82 FR 48820 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 202 (October 20, 2017)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 202 (October 20, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-22718 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 48820-48821] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22718] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation Data Collection Activities. OMB No.: 0970-0355. Description: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew a generic clearance to pre-test data collection instruments with more than nine participants to identify and resolve any question or procedural problems in survey administration. OPRE studies ACF programs, and the populations they serve, through rigorous research and evaluation projects. These include evaluations of existing programs, evaluations of innovative approaches to helping low- income children and families, research syntheses and descriptive and exploratory studies. To improve the development of its research and evaluation surveys, OPRE uses the pre-testing of evaluation surveys generic clearance to employ a variety of techniques including cognitive and usability laboratory and field techniques, behavior coding, exploratory interviews, respondent debriefing questionnaires, split sample experiments, focus groups, and pilot studies/pre-tests. These activities allow OPRE to identify if and when a survey may be simplified for respondents, respondent burden may be reduced, and other possible improvements. Following standard OMB requirements, OPRE will submit a change request for each individual data collection activity under this generic clearance. Each request will include the individual instrument(s), a justification specific to the individual information collection, and any supplementary documents. OMB should review within 10 days of receiving each change request. The information collected in this effort will not be the primary subject of any published ACF reports; however, information may be made public through methodological appendices or footnotes, reports on instrument development, instrument user guides, descriptions of respondent behavior, and other publications or presentations describing findings of methodological interest. When necessary, results will be labeled as exploratory in nature. The results of this pre-testing research may be prepared for presentation at [[Page 48821]] professional meetings or publication in professional journals. Respondents: Participants in ACF programs being evaluated; participants in ACF demonstrations; recipients of ACF Grants and individuals served by ACF Grantees; comparison group members; and other relevant populations, such as individuals at risk of needing ACF services. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survey development field tests, respondent 3,825 1 1 3,825 debriefing questionnaires, cognitive interviews, split sample experiments, focus groups..................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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. Mary Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-22718 Filed 10-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-79-P
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programs participating in classroom- The method of data collection for in order to compile the center sampling
level data collection will be contacted. recruitment of all programs will include frame. The purpose of this data
All programs will be contacted a second telephone conversations with program collection is to support the 2007
time in fall 2021 to confirm their directors and on-site coordinators who reauthorization of the Head Start
continued participation in the Core serve as liaisons between the FACES program (Pub. L.110–134), which calls
spring 2022 data collection. The study team and the Head Start centers. for periodic assessments of Head Start’s
programs from Region XI would be In Region XI, an additional recruitment quality and effectiveness.
recruited a year earlier (i.e., spring 2018) telephone call with tribal leadership/
given the increased amount of time to tribal council will be required. All of Respondents: Head Start Program
recruit programs in tribal communities these calls will inform program staff Directors and Staff, as well as tribal
and to obtain tribal council and/or tribal about the purpose of the study and will leadership.
leadership approval. gather lists of centers in each program
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual Number of Average
Total number Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours
of respondents hours
respondents respondent per response
Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
program directors, Regions I–X ....................................... 230 77 3 1 231
Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
program directors, Region XI ........................................... 30 10 2 1 20
Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
on-site coordinators, Regions I–X .................................... 230 77 3 .75 173
Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
on-site coordinators, Regions XI ...................................... 30 10 2 .75 15
Estimated Total Annual Burden comments and suggestions submitted development of its research and
Hours: 439. within 60 days of this publication. evaluation surveys, OPRE uses the pre-
In compliance with the requirements testing of evaluation surveys generic
Mary Jones,
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the clearance to employ a variety of
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the techniques including cognitive and
[FR Doc. 2017–22713 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] usability laboratory and field
Administration for Children and BILLING CODE 4184–22–P techniques, behavior coding,
Families is soliciting public comment
exploratory interviews, respondent
on the specific aspects of the
debriefing questionnaires, split sample
information collection described above. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND experiments, focus groups, and pilot
Copies of the proposed collection of HUMAN SERVICES studies/pre-tests. These activities allow
information can be obtained and OPRE to identify if and when a survey
comments may be forwarded by writing Administration for Children and
Families may be simplified for respondents,
to the Administration for Children and respondent burden may be reduced, and
Families, Office of Planning, Research, Proposed Information Collection other possible improvements.
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Activity; Comment Request Following standard OMB
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE
Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation Data requirements, OPRE will submit a
Reports Clearance Officer. Email change request for each individual data
address: OPREinfocollection@ Collection Activities.
