83 FR 40515 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-17563 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 40515-40516] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-17563] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Evaluation of Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Program. OMB No.: 0970-0487. Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing data collection as part of the study, ``Evaluation of the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program''. This notice addresses the cross- site process evaluation to be conducted with the 13 FY 2016 DVHT grantees who were awarded 3-year cooperative agreements by the Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). The intent of the DVHT Program is to build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver trauma-informed, strength-based, and victim-centered services for domestic victims of severe forms of human trafficking through coordinated case management, a system of referrals and the formation of community partnerships. The objective of the evaluation is to describe the ways in which projects achieve the goals of the DVHT Program and examine types of models that serve victims of human trafficking. Evaluation questions are focused on understanding project and service delivery models, process, and implementation; including partnership and collaboration development; services offered to and received by victims, strategies to identify and engage survivors; ways projects define and monitor program successes and outcomes; and program challenges, achievements, and lessons learned. Information from the evaluation will assist federal, state, and community policymakers and funders in making decisions about future program models to serve domestic victims of human trafficking, as well as to refine evaluation strategies for future programs targeting trafficking victims. The evaluation of the DVHT Program will document and describe grantees' projects and implementation approaches, including their service models and community partners; services provided to clients (i.e., victims of severe forms of human trafficking); service delivery practices; strategies to meet survivors' immediate and long-term housing needs; and approaches to engaging survivors in program development and service delivery. [[Page 40516]] Primary data for the evaluation will be collected via surveys with project directors, case managers, and key community partners; and semi- structured qualitative interviews, including telephone interviews with project directors, in-person interviews with select project staff, survivor leaders, and program partners, and individual interviews with program clients. Interviews from multiple perspectives will enhance the government's understanding of appropriate service models and practice strategies for identifying, engaging, and meeting the needs of diverse populations of victims of severe forms of human trafficking. Data collection will take place after receiving OMB approval through March 2020. Data collection for an exploratory evaluation of the DVHT FY15 grantees (``Domestic Human Trafficking Demonstration Projects'') is being conducted under a prior Information Collection Request under 0970-0487. The data have provided insight into approaches grantees used to enhance organizational and community capacity, identify domestic victims, and deliver case management and direct services in collaboration with their community partners. The currently proposed data collection for DVHT FY16 will build on this earlier data collection for the DVHT FY15 study to understand strategies and program models implemented by the grantees in various program contexts. All data collection approved for DVHT FY15 is complete. Respondents: Project directors, case managers, survivor leaders, other select project staff, key community partners, and clients. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden of respondents of respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Director Survey......... 13 7 1 .5 4 Partner Survey.................. 260 130 1 .25 33 Case Manager Survey............. 130 65 1 .33 21 Project Director Interview #1... 13 7 1 2 14 Project Director Interview #2... 13 7 1 1.5 11 Site Visit Interview Guide...... 136 68 1 1.5 102 Client Interview Guide.......... 40 20 1 1 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 205. 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, Attn: OPRE 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. Emily B. Jabbour, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 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identifying the national accrediting ++ The adequacy of TJC’s staff and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
body making the request, describing the other resources, and its financial HUMAN SERVICES
nature of the request, and providing at viability.
least a 30-day public comment period. Administration for Children and
++ TJC’s capacity to adequately fund
We have 210 days from the receipt of a Families
required surveys.
complete application to publish notice
of approval or denial of the application. ++ TJC’s policies with respect to Submission for OMB Review;
The purpose of this proposed notice whether surveys are announced or Comment Request
is to inform the public of TJC’s request unannounced, to assure that surveys are Title: Evaluation of Domestic Victims
for CMS-approval of its psychiatric unannounced. of Human Trafficking Program.
hospital accreditation program. This ++ TJC’s agreement to provide CMS OMB No.: 0970–0487.
