82 FR 54345 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-24902

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB No.: 0970-0401.
    Description: Executive Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to 
provide service to the public that matches or exceeds the best service 
available in the private sector. In order to work continuously to 
ensure that the Administration for Children and Families' programs are 
effective and meet our customers' needs we use a generic clearance 
process to collect qualitative feedback on our service delivery. This 
collection of information is necessary to enable ACF to garner customer 
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient timely manner, in accord with 
our commitment to improving service delivery. The information collected 
from our customers and stakeholders will help ensure that users have an 
effective, efficient and satisfying experience with the programs. This 
feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder 
perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of 
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, 
training or change in operation might improve delivery of products or 
services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 
actionable communications between ACF and its customer and 
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the 
improvement of program management.
    This request is an extension of the ``generic fast-track'' process 
offered to all government agencies by OMB in 2010. Fast-tack means each 
request receives approval five days after submission, if no issues are 
brought to ACF's attention by OMB within the five days.
    Respondents:

                                             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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Survey......................................          10,000                1              0.5            5,000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
    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. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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utility of the proposed information 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
collection for the proper performance of to publish a 30-day notice in the HUMAN SERVICES
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of Federal Register concerning each
the estimated burden, ways to enhance proposed collection of information, Administration for Children and
the quality, utility, and clarity of the including each proposed extension or Families
information to be collected; and the use reinstatement of an existing collection
of automated collection techniques or Proposed Information Collection
of information, before submitting the
other forms of information technology to Activity; Comment Request
collection to OMB for approval. To
minimize the information collection comply with this requirement, CMS is Proposed Projects:
burden. publishing this notice that summarizes Title: Generic Clearance for the
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of the following proposed collection(s) of Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
information must be received by the information for public comment: Agency Service Delivery.
OMB desk officer by December 18, 2017. OMB No.: 0970–0401.
1. Type of Information Collection
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the Description: Executive Order 12862
Request: Reinstatement without change
proposed information collections, directs Federal agencies to provide
of a previously approved collection;
please reference the document identifier service to the public that matches or
Title of Information Collection: Clinical exceeds the best service available in the
or OMB control number. To be assured
Laboratory Improvement Amendments private sector. In order to work
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be received by of 1988 (CLIA) Budget Workload continuously to ensure that the
the OMB desk officer via one of the Reports and Supporting Regulations; Administration for Children and
following transmissions: OMB, Office of Use: We will use the collected Families’ programs are effective and
Information and Regulatory Affairs, information to determine the amount of meet our customers’ needs we use a
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Federal reimbursement for surveys generic clearance process to collect
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: conducted. Use of the information qualitative feedback on our service
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. includes program evaluation, audit, delivery. This collection of information
To obtain copies of a supporting budget formulation and budget is necessary to enable ACF to garner
statement and any related forms for the approval. Form CMS–102 is a multi- customer and stakeholder feedback in
proposed collection(s) summarized in purpose form designed to capture and an efficient timely manner, in accord
this notice, you may make your request record all budget and expenditure data. with our commitment to improving
using one of following: Form CMS–105 captures the annual service delivery. The information
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at projected CLIA workload that the State collected from our customers and
Web site address at https:// survey agency will accomplish. Our stakeholders will help ensure that users
www.cms.gov/Regulations-and- regional offices also use the information have an effective, efficient and
Guidance/Legislation/Paperwork to approve the annual projected CLIA satisfying experience with the programs.
ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. workload. The information is required This feedback will provide insights into
2. Email your request, including your customer or stakeholder perceptions,
as part of the section 1864 agreement
address, phone number, OMB number, experiences and expectations, provide
with the state. Form Numbers: CMS–102
and CMS document identifier, to an early warning of issues with service,
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. and CMS–105 (OMB control number:
or focus attention on areas where
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 0938–0599); Frequency: Quarterly;
communication, training or change in
(410) 786–1326. Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
operation might improve delivery of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Governments; Number of Respondents:
products or services. These collections
William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 50; Total Annual Responses: 50; Total will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Annual Hours: 1,700. (For policy actionable communications between
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) questions regarding this collection ACF and its customer and stakeholders.
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies contact Jeffrey Pleines at 410–786– It will also allow feedback to contribute
must obtain approval from the Office of 0684.) directly to the improvement of program
Management and Budget (OMB) for each Dated: November 14, 2017. management.
collection of information they conduct William N. Parham, III, This request is an extension of the
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of ‘‘generic fast-track’’ process offered to
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
all government agencies by OMB in
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and Affairs. 2010. Fast-tack means each request
includes agency requests or receives approval five days after
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requirements that members of the public submission, if no issues are brought to
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submit reports, keep records, or provide ACF’s attention by OMB within the five
information to a third party. Section days.
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. Respondents:

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

Survey .............................................................................................................. 10,000 1 0.5 5,000

