Notice2026-19023
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot Beneficiary and Organizational Survey and Beneficiary Report
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Published
September 17, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services, is proposing to continue to collect data to understand diaper need and outcomes for beneficiaries of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot (DDDRP). This collection (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0642) currently includes the Beneficiary Report and Beneficiary Survey. No changes are proposed to the Beneficiary Report. OCS is proposing revisions to the Beneficiary Survey and proposes adding a new Organizational Survey.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58904-58905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19023]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0642]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Diaper Distribution
Demonstration and Research Pilot Beneficiary and Organizational Survey
and Beneficiary Report
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and
Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services,
is proposing to continue to collect data to understand diaper need and
outcomes for beneficiaries of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and
Research Pilot (DDDRP). This collection (Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0642) currently includes the Beneficiary Report
and Beneficiary Survey. No changes are proposed to the Beneficiary
Report. OCS is proposing revisions to the Beneficiary Survey and
proposes adding a new Organizational Survey.
DATES: Comments due November 16, 2026.
ADDRESSES: 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. You can obtain
copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e171018111d1112121b1d0a1711103e1f1d185016160d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31585f575e525e5d5d545245585e5f715052571f5959421f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: This notice is to invite public comments on OCS's
proposal to revise the Beneficiary Survey, introduce a survey of grant
recipients and their partners, and to continue to use the Beneficiary
Report with no changes. This revision request would extend approval of
information collection activities for an additional 3 years.
The DDDRP beneficiary survey was developed to examine diaper need
and outcomes for beneficiaries served by DDDRP. It was piloted under
the Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support umbrella generic
(OMB #: 0970-0531) with the first three cohorts of DDDRP grant
recipients. To continue to learn about the people who receive grant
services and the extent to which they achieve expected short-term
outcomes, the updated proposed survey includes two versions: An
enrollment version and a follow-up version.
<bullet> The Enrollment Version of the Beneficiary Survey is a
revised version of the current Beneficiary Survey. This version will
continue to collect demographic data on the children served and
caregivers enrolling in the program; information about the employment,
education, and income of caregivers; and indicators of diaper need. The
survey has been revised to also include contact information for the
caregiver, early learning environment participation of children, and
diaper-related health. The survey has also been revised to remove
several items that proved to be not informative enough to
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warrant participant burden or that are inconsistent with administration
priorities, including the size diaper each child wears, the language
the caregiver speaks, and whether the caregiver is a single parent.
<bullet> The Follow up Version of the Beneficiary Survey is a new
wave of collection for the survey, but it reduces the number of
demographic items to focus on repeated measurement of employment,
education, income, early learning environment participation, diaper
need, and diaper health. It continues to collect contact information to
ensure accurate individual-level linking of data across the two waves.
The DDDRP beneficiary report is a report submitted by grant
recipients every 6 months that includes information on beneficiary
characteristics and outcomes collected by grant recipient partners from
beneficiaries. There are no changes proposed to this report.
Finally, the Organizational Survey is a new tool OCS has developed
to capture baseline and follow-up data from grant recipients and
partners to understand the extent to which participation in the DDDRP
has improved organizational capacity to serve beneficiaries. It is
based on findings from a recent implementation study that indicated
what skills, capacities and knowledge previous DDDRP grant recipients
and partners needed to have/develop to be successful.
Information collection materials will be translated into Spanish
and may be translated into additional languages if necessary, based on
beneficiaries enrolled by grant recipients. ACF acknowledges that
English is the official language and authoritative version of all
federal information and will note this on the translated material.
Respondents: Respondents for the Beneficiary Survey are the
caregivers enrolling their family members with diaper needs in DDDRP
services. Respondents for the Beneficiary Report are the grant
recipients and their partners who collect and compile the data, as well
as the beneficiaries who provide information about their
characteristics and outcomes. Respondents to the Organizational Survey
are staff at grant recipient and partner organizations most familiar
with the execution of the grant.
Annual Burden Estimates
The estimated burden for the currently approved information
collection activities is 8,178.89 hours. The estimated burden of this
revised information collection is 5,185.83 hours, a 36 percent
reduction in burden. OCS made several changes to survey instruments and
fielding to reduce overall burden:
<bullet> Beneficiary Survey--Enrollment Version: OCS identified
items in the Beneficiary Survey that were not informative enough for
the evaluation to warrant participant burden or consistent with
administration priorities. Specifically, OCS removed 6 currently
approved survey questions. OCS also identified opportunities to program
the Beneficiary Survey with new skip patterns, looping and pre-
population of questions to reduce time needed to answer items. These
changes led to a reduced burden estimate of up to 9 minutes per
respondent (reduced from 10 minutes per respondent in the prior
information collection). Additionally, OCS reduced the overall number
of beneficiaries who will participate in the survey. In this revised
request, OCS will only collect Beneficiary Survey data from
beneficiaries who enroll during a defined 1-year period during the
grant recipient's program.
<bullet> Beneficiary Report--Grant Recipients: OCS reduced the
overall number of grant recipients who will need to collect information
from beneficiaries and fill out the beneficiary reports, based on
upcoming planned funding competitions.
<bullet> Beneficiary Report--Partners: OCS reduced the number of
potential partners anticipated based on current reporting practices for
grant recipients and new programmatic recommendations to collaborate
with four or fewer partners. Previously, grant recipients were allowed
to partner with as many organizations as desired.
<bullet> Beneficiary Report--Beneficiaries: OCS anticipates that
fewer beneficiaries will need to provide information for the
Beneficiary Report compared to the prior information collection as
there are fewer grant recipients operating during this information
collection period overall.
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Total number
Total number of responses Average Total burden Annual burden
Instrument of per burden hours hours hours
respondents respondent per response
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Beneficiary Survey--enrollment 10,400 1 .15 1,560 520.00
version........................
Beneficiary Survey--follow-up 9,100 1 .13 1,183 394.33
version........................
Organizational Survey--baseline 70 1 .33 23.1 7.7
version........................
Organizational Survey--follow-up 70 1 .25 17.5 5.83
version........................
Beneficiary Report--Grant 25 6 3 450 150.00
Recipients.....................
Beneficiary Report--Partners.... 113 6 10 6,780 2,260.00
Beneficiary Report-- 33,397 2 .083 5,543.9 1,847.97
Beneficiaries..................
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Estimated Total Annual .............. .............. .............. .............. 5,185.83
Burden Hours...............
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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: Section 1110, Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1310.
Samantha L. Illangasekare,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-19023 Filed 9-16-26; 8:45 am]
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