Notice2022-20951
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Welfare Study To Enhance Equity With Data (New Collection)
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Published
September 28, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a new information collection for the Child Welfare Study to Enhance Equity with Data (CW-SEED). The project aims to understand how and to what extent data are used to explore equity in service delivery and child and family outcomes, to identify barriers or problematic data practices, and to explore efforts by child welfare agencies and their partners to use data to reduce barriers across the continuum of child welfare services.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 58798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20951]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Welfare Study To
Enhance Equity With Data (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration
for Children and Families; Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a new
information collection for the Child Welfare Study to Enhance Equity
with Data (CW-SEED). The project aims to understand how and to what
extent data are used to explore equity in service delivery and child
and family outcomes, to identify barriers or problematic data
practices, and to explore efforts by child welfare agencies and their
partners to use data to reduce barriers across the continuum of child
welfare services.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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#6a253a382f03040c05090506060f091e0305042a0b090c44020219440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07485755426e69616864686b6b6264736e686947666461296f6f7429606871">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: CW-SEED will conduct qualitative case studies to
describe the experiences of up to six state, local, and/or tribal child
welfare agencies and their partners collecting and using data to
advance equity in service delivery and child and family outcomes. The
case studies will document promising data practices and the potential
challenges to implementing them. Each case study will include two
components (1) collection and review of site-specific documents and
other relevant information, and (2) in-person site visits to collect
detailed qualitative data and any additional documentation the sites
can provide. This information collection aims to present an internally
valid description of the experiences of the sites, not to promote
statistical generalization to different sites.
Respondents: Child welfare agency leaders, managers or supervisors
of direct service workers, direct service workers, and staff who work
with the agency's data systems and/or conduct research; partner agency
and community organization leaders, managers or supervisors of direct
service workers, direct service workers, and staff who work with the
organization's data systems and/or conduct research; and, members of
advisory groups that work with child welfare agencies, partner
agencies, or community organizations.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Average burden Total burden Annual burden
Instrument (total over (total over per response (in hours) (in hours)
request request (in hours)
period) period)
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Instrument 1: Interview topic 180 1 2 360 180
guide..........................
Instrument 2: Child welfare 42 1 1.5 63 32
agency advisory focus group
guide..........................
Instrument 3: Partner agency and 18 1 1.5 27 14
community organization advisory
focus group guide..............
Instrument 4: Demonstration 12 1 1 12 6
guide..........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 232.
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 426 [42 U.S.C. 626].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20951 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-P
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