OMB No.: 0970–0355. collection activity under this generic
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be clearance. Each request will include the
identified by the title of the information Description: The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), in the individual instrument(s), a justification
collection. specific to the individual information
Administration for Children and
The Department specifically requests Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department collection, and any supplementary
comments on (a) whether the proposed of Health and Human Services (HHS) documents. OMB should review within
collection of information is necessary intends to request approval from the 10 days of receiving each change
for the proper performance of the Office of Management and Budget request.
functions of the agency, including (OMB) to renew a generic clearance to The information collected in this
whether the information shall have pre-test data collection instruments with effort will not be the primary subject of
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the more than nine participants to identify any published ACF reports; however,
agency’s estimate of the burden of the and resolve any question or procedural information may be made public
proposed collection of information; (c) problems in survey administration. through methodological appendices or
the quality, utility, and clarity of the OPRE studies ACF programs, and the footnotes, reports on instrument
populations they serve, through rigorous development, instrument user guides,
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information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the research and evaluation projects. These descriptions of respondent behavior,
collection of information on include evaluations of existing and other publications or presentations
respondents, including through the use programs, evaluations of innovative describing findings of methodological
of automated collection techniques or approaches to helping low-income interest. When necessary, results will be
other forms of information technology. children and families, research labeled as exploratory in nature. The
Consideration will be given to syntheses and descriptive and results of this pre-testing research may
exploratory studies. To improve the be prepared for presentation at
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professional meetings or publication in in ACF demonstrations; recipients of members; and other relevant
professional journals. ACF Grants and individuals served by populations, such as individuals at risk
Respondents: Participants in ACF ACF Grantees; comparison group of needing ACF services.
programs being evaluated; participants
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Total number Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
of respondents hours
respondent per response
Survey development field tests, respondent debriefing questionnaires, cog-
nitive interviews, split sample experiments, focus groups ........................... 3,825 1 1 3,825
In compliance with the requirements DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND On December 14, 2016, a new set of
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the HUMAN SERVICES requirements (45 CFR 1355.41–44) for
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the AFCARS reporting was published as a
Administration for Children and Administration for Children and final rule and will go into effect on
Families is soliciting public comment Families October 1, 2019. At that time, the
on the specific aspects of the requirements covered by this notice (45
Submission for OMB Review; CFR 1355.40) will be replaced by the
information collection described above.
Comment Request new regulatory requirements. The
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and Title: Adoption and Foster Care requirements for the updated AFCARS
comments may be forwarded by writing Analysis and Reporting System requirements found in federal
to the Administration for Children and (AFCARS). regulations at 45 CFR 1355.41–44 are
Families, Office of Planning, Research, OMB No.: 0970–0422. covered by a different OMB control
Description: Under the Paperwork number (0970–0457) and are not
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. addressed by this Notice.
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE
3501–3520), federal agencies must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
Reports Clearance Officer. Email
obtain approval from the Office of addition to this Notice, Section
address: OPREinfocollection@
Management and Budget (OMB) for each 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
collection of information they conduct 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies
identified by the title of the information
or sponsor. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the to provide a 60-day notice in the
collection. Federal Register concerning each
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires
The Department specifically requests federal agencies to publish a 30-day proposed collection of information,
comments on (a) whether the proposed notice in the Federal Register including each proposed extension or
collection of information is necessary concerning each proposed collection of update of an existing collection of
for the proper performance of the information, including each proposed information, before submitting the
functions of the agency, including extension or reinstatement of an existing collection to OMB for approval. In
whether the information shall have collection of information, before compliance with this requirement, ACF
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the submitting the collection to OMB for published a notice in the Federal
agency’s estimate of the burden of the approval. To comply with this Register on June 30, 2017 and invited
proposed collection of information; (c) requirement, the Administration for comment on: (1) Whether the proposed
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Children and Families (ACF) is collection of information is necessary
information to be collected; and (d) publishing this notice that summarizes for the proper performance of ACF’s
ways to minimize the burden of the the following proposed collection of functions, including whether the
collection of information on information for public comment: information will have practical utility;
respondents, including through the use Title of Collection: Adoption and (2) the accuracy of ACF’s estimate of the
Foster Care Analysis and Reporting burden of the proposed collection of
of automated collection techniques or
System (AFCARS). information, including the validity of
other forms of information technology.
OMB Control Number: 0970–0422, the methodology and assumptions used;
Consideration will be given to (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
expiration date February 28, 2018.
comments and suggestions submitted Type of Review: An extension of an and clarity of the information to be
within 60 days of this publication. existing information collection. collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
Mary Jones, Respondents/Affected Public: Title burden of the collection of information
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
IV–E State, Local, and Tribal Child on respondents, including through the
Welfare Agencies. use of automated collection techniques
[FR Doc. 2017–22718 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am]
There have been no revisions to the when appropriate, and other forms of
BILLING CODE 4184–79–P existing AFCARS data collection found information technology for the existing
under federal regulations at 45 CFR AFCARS reporting that is required by
1355.40. The requirements for AFCARS
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States and Tribes.
being addressed by this notice are ACF received 71 comment letters to
scheduled to end on September 30, the first notice. No substantive
2019. ACF is requesting that OMB comments were received regarding the
approve a three-year renewal to cover existing AFCARS data collection in 45
the period when States and IV–E Tribes CFR 1355.40 under OMB Number 0970–
must continue submitting the existing 0457. Instead, commenters provided
requirements. feedback on the new AFCARS data
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