[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16947-16948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06182]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Immediate Disaster Case 
Management Intake Assessment (OMB #0970-0461)

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 Office of Human Services, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response (OHSEPR) is the emergency management office of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF). OHSEPR is requesting a 3-year extension of 
the Immediate Disaster Case Management Intake Assessment tool (OMB 
#0970-0461). The content of the form has not changed. There is one 
modification to the proposed use of resulting aggregate data, to 
include a use to advance research with a goal of developing a Quality 
Assurance/Performance Improvement process.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects 
of the information collection described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded 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 (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: OHSEPR leads HHS's and ACF's disaster human services 
missions conducted under the National Response Framework's Emergency 
Support Function 6 (ESF 6), Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Temporary 
Housing, and Human Services. OHSEPR's ESF 6 disaster operations include 
implementation of disaster human services case management missions to 
connect disaster survivors to resources and services that support their 
individual and family recovery from disaster.
    The primary purpose of the information collection pertains to the 
implementation of OHSEPR's delivery of case management services to 
individuals and households impacted by a disaster. OHSEPR's disaster 
case managers collect information during intake assessments that is 
utilized to identify a disaster survivor's unmet needs and connect them 
with resources. OHSEPR also utilizes this information to target 
resources and improve its disaster human services operations.
    The information collection will be used to support OHSEPR's goal to 
quickly identify critical gaps, resources, needs, and services to 
support state, local, and non-profit capacity for disaster case 
management and to augment and build human service capacity where none 
exists. All information gathered will be used to (1) provide case 
management services to survivors and (2) inform the delivery of 
disaster case management services and programmatic strategies and 
improvements.
    Respondents: Individuals impacted by a disaster.

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                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                      Total number of   Average burden
                             Instrument                              Total number of   responses per      hours per       Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                       respondents       respondent        response          hours            hours
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Immediate Disaster Case Management Intake Assessment...............           1,564                1                1            1,564              521
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 521.
    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 426 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-06182 Filed 3-24-20; 8:45 am]
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