agency's claims for reimbursement of title IV-E payment made on behalf 
of children in foster care; and identifies and recovers improper 
payments. The collection of information for review of state child and 
family services programs (45 CFR 1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a)) 
is to determine whether such programs are in substantial conformity 
with state plan requirements under parts B and E of the Act and is 
authorized by section 1123(a) [42 U.S.C. 1320a-1a] of the Act. The CFSR 
looks at the outcomes related to safety, permanency and well-being of 
children served by the child welfare system and at seven systemic 
factors that support the outcomes. Section 474(d) of the Act [42 U.S.C. 
674] deploys enforcement provisions (45 CFR 1355.38(b) and (c)) for the 
requirements at section 4371(a)(18) [42 U.S.C. 671], which prohibit the 
delay or denial of foster and adoptive placements based on the race, 
color, or national origin of any of the individuals involved. The 
enforcement provisions include the execution and completion of 
corrective action plans when a state is in violation of section 
471(a)(18) of the Act. The information collection is needed: (1) To 
ensure compliance with title IV-E foster care eligibility requirements; 
(2) to monitor state plan requirements under titles IV-B and IV-E of 
the Act, as required by federal statute; and (3) to enforce the title 
IV-E anti-discrimination requirements through state corrective action 
plans. The resultant information will allow ACF to determine if states 
are in compliance with state plan requirements and are achieving 
desired outcomes for children and families, help ensure that claims by 
states for title IV-E funds are made only on behalf of title IV-E 
eligible children, and require states to revise applicable statutes, 
rules, policies and procedures, and provide proper training to staff, 
through the development and implementation of corrective action plans. 
These reviews not only address compliance with eligibility requirements 
but also assist states in enhancing the capacities to serve children 
and families. In computing the number of burden hours for this 
information collection, ACF based the annual burden estimates on ACF's 
and states' experiences in conducting reviews and developing program 
improvement plans.
    Respondents: State Title IV-B and Title IV-E Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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45 CFR 1356.7 (i) Program Improvement Plan (IV-E               1               1             120             120
 review)........................................
45 CFR 1366.33 (b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR)..              14               1             120            1680
45 CFR 1355.33 (c) On-site Review (CFSR)........              14               1           1,186          16,604
45 CFR 1355.35 (a) Program Improvement Plan                   14               1             300           4,200
 (CFSR).........................................
45 CFR 1355.38 (b) and (c) Corrective Action....               1               1             780             780
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............          23,384
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    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.

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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 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. 2017-10631 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 24, 2017 / Notices 23813 In particular, the written request for Title: Title IV–E Foster Care Eligibility of the individuals involved. The confidential treatment that accompanies Review and Child and Family Service enforcement provisions include the the comment must include the factual Reviews; Final Rule. execution and completion of corrective and legal basis for the request, and must OMB No.: 0970–0214. action plans when a state is in violation identify the specific portions of the Description: The following five of section 471(a)(18) of the Act. The comment to be withheld from the public separate activities are associated with information collection is needed: (1) To record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your this information collection: Foster Care ensure compliance with title IV–E foster comment will be kept confidential only Eligibility Review (foster care review) care eligibility requirements; (2) to if the General Counsel grants your Program Improvement Plan; Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) State monitor state plan requirements under request in accordance with the law and agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR titles IV–B and IV–E of the Act, as the public interest. Once your comment On-site Review; CFSR Program required by federal statute; and (3) to has been posted on the public FTC Web site—as legally required by FTC Rule Improvement Plan; and Anti- enforce the title IV–E anti- 4.9(b)—we cannot redact or remove Discrimination Enforcement Corrective discrimination requirements through your comment from the FTC Web site, Action Plan. The collection of state corrective action plans. The unless you submit a confidentiality information for review of federal resultant information will allow ACF to request that meets the requirements for payments to states for foster care determine if states are in compliance such treatment under FTC Rule 4.9(c), maintenance payments (45 CFR with state plan requirements and are and the General Counsel grants that 1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IV–E