83 FR 50936 - Children's Bureau; Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-22020 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 50936-50938] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-22020] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Children's Bureau; Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Title: RPG National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance. OMB No.: New Collection. Description: The Children's Bureau (CB) within the Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks approval to collect information for the Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-being of and to Improve Permanency Outcomes for Children Affected by Substance Abuse (known as the Regional Partnership Grants Program or ``RPG'') Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation-Related Technical Assistance project. The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (Pub. L. 112- 34) includes a targeted grants program (section 437(f) of the Social Security Act) that directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reserve a specified portion of the appropriation for these Regional Partnership Grants, to be used to improve the well-being of children affected by substance abuse. Under three prior rounds of RPG, the Children's Bureau has issued 74 grants to organizations such as child welfare or substance abuse treatment providers or family court systems to develop interagency collaborations and integration of programs, activities, and services designed to increase well-being, improve permanency, and enhance the safety of children who are in an out-of- home placement or are at risk of being placed in out-of-home care as a result of a parent's or caretaker's substance abuse. In 2017, CB awarded grants to a fourth cohort of 17 grantees and in 2018 they plan to award 10 grants to a fifth cohort. The RPG cross-site evaluation will extend our understanding of what types of programs and services grantees provided to participants, how grantees leveraged their partnerships to coordinate services for children and families, and what the outcomes were for children and families enrolled in RPG programs. First, the cross-site evaluation will describe the characteristics of participants served by RPG programs, the types of services provided to families, the dosage of each [[Page 50937]] type of service received by families, and the level of participant engagement with the services provided. Second, the cross-site will assess the coordination of partners' service systems (e.g., shared participant data, joint staff training) to better understand how partners' collaborative effort affects the array of services offered to families. The cross-site evaluation will also focus more deeply on the partnership between the child welfare and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment agencies, to add to the research base about how these agencies can collaborate to address the needs of children and families affected by SUD. Finally, the evaluation will assess the outcomes of children and adults served through the RPG program. The evaluation is being undertaken by the Children's Bureau and its contractor Mathematica Policy Research. The evaluation is being implemented by Mathematica Policy Research and its subcontractor, WRMA Inc. The RPG Cross-Site Evaluation will include the following data collection activities: 1. Site visits and key informant interviews. The cross-site evaluation team will visit up to 21 sites to better understand the partnership and coordination between the child welfare and SUD treatment agencies. The remaining six grantees will participate in telephone interviews to gather similar information about their design and implementation. The site visits and phone interviews will focus on the RPG planning process; how and why particular services were selected; the ability of the child welfare, substance use disorder treatment, and other service systems to collaborate and support quality implementation of the RPG services; challenges experienced; and the potential for sustaining the collaborations and services after RPG funding ends. 2. Partner survey. To describe the interagency collaboration within RPG sites, grantees and their partners will participate in an online survey once during the grant period. One person from each organization knowledgeable about the RPG program will be invited to participate in the survey. The survey will collect information about communication and service coordination among partners. The survey will also collect information on characteristics of strong partnerships (e.g., data sharing agreements, colocation of staff, referral procedures, and cross-staff training). 3. Semi-annual progress reports. The semi-annual progress reports will be used to obtain updated information from grantee project directors about their program operations and partnerships, including any changes from prior periods. The CB has tailored the semi-annual progress reports to collect information on grantees' programs and other services grantees implement, the target population for the RPG program, and grantees' perceived successes and challenges to implementation. 4. Enrollment, client, and service data. To document participant characteristics and their enrollment in RPG services, all grantees will provide data on family characteristics, and enrollment of and services provided to RPG families. These data include demographic information on family members, dates of entry into and exit from RPG services, and information on RPG service dosage. These data will be submitted on an ongoing basis by staff at the grantee organizations into an information system developed by the cross-site evaluation team. 5. Outcome and impact data. To measure participant outcomes, all grantees will collect self-administered standardized instruments from RPG adults. The standardized instruments used in RPG collect information on child well-being, adult and family functioning, and adult substance use. Grantees will share the responses on these self- report instruments with the cross-site evaluation team. Grantees will also obtain administrative data on a common set of child welfare and substance use disorder treatment data elements. In addition to conducting local evaluations and participating in the RPG Cross-Site Evaluation, the RPG grantees are legislatively required to report performance indicators aligned with their proposed program strategies and activities. A key strategy of the RPG Cross-Site Evaluation is to minimize burden on the grantees by ensuring that the cross-site evaluation, which includes all grantees in a study that collects data to report on implementation, the partnerships, and participant characteristics and outcomes, fully meets the need for performance reporting. Thus, rather than collecting separate evaluation and performance indicator data, the grantees need only participate in the cross-site evaluation. In addition, using the standardized instruments that the Children's Bureau has specified will ensure that grantees have valid and reliable