Notice2021-17256
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Cost Study of Trauma-Specific Evidence-Based Programs Used in the Regional Partnership Grants Program
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August 12, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting an extension with minor changes to the approved information collection: The Cost Study of Trauma-Specific Evidence-Based Programs used in the Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) Program. This data collection request was previously approved and scheduled for spring 2021 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection is now feasible but will extend beyond the current expiration date of November 30, 2021, so an extension is needed. Additionally, since approval, minor changes were made to the instruments to include a question in the time log to ask about virtual service delivery since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in grantees offering virtual services.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 44372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17256]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[0970-0557]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Cost Study of Trauma-
Specific Evidence-Based Programs Used in the Regional Partnership
Grants Program
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is
requesting an extension with minor changes to the approved information
collection: The Cost Study of Trauma-Specific Evidence-Based Programs
used in the Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) Program. This data
collection request was previously approved and scheduled for spring
2021 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection is
now feasible but will extend beyond the current expiration date of
November 30, 2021, so an extension is needed. Additionally, since
approval, minor changes were made to the instruments to include a
question in the time log to ask about virtual service delivery since
the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in grantees offering virtual services.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1888f878e828e8d8d848295888e8fa1808287cf898992cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86efe8e0e9e5e9eaeae3e5f2efe9e8c6e7e5e0a8eeeef5a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Since 2006, CB has awarded multiple rounds of
competitive grants to state and local agencies and service providers
under the RPG Program. Grants are awarded to organizations such as
child welfare agencies, substance abuse treatment providers, or family
court systems to develop interagency collaborations and provide
services designed to increase well-being, improve permanency, and
enhance the safety of children who are in or are at risk of being
placed in out-of-home care as a result of a parent's or caretaker's
substance abuse. Thirty-five grantees are participating in the ongoing
RPG national cross-site evaluation, which examines implementation,
partnerships, outcomes, and impacts. All grantees collect data on a
uniform set of performance measures and report them to CB on a semi-
annual basis through a web-based system. These ongoing data collection
activities are approved under OMB #0970-0527. All grantees are also
required to use a portion of their funding to conduct their own
``local'' program impact evaluation.
This proposed cost study adds a new and unique contribution to CB's
portfolio of evaluation activities. Although the RPG cross-site
evaluation will provide evidence for the effectiveness of some
interventions to address the emotional effects of trauma, more
information is needed about the cost of implementing these Evidence-
Based Programs (EBPs).
The cost study has the key objective to determine the cost of
implementing the following three select Trauma-Specific EBPs: Parent-
Child Interaction Therapy, Seeking Safety, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy. To carry out this objective, the study team will
collect detailed cost information from nine RPG round four and five
grantees who are implementing these selected EBPs. For each grantee,
the study team will administer the following two data collection
instruments: (1) A Cost Workbook used to collect comprehensive
information on the cost of implementing each select program (Instrument
#1), and (2) a Staff Survey and Time Log used to collect information on
how program staff allocate their time (Instrument #2).
Respondents: Grantee staff.
Annual Burden Estimates
Data collection will take place within a 1-year period.
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Total number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Total/annual
respondents respondent response burden hours
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Cost Workbook................................. 9 1 8 72
Staff Survey and Time Log..................... 90 1 3.6 330
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 402.
Comments: 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.
Authority: The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation
Act (Pub. L. 112-34).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17256 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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