of achieving desired outcomes for children request. the Social Security Act (the Act), section and families, help ensure that claims by Visit the FTC Web site to read this 474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The foster care states for title IV–E funds are made only Notice. The FTC Act and other laws that review systematically checks title IV–E on behalf of title IV–E eligible children, the Commission administers permit the agency compliance in meeting title IV– and require states to revise applicable collection of public comments to E eligibility requirements; validates the statutes, rules, policies and procedures, consider and use in this proceeding as accuracy of the agency’s claims for and provide proper training to staff, appropriate. The Commission will reimbursement of title IV–E payment through the development and consider all timely and responsive made on behalf of children in foster implementation of corrective action public comments that it receives on or care; and identifies and recovers plans. These reviews not only address before June 23, 2017. For information on improper payments. The collection of compliance with eligibility the Commission’s privacy policy, information for review of state child and family services programs (45 CFR requirements but also assist states in including routine uses permitted by the 1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a)) is enhancing the capacities to serve Privacy Act, see https://www.ftc.gov/ site-information/privacy-policy. to determine whether such programs are children and families. In computing the in substantial conformity with state plan number of burden hours for this David C. Shonka, information collection, ACF based the requirements under parts B and E of the Acting General Counsel. Act and is authorized by section 1123(a) annual burden estimates on ACF’s and [FR Doc. 2017–10597 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am] [42 U.S.C. 1320a–1a] of the Act. The states’ experiences in conducting BILLING CODE 6750–01–P CFSR looks at the outcomes related to reviews and developing program safety, permanency and well-being of improvement plans. children served by the child welfare Respondents: State Title IV–B and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND system and at seven systemic factors Title IV–E Agencies. HUMAN SERVICES that support the outcomes. Section 474(d) of the Act [42 U.S.C. 674] Administration for Children and deploys enforcement provisions (45 CFR Families 1355.38(b) and (c)) for the requirements at section 4371(a)(18) [42 U.S.C. 671], Proposed Information Collection which prohibit the delay or denial of Activity; Comment Request foster and adoptive placements based on Proposed Projects: the race, color, or national origin of any ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of Average Number of Total burden Instrument responses per burden hours respondents hours respondent per response 45 CFR 1356.7 (i) Program Improvement Plan (IV–E review) ....................... 1 1 120 120 45 CFR 1366.33 (b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR) ...................................... 14 1 120 1680 45 CFR 1355.33 (c) On-site Review (CFSR) .................................................. 14 1 1,186 16,604 45 CFR 1355.35 (a) Program Improvement Plan (CFSR) .............................. 14 1 300 4,200 45 CFR 1355.38 (b) and (c) Corrective Action ............................................... 1 1 780 780 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ..................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 23,384 In compliance with the requirements on the specific aspects of the to the Administration for Children and of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork information collection described above. Families, Office of Planning, Research Reduction Act of 1995, the Copies of the proposed collection of and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant Administration for Children and information can be obtained and Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Families is soliciting public comment comments may be forwarded by writing Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:43 May 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

23814 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 24, 2017 / Notices Email address: infocollection@ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: includes time to review the instructions, acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be Mary Darnell, (202) 795–7337; gather existing data, and complete and identified by the title of the information Mary.Darnell@acl.hhs.gov. review the form. The number of collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The respondents is based on the average The Department specifically requests National Institute on Disability, number of grants administered by comments on: (a) Whether the proposed Independent Living, and Rehabilitation NIDILRR over time. collection of information is necessary Research (NIDILRR) Administration for This notice collects comments on the for the proper performance of the Community Living (ACL) of the information collection requirements functions of the agency, including Department of Health and Human relating to the revision of a currently whether the information shall have Services (HHS) requests clearance for a approved collection (ICR Rev) covering practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 3-year period of the revised Annual ten NIDILRR programs (current approval agency’s estimate of the burden of the Performance Report (APR) and