notice also solicits public comment on with a copy of the most current Description: The Administration for
whether TJC’s requirements meet or accreditation survey together with any Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
exceed the Medicare conditions of other information related to the survey Department of Health and Human
participation (CoPs) for psychiatric as CMS may require (including Services (HHS) is proposing data
hospitals. corrective action plans). collection as part of the study,
B. Evaluation of Deeming Authority ‘‘Evaluation of the Domestic Victims of
III. Collection of Information Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program’’.
Request
Requirements This notice addresses the cross-site
TJC submitted all the necessary process evaluation to be conducted with
materials to enable us to make a This document does not impose
the 13 FY 2016 DVHT grantees who
determination concerning its request for information collection requirements,
were awarded 3-year cooperative
CMS-approval of its psychiatric hospital that is, reporting, recordkeeping or agreements by the Office of Trafficking
accreditation program. This application third-party disclosure requirements. in Persons (OTIP). The intent of the
was determined to be complete on July Consequently, there is no need for DVHT Program is to build, expand, and
30, 2018. Under section 1865(a)(2) of the review by the Office of Management and sustain organizational and community
Act and our regulations at § 488.5 Budget under the authority of the capacity to deliver trauma-informed,
(Application and re-application Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 strength-based, and victim-centered
procedures for national accrediting U.S.C. Chapter 35). services for domestic victims of severe
organizations), our review and forms of human trafficking through
evaluation of TJC will be conducted in IV. Response to Comments
coordinated case management, a system
accordance with, but not necessarily Because of the large number of public of referrals and the formation of
limited to, the following factors: comments we normally receive on community partnerships.
• The equivalency of TJC’s standards Federal Register documents, we are not The objective of the evaluation is to
for psychiatric hospitals as compared describe the ways in which projects
able to acknowledge or respond to them
with CMS’ psychiatric hospital CoPs. achieve the goals of the DVHT Program
individually. We will consider all
• TJC’s survey process to determine and examine types of models that serve
comments we receive by the date and
the following: victims of human trafficking. Evaluation
time specified in the DATES section of
++ The composition of the survey questions are focused on understanding
team, surveyor qualifications, and the this preamble, and, when we proceed
project and service delivery models,
ability of the organization to provide with a subsequent document, we will
process, and implementation; including
continuing surveyor training. respond to the comments in the
partnership and collaboration
++ The comparability of TJC’s preamble to that document.
development; services offered to and
processes to those of State agencies, Upon completion of our evaluation, received by victims, strategies to
including survey frequency, and the including evaluation of comments identify and engage survivors; ways
ability to investigate and respond received as a result of this notice, we projects define and monitor program
appropriately to complaints against will publish a final notice in the Federal successes and outcomes; and program
accredited facilities. Register announcing the result of our challenges, achievements, and lessons
++ TJC’s processes and procedures evaluation. learned. Information from the
for monitoring a psychiatric hospital evaluation will assist federal, state, and
found out of compliance with the TJC’s V. Regulatory Impact Statement community policymakers and funders
program requirements. These This proposed notice does not impose in making decisions about future
monitoring procedures are used only program models to serve domestic
any regulatory impact.
when TJC identifies noncompliance. If victims of human trafficking, as well as
noncompliance is identified through In accordance with the provisions of to refine evaluation strategies for future
validation reviews or complaint Executive Order 12866, this regulation programs targeting trafficking victims.
surveys, the state survey agency was not reviewed by the Office of The evaluation of the DVHT Program
monitors corrections as specified at Management and Budget. will document and describe grantees’
§ 488.9(c). Dated: August 6, 2018. projects and implementation
++ TJC’s capacity to report approaches, including their service
Seema Verma,
deficiencies to the surveyed facilities models and community partners;
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and respond to the facility’s plan of Administrator, Centers for Medicare & services provided to clients (i.e., victims
Medicaid Services.
correction in a timely manner. of severe forms of human trafficking);
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++ TJC’s capacity to provide CMS service delivery practices; strategies to
with electronic data and reports BILLING CODE 4120–01–P meet survivors’ immediate and long-
necessary for effective validation and term housing needs; and approaches to
assessment of the organization’s survey engaging survivors in program
process. development and service delivery.
