[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84343-84344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28576]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Formative Data Collections for ACF 
Program Support (OMB #0970-0531)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes to 
revise the existing overarching generic clearance for Formative Data 
Collections for ACF Program Support (OMB #0970-0531) to increase the 
estimated number of respondents and, therefore, the overall burden 
estimate.

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 within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The goals of the generic information collections under 
this approval are to obtain information about program and grantee 
processes or needs, and to inform the following types of activities, 
among others:
     Delivery of targeted assistance and workflows related to 
program and grantee processes, and the development and refinement of 
recordkeeping and communication systems.
     Planning for provision of programmatic or evaluation-
related training or technical assistance (T/TA).
     Obtaining grantee or other stakeholder input on the 
development of program performance measures.
     Use of rapid-cycle testing activities to strengthen 
programs in preparation for summative evaluations.

    ACF uses a variety of techniques such as semi-structured 
discussions, focus groups, surveys, templates, open-ended requests, and 
telephone or in-person interviews, in order to reach these goals.
    Following standard OMB requirements, OPRE will submit a change 
request for each individual data collection activity under this generic 
clearance. Each request will include the individual instrument(s), a 
justification specific to the individual information collection, and 
any supplementary documents. OMB should review requests within 10 days 
of submission.
    Respondents: Example respondents include: Current or prospective 
service providers, training or T/TA providers, grantees, contractors, 
current and potential participants in ACF programs or similar 
comparison groups, experts in fields pertaining to ACF programs, key 
stakeholder groups involved in ACF projects and programs, individuals 
engaged in program re-design or demonstration development for 
evaluation, state or local government officials, or others involved in 
or prospectively involved in ACF programs.

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                                                     Estimated
                                                   total  number     Number of        Average      Annual burden
                   Instrument                           of         responses per   burden  hours       hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
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Semi-Structured Discussions and Focus Groups....           5,000               1               2          10,000
Interviews......................................           2,500               1               1           2,500
Questionnaires/Surveys..........................           2,500             1.5              .5           1,875
Templates and Open-ended Requests...............             650               1              10           6,500
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,875.

    Authority: Social Security Act, Sec 1110 [42 U.S.C. 1310].

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-28576 Filed 12-23-20; 8:45 am]
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