data on child and family outcomes for their local evaluations. The inclusion of an impact study conducted on a subset of grantees with rigorous designs will also provide the Children's Bureau, Congress, grantees, providers, and researchers with information about the effectiveness of RPG programs. This 60-Day Federal Register Notice covers the following data collection activities: (1) The site visits with grantees; (2) the web- based survey of grantee partners (3) the semi-annual progress reports; (4) enrollment and service data provided by grantees; and (6) outcome and impact data provided by grantees. Respondents. Respondents include grantee staff or contractors (such as local evaluators) and partner staff. Specific types of respondents and the expected number per data collection effort are noted in the burden table below. Annual burden estimates. The following instruments are proposed for public comment under this 60-Day Federal Register Notice. Burden for all components is annualized over three years. RPG Cross-Site Evaluation Annualized Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Total number responses per hours per Estimated Total annual Data collection activity of respondents respondent response (in total burden burden hours (each year) hours) hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Site Visit and Key Informant Data Collection ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program director in-person 21 .33 2 42 14 interview...................... Program manager/supervisor in- 21 .33 1 21 7 person interview............... Partner representative 63 .33 1 63 21 interviews..................... Frontline staff interview....... 42 .33 1 42 14 Program director/manager phone 12 .33 1 4.0 12 interview...................... [[Page 50938]] Partner survey.................. 135 .33 0.42 56.3 18.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrollment, client and service data ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semi-annual progress reports.... 27 2 16.5 2,673 891 Case enrollment data............ 81 43 0.25 2,612.3 870.8 Case closure.................... 81 43 0.017 174.2 58.1 Case closure--prenatal.......... 81 33 0.017 133.7 44.6 Service log entries............. 162 2,288 0.03 37,065 12,355 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outcome and impact data ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administrative Data: Obtain access to 27 1 42.6 3,450.6 1150.2 administrative data........ Report administrative data.. 27 2 144 23,328 7,776 Standardized instruments: Review and adopt reporting 27 .33 8 216 72 templates.................. Data entry for standardized 27 130 1.25 13,162.5 4,387.5 instruments................ Review records and submit....... 27 2 25 4,050 1,350 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data entry for comparison study 22 130 1.25 10,725 3,575 sites (22 grantees)............ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Burden Hours .............. .............. .............. 97,827 32,609 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Children's Bureau within 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 Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: infocollection@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 function 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 within 60 days of this publication. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-22020 Filed 10-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-29-P
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of Average
Type of Number of responses burden per
Form name
respondent respondents per respond- response
ent (in hours)
Individuals in households ................. Screener ........................................................................ 15,000 1 5/60
Individuals in households ................. Household Interview ..................................................... 5,000 1 1.5
Individuals in households ................. MEC Interview & Examination ...................................... 5,000 1 4
Individuals in households ................. Telephone Dietary Recall & Dietary Supplements ....... 5,000 1 30/60
Individuals in households ................. Flexible Consumer Behavior Survey Phone Follow-Up 5,000 1 20/60
Individuals in households ................. Developmental Projects & Special Studies .................. 3,500 1 3
Individuals in households ................. 24 hour Blood Pressure Pilot ........................................ 1,000 1 25
Jeffrey M. Zirger, Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244–1870, or OMB No.: New Collection.
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review Barbara.demopulos@cms.hhs.gov. Description: The Children’s Bureau
Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice (CB) within the Administration for
of the Associate Director for Science, Office establishing or significantly modifying a Children and Families of the U.S.
of the Director, Centers for Disease Control system of records is required by Department of Health and Human
and Prevention. Services seeks approval to collect
subsection (r) of the Privacy Act (5
[FR Doc. 2018–22008 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] information for the Regional Partnership
U.S.C. 552a(r)) to be reported to the
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Committee on Government Operations Grants to Increase the Well-being of and
of the House of Representatives, the to Improve Permanency Outcomes for
Committee on Governmental Affairs of Children Affected by Substance Abuse
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND the Senate, and the Office of (known as the Regional Partnership
HUMAN SERVICES Management and Budget (OMB) in Grants Program or ‘‘RPG’’) Cross-Site
advance of publication in the Federal Evaluation and Evaluation-Related
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Technical Assistance project. The Child
Services Register, in order to permit an
evaluation of the potential effect of the and Family Services Improvement and
proposal on the privacy and other rights Innovation Act (Pub. L. 112–34)
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
of individuals. The notice published at includes a targeted grants program
Records
83 FR 46951 (Sept. 17, 2018) did not (section 437(f) of the Social Security
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & comply with this requirement and is Act) that directs the Secretary of Health
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department therefore withdrawn, as prematurely and Human Services to reserve a
of Health and Human Services (HHS). published. A revised version will be specified portion of the appropriation
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal. published at a later date and in for these Regional Partnership Grants, to
compliance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) and be used to improve the well-being of
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and section 7 of OMB Circular A–108, children affected by substance abuse.
