Notice2022-10786
Submission for OMB Review; Generic Clearance for Disaster Information Collection Forms
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Published
May 19, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Generic Clearance for Disaster Information Collection Forms (OMB #0970-0476) and the five forms currently approved for ACF programs. There are no changes requested to the umbrella generic and no substantial changes to the currently approved forms.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30500-30501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10786]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0476]
Submission for OMB Review; Generic Clearance for Disaster
Information Collection Forms
AGENCY: Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response,
Administration for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the Generic Clearance for Disaster
Information Collection Forms (OMB #0970-0476) and the five forms
currently approved for ACF programs. There are no changes requested to
the umbrella generic and no substantial changes to the currently
approved forms.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about 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.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#721b1c141d111d1e1e1711061b1d1c321311145c1a1a015c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51383f373e323e3d3d343225383e3f113032377f3939227f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The information collected through the forms approved
under the Generic Clearance for Disaster Information Collection Forms
is used to provide real-time updates during the response and recovery
phases of a disaster. The same generic form has been tailored for each
of the five following ACF offices or programs: The Children's Bureau,
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, the Office of
Child Care, the Office of Head Start, and the Runaway and Homeless
Youth (RHY) Program. It is possible that more program offices may
request approval of a tailored version in the future. The requested
information is submitted by ACF grantees, which includes states and
tribes.
Currently Approved Forms
Family and Youth Services Bureau, Family Violence Prevention and
Services Program. This form collects information on post-disaster
impacts and disaster recovery, including requests for assistance from
state administrators, tribes/tribal organizations, state coalitions, or
resource centers comprising the Domestic Violence Resource Network;
shelters that have been evacuated due to damage; shelter residents
being served in alternate locations; reports of an increase in requests
for assistance; capacity shortfalls; and reported increase in domestic
violence post-disaster.
Office of Child Care. The baseline information includes the number
of licensed, regulated, and license-exempt child care providers in the
state; the number of children who are served by the ACF Office of Child
Care's Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF); emergency contact
information for the CCDF administrator, the licensing contacts, and
resource and referral agencies; interruptions in systems that
facilitate contacting the child care providers; contact person for
state recordkeeping systems; number of children served; and damage
assessment plans of the licensing agency. The disaster impact
information includes the number and type of child care providers
closed, the number of closed providers that serve children who benefit
from ACF CCDF, the number of children with CCDF subsidies affected by
the closures, total child care capacity lost, whether the providers
whose facilities have closed will be able to reopen, whether damaged
facilities have been able to remain open, degree of disruption in
services; state decision to implement temporary operating standards for
child care providers; and requests for behavioral and mental health
services for children, families, and staff. Post-disaster recovery
questions include ability of child care providers to reopen, number of
service slots lost due to closures, total number of child care
providers that are open in the disaster impact zone; and staff
shortages.
Family and Youth Services Bureau, Runaway and Homeless Youth
Program. This form collects information on post-disaster impacts and
disaster recovery, including requests from grantees for technical
assistance; a safety and accountability report for children and youth
in RHY programs; reports of damage to RHY facilities; and a report of
any children or youth that have been relocated due to damages to
facilities.
Children's Bureau. This form requests information on any disaster-
caused disruptions of the child abuse/neglect reporting and
investigation system; reports of unaccompanied children needing
protection, identification, and reunification with legal caregivers;
actions taken by the Child Welfare Agency; impacts to Chafee Foster
Care Independence Program providers; accountability and safety report
for youth receiving services; reports on any increase in the number of
child abuse or neglect reports in the affected areas; impacts to Safe
and Stable Families or Community Based Child Abuse Prevention
providers; whether families receiving in-home services are being
supported; displaced or temporarily relocated foster families;
coordination of needed services and supervision by the Child Welfare
Agency; new or increased interstate challenges; and compromised program
records.
Office of Head Start. Number of Head Start (HS) centers and service
slots located in the disaster impact zone; number of centers and
available service slots open and number closed post-disaster; number of
HS centers with undetermined status; general access to services for
children and families in the impacted areas; disruptions in
transportation; ability of families to receive care elsewhere; number
of HS centers closed post-disaster and number of service slots lost;
and other program service interruptions.
Respondents: ACF Grantees and State Administrators.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Children's Bureau Disaster Information 10 1 1 10
Collection Form................................
Family Violence Prevention and Services Program 10 1 1 10
Disaster Information Collection Form...........
Office of Child Care Disaster Information 7 1 2 14
Collection Form................................
Office of Head Start Disaster Information 10 1 2 20
Collection Form................................
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Disaster 10 1 1 10
Information Collection Form....................
Future Program Office Disaster Information 40 1 1.5 60
Collection Forms...............................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 124.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 68 Disaster Relief; 42 U.S.C. Section 5121;
Pub. L. 113-5.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-10786 Filed 5-18-22; 8:45 am]
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