Final number 1820–0675). proposed collection of information; (c) Report forms to be completed by all The forms included in this package the quality, utility, and clarity of the NIDILRR grantees. are revised versions of those used by information to be collected; and (d) The Web-based system used for grantees in the following 10 programs to ways to minimize the burden Reporting Year 2016 reporting submit their Annual and Final information to be collected; and (d) incorporated a number of features to Performance Reports for Reporting Year ways to minimize the burden of the meet NIDILRR’s information needs 2016 under OMB collection number collection of information on while minimizing burden. To further 1820–0675: respondents, including through the use reduce burden, the proposed form is • Rehabilitation Research Training of automated collection techniques or designed so that, instead of describing Centers (RRTCs) other forms of information technology. their accomplishments, grantees simply • Rehabilitation Engineering Research Consideration will be given to select their most important Centers (RERCs) comments and suggestions submitted accomplishments from among the • Field Initiated Research Projects within 60 days of this publication. outputs they report. Data from grant (FIPs) Robert Sargis, applications, such as contact and budget • Advanced Rehabilitation Research Reports Clearance Officer. information, are preloaded for Training Projects (ARRTs) efficiency. To facilitate grantee and • Model Systems (including spinal cord [FR Doc. 2017–10631 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am] NIDILRR staff review of information injury, traumatic brain injury, and BILLING CODE 4184–01–P submitted, the system includes system- burn centers) generated tables that summarize • Disability and Rehabilitation Research DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information entered in specific sections. Projects (DRRPs) HUMAN SERVICES The Web-based system also carries • Knowledge Translation (KT) Projects forward information from one section of • ADA National Network Centers Administration for Community Living the form to the next; for example, (ADAs) information on outcome-oriented goals • Small Business Innovation Research Agency Information Collection is carried forward for convenient Projects (SBIR) grantees (Phase 2 Activities: Submission for OMB linkage with projects/activities and only) Review; Comment Request; Revised publications. • Research Fellowships Program (RFP) Annual and Final Reports for NIDILRR and HHS will use the The APR includes common Performance Reporting Data From information gathered annually from information and information specific to NIDILRR Grantees these data collection efforts to provide individual programs. The final report is Congress with the information a subset of items from the annual report AGENCY: National Institute on Disability, mandated in GPRA, provide OMB and provides a summary of progress and Independent Living and Rehabilitation information required for assessment of outcomes for the full project period. Research (NIDILRR), Administration for performance on GPRA indicators, and Community Living, HHS. Comments in Response to the 60-day support its evaluation activities. Data ACTION: Notice. collected from the 10 grant programs Federal Register Notice SUMMARY: In compliance with the will provide a national description of A 60-day Federal Register Notice was Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the research activities of approximately published in the Federal Register on (PRA), the National Institute on 275 NIDILRR grantees per year in fiscal January 24, 2017, Vol. 82, Number 14; Disability, Independent Living and years 2017–2019. pp. 8191–8192. No comments were Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), OMB approval is requested for 3 received in response to the 60-day Administration for Community Living years. The average annual burden Federal Register notice. (ACL), is announcing that the proposed associated with these activities over a three-year period is summarized below. Burden Estimates collection of information listed above has been submitted to the Office of While the number of grantees will vary OMB approval is requested for 3 Management and Budget (OMB) for from year to year, all grantees will be years. Burden estimates are based on review and clearance. required to submit an annual historical patterns in data collection performance report and a final report at reported by the NIDILRR data collection asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: Submit written comments on the the completion of the project. Based on contractor. The average annual burden collection of information by June 23, our experience with reporting burden, associated with these activities over a 2017. we estimate that it will take an average three-year period is summarized below. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments of 52 hours to complete the reporting The proposed NIDILRR Annual on the collection of information by fax form in a grantee’s first year of award. Performance Report (APR) and final to (202) 395–5806 or by email to In subsequent years, the estimated report forms can be found on the ACL OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: response burden is approximately 22 Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about- OMB Desk Officer for ACL. hours. The estimated response burden acl/policy-and-regulations. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:43 May 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1


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