[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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