Notice2022-01777
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support
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Published
January 28, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend approval of the existing overarching generic clearance for Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support (OMB #0970-0531; expiration date 7/31/2022). ACF proposes minor updates to the description of potential generic information collections under the overarching generic and to the estimated number of respondents.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4603-4604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01777]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #0970-0531]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Formative Data
Collections for ACF Program Support
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to
submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend
approval of the existing overarching generic clearance for Formative
Data Collections for ACF Program Support (OMB #0970-0531; expiration
date 7/31/2022). ACF proposes minor updates to the description of
potential generic information collections under the overarching generic
and to the estimated number of respondents.
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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a455a584f63646c65696566666f697e6365644a6b696c24626279246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bd4cbc9def2f5fdf4f8f4f7f7fef8eff2f4f5dbfaf8fdb5f3f3e8b5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The goals of the generic information collections under
this approval are to obtain information about program and grantee
processes or needs and to inform the following types of activities,
among others:
<bullet> Delivery of targeted assistance and/or workflows related
to program and grantee processes. This could include the development
and refinement of recordkeeping and communication systems.
<bullet> Planning for provision of programmatic or evaluation-
related training or technical assistance (T/TA).
<bullet> Obtaining input on the development of program performance
measures from grantees or others with experience or vested interest.
<bullet> Obtaining feedback about processes and/or practices to
inform ACF program development or support, or ACF research.
<bullet> Use of rapid-cycle testing activities to strengthen
programs in preparation for summative evaluations.
ACF uses a variety of techniques such as semi-structured
discussions, focus groups, surveys, templates, open-ended requests, and
telephone or in-person interviews in order to reach these goals.
Information collected under this overarching generic is meant to
inform ACF activities and may be incorporated into documents or
presentations that are made public such as through conference
presentations, websites, or social media. The following are some
examples of ways in which we may share information resulting from these
data collections: Technical assistance plans, presentations,
infographics, project specific reports, or other documents relevant to
those involved with or interested in ACF programs such as federal
leadership and staff, grantees, local implementing agencies, and/or T/
TA providers.
Following standard OMB requirements, the Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation will submit a change request for each
individual data collection activity under this generic clearance. Each
request will include the individual instrument(s), a justification
specific to the individual information collection, and any
supplementary documents. OMB should review requests within 10 days of
submission.
The proposed types and the purpose of generic information
collections submitted under this umbrella generic remain the same.
Minor revisions are based on experiences over the past 3 years. These
include:
<bullet> Updated burden estimates
<bullet> Broadened the description to make clearer the intention to
broadly include respondents with knowledge, experience, or interest in
ACF programs to allow ACF to learn about needs and processes related to
ACF programs from those not necessarily funded by ACF
Respondents: Example respondents include current or prospective
service providers, training or T/TA providers, grantees, contractors,
current and potential participants in ACF programs or similar
comparison groups, experts in fields pertaining to ACF programs, key
groups involved in ACF projects and programs, individuals engaged in
program re-design or demonstration development for evaluation, state or
local government officials, or others involved in or prospectively
involved in ACF programs.
Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per Average
Instrument respondents respondent burden per Total burden
(total over (total over response (in (in hours)
request period) request period) hours)
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Semi-Structured Discussions and Focus 10,000 1 2 20,000
Groups...................................
Interviews................................ 4,500 1 1 4,500
Questionnaires/Surveys.................... 8,000 1.5 .5 6,000
Templates and Open-ended Requests......... 1,000 1 10 10,000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40,500.
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: Social Security Act, Sec 1110 [42 U.S.C. 1310].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-01777 Filed 1-27-22; 8:45 am]
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