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Primary data for the evaluation will meeting the needs of diverse case management and direct services in
be collected via surveys with project populations of victims of severe forms collaboration with their community
directors, case managers, and key of human trafficking. Data collection partners. The currently proposed data
community partners; and semi- will take place after receiving OMB collection for DVHT FY16 will build on
structured qualitative interviews, approval through March 2020. this earlier data collection for the DVHT
including telephone interviews with Data collection for an exploratory FY15 study to understand strategies and
project directors, in-person interviews evaluation of the DVHT FY15 grantees program models implemented by the
with select project staff, survivor (‘‘Domestic Human Trafficking grantees in various program contexts.
leaders, and program partners, and Demonstration Projects’’) is being All data collection approved for DVHT
individual interviews with program conducted under a prior Information FY15 is complete.
clients. Interviews from multiple Collection Request under 0970–0487.
perspectives will enhance the The data have provided insight into Respondents: Project directors, case
government’s understanding of approaches grantees used to enhance managers, survivor leaders, other select
appropriate service models and practice organizational and community capacity, project staff, key community partners,
strategies for identifying, engaging, and identify domestic victims, and deliver and clients.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total Annual Number of Average Annual burden
Instrument number of number of responses per burden hours hours
respondents respondents respondent per response
Project Director Survey ........................................................ 13 7 1 .5 4
Partner Survey ..................................................................... 260 130 1 .25 33
Case Manager Survey ......................................................... 130 65 1 .33 21
Project Director Interview #1 ............................................... 13 7 1 2 14
Project Director Interview #2 ............................................... 13 7 1 1.5 11
Site Visit Interview Guide ..................................................... 136 68 1 1.5 102
Client Interview Guide .......................................................... 40 20 1 1 20
Estimated Total Annual Burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 2. a survey of providers of care to
Hours: 205. HUMAN SERVICES children ages 0 through 5 years of age
Additional Information: Copies of the (not yet in kindergarten) in a non-
Administration for Children and residential setting (Center-based
proposed collection may be obtained by
Families Provider Interview), and
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of 3. a survey conducted with
Submission for OMB Review;
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 individuals employed in center-based
Comment Request
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, child care programs working directly
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Title: 2019 National Survey of Early with children in classrooms (Workforce
Care and Education Interview).
All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection. Email OMB No.: 0970–0391 Both the home-based and center-
address: OPREinfocollection@ Description: The Administration for based provider surveys will require a
acf.hhs.gov. Children and Families (ACF), U.S. screener to determine eligibility for the
Department of Health and Human main survey.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to Services (HHS), is proposing a data The 2019 NSECE data collection
make a decision concerning the collection activity as part of the efforts will provide urgently needed
collection of information between 30 National Survey of Early Care and information about the supply of child
and 60 days after publication of this Education (NSECE) which will be care and early education available to
document in the Federal Register. conducted October 2018 through August families across all income levels,
Therefore, a comment is best assured of 2019. The objective of the NSECE is to including providers serving low-income
having its full effect if OMB receives it document the nation’s current supply of families of various racial, ethnic,
within 30 days of publication. Written early care and education services (that language, and cultural backgrounds, in
comments and recommendations for the is, home-based providers, center-based diverse geographic areas. The provider
proposed information collection should providers, and the center-based provider data will include programs that do or do
be sent directly to the following: Office workforce). The 2019 NSECE will not participate in the child care subsidy
of Management and Budget, Paperwork collect information on child care and program, are regulated, registered, or
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ early education providers that serve otherwise appear in state or national
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: families with children from birth to 13 lists and are home-based providers or
Desk Officer for the Administration for years in the country, as well as the early center-based programs (e.g., private,
Children and Families. care and education (ECE) workforce community-based child care, Head
providing these services. The proposed Start, and state or local Pre-K). Accurate
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Emily B. Jabbour, collection will consist of three data on the availability and
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. coordinated nationally representative characteristics of early care and
[FR Doc. 2018–17563 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] surveys: education programs are essential to
BILLING CODE 4184–47–P 1. A survey of individuals providing assess the current and changing
care for children under the age of 13 in landscape of child care and early
a residential setting (Home-based education programs since the 2012
Provider Interview), NSECE data collection, and to provide
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