82 FR 60746 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)
| Page Range | 60746-60746 | |
| FR Document | 2017-27600 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 60746] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27600] [[Page 60746]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Prenatal Alcohol and Other Drug Exposures in Child Welfare (PAODE-CW) Study. OMB No.: New Collection. Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing a data collection activity as part of the Prenatal Alcohol and Other Drug Exposures in Child Welfare (PAODE-CW) Study. The study examines the current state of child welfare practice regarding the identification and provision of services for children with prenatal substance exposures, including alcohol and other drugs. The descriptive study will document the policies and practices of child welfare agencies and related organizations to identify, assess, and refer to services children who may have been exposed to prenatal substances and/or diagnosed with a resulting condition such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The study will document procedures as well as challenges faced and lessons learned to inform the field of practice as well as policy makers, program administrators, and funders at various levels. The proposed information collection activities consist of semi- structured interviews and surveys conducted at 28 child welfare agency sites. Focus groups conducted at 8 of the 28 sites will gather information on needs, challenges, and strategies to support children with prenatal substance exposures and their families within the child welfare system. Respondents: State and child welfare agency directors, child welfare staff and supervisors; agency partners and service providers; and family members and caregivers of children who may have been prenatally exposed to substances. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff-- 28 1 1 28 Frontline Only................................. Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff-- 28 1 1 28 Ongoing Only................................... Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff-- 15 1 1.25 19 Frontline and Ongoing.......................... Interview Protocol for Local Agency Medical 14 1 1 14 Staff.......................................... Interview Protocol for Local Agency Director.... 14 1 1 14 Focus Group of Caregivers....................... 32 1 1.5 48 Survey Instrument for Local Agency Staff--Form A 140 1 .5 70 General........................................ Survey Instrument for Local Agency--Form B 90 1 .5 45 General........................................ Survey Instrument for Local Agency Form B 50 1 .5 25 Differential Response.......................... Survey Instrument for Service Providers......... 12 1 .5 6 Interview Protocol for Data Staff............... 6 1 1.5 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 305. 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. 2017-27600 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Child Welfare (PAODE–CW) Study. The policy makers, program administrators,
HUMAN SERVICES study examines the current state of and funders at various levels.
child welfare practice regarding the The proposed information collection
Administration for Children and identification and provision of services activities consist of semi-structured
Families for children with prenatal substance interviews and surveys conducted at 28
exposures, including alcohol and other child welfare agency sites. Focus groups
Submission for OMB Review; drugs.
Comment Request conducted at 8 of the 28 sites will gather
The descriptive study will document
information on needs, challenges, and
the policies and practices of child
Title: Prenatal Alcohol and Other welfare agencies and related strategies to support children with
Drug Exposures in Child Welfare organizations to identify, assess, and prenatal substance exposures and their
(PAODE–CW) Study. refer to services children who may have families within the child welfare
OMB No.: New Collection. been exposed to prenatal substances system.
Description: The Administration for and/or diagnosed with a resulting Respondents: State and child welfare
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. condition such as fetal alcohol spectrum agency directors, child welfare staff and
Department of Health and Human disorders (FASD). The study will supervisors; agency partners and service
Services (HHS) is proposing a data document procedures as well as providers; and family members and
collection activity as part of the Prenatal challenges faced and lessons learned to caregivers of children who may have
Alcohol and Other Drug Exposures in inform the field of practice as well as been prenatally exposed to substances.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff—Frontline Only ............................. 28 1 1 28
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff—Ongoing Only .............................. 28 1 1 28
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Staff—Frontline and Ongoing ................ 15 1 1.25 19
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Medical Staff .......................................... 14 1 1 14
Interview Protocol for Local Agency Director .................................................. 14 1 1 14
Focus Group of Caregivers ............................................................................. 32 1 1.5 48
Survey Instrument for Local Agency Staff—Form A General ......................... 140 1 .5 70
Survey Instrument for Local Agency—Form B General .................................. 90 1 .5 45
Survey Instrument for Local Agency Form B Differential Response .............. 50 1 .5 25
Survey Instrument for Service Providers ......................................................... 12 1 .5 6
Interview Protocol for Data Staff ...................................................................... 6 1 1.5 9
Estimated Total Annual Burden Desk Officer for the Administration for education (ECE) providers are
Hours: 305. Children and Families. implemented and vary in ECE
Additional Information: Copies of the classrooms serving children supported
Robert Sargis,
proposed collection may be obtained by by Child Care and Development Fund
Reports Clearance Officer. (CCDF) subsidies or Head Start grants.
writing to the Administration for [FR Doc. 2017–27600 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am] This study will focus primarily on
Children and Families, Office of BILLING CODE 4184–01–P coaching used for delivering
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330
professional development services to
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. ECE teachers and caregivers to improve
Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND knowledge and practice in center-based
requests should be identified by the title HUMAN SERVICES classrooms and family child care (FCC)
of the information collection. Email homes serving preschool-age children.
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Administration for Children and
Families This study aims to advance
OMB Comment: OMB is required to understanding of how core features of
make a decision concerning the Proposed Information Collection coaching are implemented in ECE
collection of information between 30 Activity; Comment Request classrooms, how the features may vary
and 60 days after publication of this by key contextual factors and
document in the Federal Register. Title: Study of Coaching Practices in implementation drivers, and which are
Therefore, a comment is best assured of Early Care and Education Settings ripe for more rigorous evaluation. The
having its full effect if OMB receives it (SCOPE). study tasks will include gathering
within 30 days of publication. Written OMB No.: New Collection. information to inform selection of states
comments and recommendations for the Description: The Administration for in which to conduct the study,
proposed information collection should Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. designing and conducting a descriptive
Department of Health and Human study to examine the occurrence and
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be sent directly to the following: Office
Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect variability of coaching features in ECE
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
descriptive information for the Study of classrooms, and conducting case studies
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_
Coaching Practices in Early Care and to examine program or systems-level
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: drivers of coaching and the features
Education Settings (SCOPE) project. The
goal of this information collection is to being implemented.
identify how professional development Respondents: State administrators
coaching practices for early care and knowledgeable about coaching and
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