Human Services (HHS), Centers for ‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for Under three prior rounds of RPG, the
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is Review, Reporting, and Publication Children’s Bureau has issued 74 grants
withdrawing the notice published on under the Privacy Act,’’ 81 FR 94424 to organizations such as child welfare or
September 17, 2018 to modify system of (Dec. 23, 2016). substance abuse treatment providers or
records No. 09–70–0541, titled family court systems to develop
‘‘Medicaid Statistical Information Barbara Demopulos, interagency collaborations and
System (MSIS).’’ The notice was CMS Privacy Advisor, Division of Security, integration of programs, activities, and
prematurely published. A revised Privacy Policy and Governance Information services designed to increase well-being,
version will be published at a later date. Security and Privacy Group, Office of improve permanency, and enhance the
Information Technology, Centers for Medicare safety of children who are in an out-of-
DATES: The notice of withdrawal is & Medicaid Services.
applicable October 10, 2018. home placement or are at risk of being
[FR Doc. 2018–21899 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] placed in out-of-home care as a result of
ADDRESSES: Any comments should be BILLING CODE 4120–03–P a parent’s or caretaker’s substance
submitted by mail or email to: CMS abuse. In 2017, CB awarded grants to a
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CMS Privacy Advisor, Division of and Families, U.S. Department of Health RPG programs. First, the cross-site
Security, Privacy Policy & Governance, and Human Services. evaluation will describe the
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Office of Information Technology, CMS, Evaluation and Evaluation Technical RPG programs, the types of services
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RPG CROSS-SITE EVALUATION ANNUALIZED BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Number of Average
Total Estimated Total
responses per burden hours
Data collection activity number of total annual
respondent per response
respondents burden hours burden hours
(each year) (in hours)
Partner survey ...................................................................... 135 .33 0.42 56.3 18.8
Enrollment, client and service data
Semi-annual progress reports ............................................. 27 2 16.5 2,673 891
Case enrollment data ........................................................... 81 43 0.25 2,612.3 870.8
Case closure ........................................................................ 81 43 0.017 174.2 58.1
Case closure—prenatal ....................................................... 81 33 0.017 133.7 44.6
Service log entries ............................................................... 162 2,288 0.03 37,065 12,355
Outcome and impact data
Administrative Data:
Obtain access to administrative data ........................... 27 1 42.6 3,450.6 1150.2
Report administrative data ............................................ 27 2 144 23,328 7,776
Standardized instruments:
Review and adopt reporting templates ......................... 27 .33 8 216 72
Data entry for standardized instruments ...................... 27 130 1.25 13,162.5 4,387.5
Review records and submit ................................................. 27 2 25 4,050 1,350
Data entry for comparison study sites (22 grantees) .......... 22 130 1.25 10,725 3,575
Estimated Total Burden Hours ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 97,827 32,609
In compliance with the requirements comments and suggestions within 60 Organization (WHO) regarding the abuse
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the days of this publication. liability and diversion of these drugs.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the WHO will use this information to
Robert Sargis,
Children’s Bureau within the consider whether to recommend that
Reports Clearance Officer. certain international restrictions be
Administration for Children and
[FR Doc. 2018–22020 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] placed on these drugs. This notice
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the BILLING CODE 4184–29–P requesting comments is required by the
information collection described above. Controlled Substances Act (the CSA).
Copies of the proposed collection of DATES: Submit either electronic or
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
information can be obtained and HUMAN SERVICES written comments by October 31, 2018.
comments may be forwarded by writing ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
to Administration for Children and Food and Drug Administration as follows. Please note that late,
Families, Office of Administration, untimely filed comments will not be
[Docket No. FDA–2018–N–3685]
Office of Planning, Research and considered. Electronic comments must
Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, International Drug Scheduling; be submitted on or before (enter date),
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF Convention on Psychotropic 2018. The https://www.regulations.gov
Reports Clearance Officer. Email Substances; Single Convention on electronic filing system will accept
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All Narcotic Drugs; ADB–FUBINACA; comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
requests should be identified by the title ADB–CHMINACA; Cyclopropyl at the end of October 31, 2018.
of the information collection. Fentanyl; Methoxyacetyl Fentanyl; Comments received by mail/hand
para-Fluoro Butyrfentanyl; Tramadol; delivery/courier (for written/paper
The Department specifically requests submissions) will be considered timely
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed Pregabalin; Cannabis Plant and Resin;
and Eight Additional Substances; if they are postmarked or the delivery
collection of information is necessary service acceptance receipt is on or
for the proper performance of the Request for Comments
before that date.
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whether the information shall have Electronic Submissions
HHS.
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agency’s estimate of the burden of the following way:
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information to be collected; and (d) interested persons to submit comments instructions for submitting comments.
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ways to minimize the burden of the concerning abuse potential, actual Comments submitted electronically,
collection of information on abuse, medical usefulness, trafficking, including attachments, to https://
respondents, including through the use and impact of scheduling changes on www.regulations.gov will be posted to
of automated collection techniques or availability for medical use of 16 drug the docket unchanged. Because your
other forms of information technology. substances. These comments will be comment will be made public, you are
Consideration will be given to considered in preparing a response from solely responsible for ensuring that your
the United States to the World Health comment does not include any
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