Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)
DOCID: fr23se09-75 FR Doc E9-22897
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Children and Families Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr23se09-75
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Proposed Projects:
Title: CrossSite Evaluation of Children's Bureau Child Welfare Implementation Centers and National Resource Centers.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The CrossSite Evaluation of the Child Welfare
Implementation Centers (IC) and National Resource Centers (NRC) is
sponsored by the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and
involves the conduct of a fiveyear, crosssite evaluation that
examines the effectiveness of the ICs' and NRCs' activities and service
provision and the relation of their training and technical assistance
activities to organizational and systems change in State and Tribal
child welfare systems. Additionally, the evaluation will examine the
degree to which networking, collaboration, information sharing,
adherence to common principles, and common messaging occurs across all
members of the Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance (T/
TA) Network, which is designed to improve child welfare systems and to
support States and Tribes in achieving sustainable, systemic change
that results in greater safety, permanency, and wellbeing for
children, youth, and families. The Children's Bureau desires to assess
the quality and effectiveness of the technical assistance it supports,
and several of these programs and projects are required to be
evaluated, including those funded under Section 105 of The Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act, as amended [42 U.S.C. 5106] and Parts B
and E of Title IV of the Social Security Act. Beginning in fiscal year
(FY) 2010, the T/TA Network will comprise a group of 30 T/TA providers [[Page 48569]]
funded entirely or partially by the Children's Bureau through grants, contracts, and interagency agreements.
The crosssite evaluation uses a mixedmethod, longitudinal approach to examine the ICs (funded in FY 2009) and a new cohort of NRCs (funded in FY 2010). Proposed data collection methods are a longitudinal telephone survey of State child welfare directors (or their designees) and Tribal Child Welfare/Social Service Directors (or their designees), a webbased survey of State and Tribal T/TA recipients, and aggregation of outputs from a webbased technical assistance tracking system (OneNet)that will be used by the five ICs and 11 NRCs. A webbased survey will be also administered to members of the T/TA Network. Data collected through these instruments will be used by the Children's Bureau to evaluate the effectiveness of technical assistance delivered to State, local, Tribal, and other publicly administered or publicly supported child welfare agencies and family and juvenile courts and the overall functioning of the T/TA Network.
Respondents: Respondents to two of the survey instruments will be
State and Tribal governments. Respondents to the third survey
instrument will be private institutions, including universities, not
forprofit organizations, and private companies. Private institutions,
including universities and notforprofit organizations will be respondents to the forms in the OneNet tracking system.
Annual Burden Estimates
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
Agency Results Survey........................... 74 1 1 74
Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) 600 1 0.25 150 Activity Survey................................
WebBased Network Survey........................ 30 1 0.25 7.50
OneNet Form: Implementation Project (IP) 5 5.40 0.50 13.50 Description....................................
OneNet Form: IP Technical Assistance (TA) 5 280.80 0.33 463.32 Activity.......................................
OneNet Form: Implementation Center (IC) General 5 4 0.33 6.60 TA Event.......................................
OneNet Form: IP Monthly Report.................. 5 62.40 0.17 53.04
OneNet Form: National Resource Centers (NRC) TA 11 45 0.13 64.35 Intake Form....................................
OneNet Form: NRC TA Work Plan................... 11 45 0.20 99
OneNet Form: NRC TA CloseOut................... 11 45 0.08 39.60
OneNet Form: NRC TA Activity.................... 11 528 0.20 1,161.60
OneNet Form: NRC General TA Event............... 11 36 0.25 99
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,231.51.
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 Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, 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 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.
Dated: September 18, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E922897 Filed 92209; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
Proposed Projects:
Title: CrossSite Evaluation of Children's Bureau Child Welfare Implementation Centers and National Resource Centers.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The CrossSite Evaluation of the Child Welfare
Implementation Centers (IC) and National Resource Centers (NRC) is
sponsored by the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and
involves the conduct of a fiveyear, crosssite evaluation that
examines the effectiveness of the ICs' and NRCs' activities and service
provision and the relation of their training and technical assistance
activities to organizational and systems change in State and Tribal
child welfare systems. Additionally, the evaluation will examine the
degree to which networking, collaboration, information sharing,
adherence to common principles, and common messaging occurs across all
members of the Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance (T/
TA) Network, which is designed to improve child welfare systems and to
support States and Tribes in achieving sustainable, systemic change
that results in greater safety, permanency, and wellbeing for
children, youth, and families. The Children's Bureau desires to assess
the quality and effectiveness of the technical assistance it supports,
and several of these programs and projects are required to be
evaluated, including those funded under Section 105 of The Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act, as amended [42 U.S.C. 5106] and Parts B
and E of Title IV of the Social Security Act. Beginning in fiscal year
(FY) 2010, the T/TA Network will comprise a group of 30 T/TA providers [[Page 48569]]
funded entirely or partially by the Children's Bureau through grants, contracts, and interagency agreements.
The crosssite evaluation uses a mixedmethod, longitudinal approach to examine the ICs (funded in FY 2009) and a new cohort of NRCs (funded in FY 2010). Proposed data collection methods are a longitudinal telephone survey of State child welfare directors (or their designees) and Tribal Child Welfare/Social Service Directors (or their designees), a webbased survey of State and Tribal T/TA recipients, and aggregation of outputs from a webbased technical assistance tracking system (OneNet)that will be used by the five ICs and 11 NRCs. A webbased survey will be also administered to members of the T/TA Network. Data collected through these instruments will be used by the Children's Bureau to evaluate the effectiveness of technical assistance delivered to State, local, Tribal, and other publicly administered or publicly supported child welfare agencies and family and juvenile courts and the overall functioning of the T/TA Network.
Respondents: Respondents to two of the survey instruments will be
State and Tribal governments. Respondents to the third survey
instrument will be private institutions, including universities, not
forprofit organizations, and private companies. Private institutions,
including universities and notforprofit organizations will be respondents to the forms in the OneNet tracking system.
Annual Burden Estimates
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
Agency Results Survey........................... 74 1 1 74
Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) 600 1 0.25 150 Activity Survey................................
WebBased Network Survey........................ 30 1 0.25 7.50
OneNet Form: Implementation Project (IP) 5 5.40 0.50 13.50 Description....................................
OneNet Form: IP Technical Assistance (TA) 5 280.80 0.33 463.32 Activity.......................................
OneNet Form: Implementation Center (IC) General 5 4 0.33 6.60 TA Event.......................................
OneNet Form: IP Monthly Report.................. 5 62.40 0.17 53.04
OneNet Form: National Resource Centers (NRC) TA 11 45 0.13 64.35 Intake Form....................................
OneNet Form: NRC TA Work Plan................... 11 45 0.20 99
OneNet Form: NRC TA CloseOut................... 11 45 0.08 39.60
OneNet Form: NRC TA Activity.................... 11 528 0.20 1,161.60
OneNet Form: NRC General TA Event............... 11 36 0.25 99
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,231.51.
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 Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, 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 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.
Dated: September 18, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E922897 Filed 92209; 8:45 am]
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