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Estimated Total Annual Burden The VIQI Project will inform The information will then be used to
Hours: policymakers, practitioners, and adjust and to refine the research design
In compliance with the requirements stakeholders about effective ways to and measures that will be used in the
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork support the quality and effectiveness of impact evaluation and process study.
Reduction Act of 1995, the early care and education (ECE) centers In the impact evaluation and process
Administration for Children and for promoting young children’s learning study, 165 centers in seven metropolitan
Families is soliciting public comment and development. In partnership with areas will participate in the VIQI
on the specific aspects of the ECE centers across the United States Project. Information about center and
information collection described above. that serve young children with diverse staff characteristics and classroom and
Copies of the proposed collection of economic backgrounds, the VIQI Project teacher practices will be collected (1) to
information can be obtained and aims to (1) identify dimensions of stratify and randomly assign centers; (2)
comments may be forwarded by writing quality within ECE settings that are key to identify subgroups of interest; (3) to
to the Administration for Children and levers for promoting children’s describe how the interventions are
Families, Office of Planning, Research outcomes; (2) inform what levels of implemented and are experienced by
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant quality are necessary to successfully centers and teachers; (4) to document
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, support children’s developmental gains; the treatment differentials across
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. (3) identify drivers that facilitate and research conditions; and (5) to assess
Email address: infocollection@ inhibit successful implementation of the impacts of each of the interventions
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be interventions aimed at strengthening on different dimensions of quality and
identified by the title of the information quality; and (4) understand how these teacher practices when compared to a
collection. relations vary across different ECE business-as-usual comparison condition
The Department specifically requests settings, staff, and children. To achieve for the impact evaluation sample and
these aims, the VIQI Project will include separately for subgroups of interest. In
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
a year-long pilot study that will pilot up addition, information about the
collection of information is necessary
to three curricular and professional background characteristics of families
for the proper performance of the
development models, followed by a and children being served in the centers
functions of the agency, including
year-long impact evaluation and process will be collected, as well as measures of
whether the information shall have
study that involve testing the children’s skills at the beginning and
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
effectiveness of two curricular and end of the year-long impact evaluation
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
professional development models that for a subset of children in these centers.
proposed collection of information; (c)
aim to strengthen teacher practices, the This information will also be used (1) to
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
quality of classroom processes, and define subgroups of interest defined by
information to be collected; and (d)
children’s outcomes. The study will family and child characteristics, and (2)
ways to minimize the burden of the to assess the impacts of each of the
include up to 189 community-based and
collection of information on interventions on children’s skills for the
Head Start ECE centers spread across
respondents, including through the use full impact evaluation sample and
seven different metropolitan areas in the
of automated collection techniques or separately for subgroups of interest.
United States.
other forms of information technology. To test the effectiveness of the Lastly, the information on quality,
Consideration will be given to curricular and professional teacher practices and children’s skills
comments and suggestions submitted development models, the VIQI project will be used in a set of analyses that will
within 60 days of this publication. will consist of a 3- or 4-group rigorously examine the nature of the
Robert Sargis, experimental design in the pilot study quality-to-child outcomes relationship
Reports Clearance Officer. and a 3-group experimental design in by exploring the effects of different
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the impact evaluation and the process dimensions and thresholds (or levels) of
study in which the initial quality and quality on child outcomes for the full
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other characteristics of ECE centers are impact evaluation sample and
measured. The centers then will be separately for subgroups of interest.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND stratified based upon select information The data collection instruments for
HUMAN SERVICES collected—by setting type (e.g., Head the VIQI Project include the following:
Start and community-based ECE (1) Instruments for Screening and
Administration for Children and centers) and initial levels of quality— Recruitment of ECE Centers will be used
Families and randomly assigned to one of the in the pilot study, impact evaluation,
intervention conditions where they will and process study to assess ECE centers’
Submission for OMB Review; be offered curricular and professional eligibility, to inform the sampling
Comment Request development supports aimed at strategy, and to recruit ECE centers to
strengthening the quality of classroom participate in the VIQI Project;
Title: Variations in Implementation of and teacher practices, or to a business- (2) Baseline Instruments for the Pilot
Quality Interventions (VIQI) Project: as-usual comparison condition. Study, Impact Evaluation, and Process
Data Collection. In the pilot study, 24 centers in one Study will be used to collect
OMB No.: New Collection. metropolitan area will participate in the background information about centers,
Description: The Administration for VIQI Project. Information about center classrooms, center staff, and families
Children and Families (ACF), Office of and children being served in the
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and staff characteristics and classroom
Planning, Research and Evaluation and teacher practices will be collected centers. All of the instruments will be
(OPRE) proposes to collect information (1) to stratify and randomly assign administered at the beginning of the
as part of the Variations in centers; (2) to describe how the different pilot study, impact evaluation, and
Implementation of Quality Interventions interventions are implemented and are process study, with the exception of the
(VIQI): Examining the Quality-Child experienced by centers and teachers; baseline survey administered to parents
Outcomes Relationship in Child Care and (3) to document the treatment of children enrolled in participating
and Early Education Project. differentials across research conditions. ECE centers and the protocol for

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82 FR 54345 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families