[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42923-42924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17775]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[(OMB #0970-0484)]


Submission for OMB Review; Evaluation of the Child Welfare 
Capacity Building Collaborative

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 three-year extension of 20 previously approved forms that 
include satisfaction surveys; a leadership interview protocol; a web-
based collaboration survey; assessment tools; and service-specific 
feedback forms (OMB #0970-0484, expiration 8/31/2019). There are no 
changes to these forms. An extension is not being sought for four 
instruments originally included (Tribal Organizational Assessment 
Interviews: Caseworker Interview; Community Provider Interview; 
Community Member/Elder Interview; Family Interview).

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB is required to 
make a decision concerning 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 directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget; Paperwork Reduction Project; Email: 
[email protected]; Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The Evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building 
Collaborative is sponsored by the Children's Bureau, Administration for 
Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services. The Capacity Building Collaborative includes three centers 
(Center for States, Center for Tribes, Center for Courts) funded by the 
Children's Bureau to provide national child welfare expertise and 
evidence-informed training and technical assistance services to state, 
tribal and territorial public child welfare agencies and Court 
Improvement Programs (CIPs). The Centers offer a wide array of services 
including, but not limited to: Web-based content and resources, product 
development and dissemination, self-directed and group-based training, 
virtual learning and peer networking events, and tailored consultation 
and coaching. During the project period, Center services are

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evaluated by both Center-specific evaluations and a Cross-Center 
Evaluation. The Center-specific evaluations are designed to collect 
data on Center-specific processes and outcomes, which are used to 
support service delivery and continuous quality improvement. The Cross-
Center Evaluation is designed to respond to a set of cross-cutting 
evaluation questions posed by the Children's Bureau. The Cross-Center 
Evaluation examines: How and to what extent key partners across and 
within Centers collaborate; whether Center capacity building service 
interventions are evaluable; the degree to which Centers follow common 
protocols; what service interventions are delivered and in what 
services do jurisdictions participate; how satisfied recipients are 
with services; what outcomes are achieved in jurisdictions receiving 
Center services and under what conditions are services effective; and 
what are the costs of services.
    The Cross-Center Evaluation uses a longitudinal, mixed methods 
approach to evaluate Center services as they develop and mature over 
the course of the study. Multiple data collection strategies are used 
to efficiently capture quantitative and qualitative data to enable 
analyses that address each evaluation question. Cross-Center Evaluation 
data sources for this effort include (1) satisfaction surveys to assess 
recipient satisfaction with services, such as the Learning Experiences 
Satisfaction Survey; (2) a leadership interview used to assess 
perceptions of state child welfare directors, tribal child welfare 
directors, and CIP directors; and (3) a web-based collaboration survey 
used to assess perceptions of collaboration within and between the 
capacity building centers. Center-specific data sources for this effort 
include (1) assessment tools such as the Center for Tribes Needs and 
Fit Exploration Tools; and (2) service-specific feedback forms, such as 
the Center for States Intensive Projects instrument and the Center for 
Courts CQI Workshops instrument.
    Respondents: Respondents of data collection instruments include (1) 
child welfare and judicial professionals who use the Collaborative's 
products and online courses, that participate in webinars, virtual or 
in-person trainings, or peer events, and that receive brief or 
intensive tailored services from the Centers; (2) all State child 
welfare directors, and Tribal child welfare directors, and CIP 
coordinators that receive services from the Centers; and (3) directors 
and staff of the three Capacity Building Centers.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                  Annual  number  Number  annual      Average
           Instrument              Total number         of         responses per   burden hours    Total annual
                                    respondents     respondents      respondent    per  response   burden hours
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Webpages and Products                      4,680           1,560               1             .08             125
 Satisfaction Survey............
Learning Experiences                       1,500             500               1             .33             165
 Satisfaction Survey (single)
 \1\............................
Learning Experiences                       2,700             900               1             .08              72
 Satisfaction Survey (intensive)
 \2\............................
Webinars, Events, and In-Person           16,506           5,502               1             .08             440
 Meetings Satisfaction Survey...
Assessment & Capacity Building             1,350             450               1            .066              30
 Plan Satisfaction Survey.......
Center for Tribes Contact Form..             150              50               1             .05               3
Center for Tribes Demographic                 60              20               1            1.75              35
 Survey.........................
Center for Tribes Needs and Fit              180              30               1             1.5              45
 Exploration Tool Phase 1.......
Center for Tribes Needs and Fit               75              25               1             3.0              75
 Exploration Tool Phase 2.......
Center for States Information                 36              12               1             .05               1
 and Referral Survey............
Center for States Intensive                  990             330               1             .33             109
 Projects Survey................
Center for States Constituency             1,200             400               1             .33             132
 Groups Surveys.................
Center for States Brief Tailored             375             125               1             .33              41
 Services Survey................
CIP Annual Meeting Survey.......             600             200               1             .13              26
Center for Courts CQI Workshops              144              48               1             .17               8
 Survey.........................
Leadership Interview--States,                 56              19              *2               1              38
 Territories....................
Leadership Interview--CIPs......              52              17              *2               1              34
Leadership Interview--Tribes....              39              13              *2            1.25              33
Leadership Interview Part II--                39              13              *2             .67              17
 Tribes.........................
Annual Collaboration Survey.....             690             230               1             .36              83
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,512
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\1\ For Learning Experiences that consist of a single event (e.g., on-line session or in-person training).
\2\ For more intensive Learning Experiences that require administration of multiple surveys over a series of
  events, modules, or units.
* Reflects the total number of responses per the extension period (three years) rather than the number of annual
  responses per respondent.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,512.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 5106.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-17775 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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