Notice2022-14343
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Court Improvement Program (OMB # 0970-0307)
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Published
July 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Court Improvement Program (CIP) Program Strategic Plan Template and Annual CIP Self-Assessment (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0307, expiration November 30, 2022). There are minimal updates to the form to reflect new legislation as well as to support technical assistance. The collections are necessary to continue operating the program in compliance with congressional reauthorization.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40244-40245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14343]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES'
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Court Improvement
Program (OMB # 0970-0307)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, 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 Court Improvement Program (CIP)
Program Strategic Plan Template and Annual CIP Self-Assessment (Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0307, expiration November 30,
2022). There are minimal updates to the form to reflect new legislation
as well as to support technical assistance. The collections are
necessary to continue operating the program in compliance with
congressional reauthorization.
DATES: Comments are 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#f990979f969a9695959c9a8d909697b9989a9fd791918ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adc4c3cbc2cec2c1c1c8ced9c4c2c3edcccecb83c5c5de83cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The proposed collection is a continuation of the
current
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collection and comprised of two components. An application including a
strategic plan and annual self-assessment. The self-assessment reflects
what the state has done in the prior year focusing on its progress and
status within the change management cycle. The strategic plan looks
forward to those interventions and actions the state plans to undertake
to address needs or buttress strengths they have discovered in their
assessment activities. Additions from the prior approval include
infrastructural questions around the Child and Family Services Reviews
regarding efforts to engage legal and judicial staff and collaborate
with the child welfare agency. They also include overall court
structural questions which are responsive to requests from grantees to
facilitate peer connections of similarly situated states. The next
application will be due June 30, 2023.
Respondents: We anticipate the highest state court of every state,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to
respond. All 53 jurisdictions currently participate in the program.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average
Instrument Total number of responses burden hours Annual burden
of respondents per respondent per response hours
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Annual Self-Assessment.......................... 53 1 40 2,120
Strategic Plan.................................. 53 * .20 52 551.20
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 2,671.20
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* The full Strategic Plan is completed every 5 years. In years when the Strategic Plan is not completed,
respondents may spend minimal time updating relevant sections of the Strategic Plan. This is accounted for in
the estimate for the Annual Self-Assessment.
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: 42 U.S.C. 629h.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-14343 Filed 7-5-22; 8:45 am]
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