[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57836-57837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22677]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Cost Study of Trauma-Specific 
Evidence-Based Programs Used in the Regional Partnership Grants Program 
(0970-0557)

AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, 
HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is 
requesting an extension with minor changes to the approved information 
collection: The Cost Study of Trauma-Specific Evidence-Based Programs 
used in the Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) Program. This data 
collection request was previously approved and scheduled for spring 
2021 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection is 
now feasible but will extend beyond the current expiration date of 
November 30,

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2021, so an extension is needed. Additionally, since approval, minor 
changes were made to the instruments to include a question in the time 
log to ask about virtual service delivery since the COVID-19 pandemic 
resulted in grantees offering virtual services.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by 
the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: Since 2006, CB has awarded multiple rounds of 
competitive grants to state and local agencies and service providers 
under the RPG Program. Grants are awarded to organizations such as 
child welfare agencies, substance abuse treatment providers, or family 
court systems to develop interagency collaborations and provide 
services designed to increase well-being, improve permanency, and 
enhance the safety of children who are in or are at risk of being 
placed in out-of-home care as a result of a parent's or caretaker's 
substance abuse. Thirty-five grantees are participating in the ongoing 
RPG national cross-site evaluation, which examines implementation, 
partnerships, outcomes, and impacts. All grantees collect data on a 
uniform set of performance measures and report them to CB on a semi-
annual basis through a web-based system. These ongoing data collection 
activities are approved under OMB #0970-0527. All grantees are also 
required to use a portion of their funding to conduct their own 
``local'' program impact evaluation.
    This proposed cost study adds a new and unique contribution to CB's 
portfolio of evaluation activities. Although the RPG cross-site 
evaluation will provide evidence for the effectiveness of some 
interventions to address the emotional effects of trauma, more 
information is needed about the cost of implementing these Evidence-
Based Programs (EBPs).
    The cost study has the key objective to determine the cost of 
implementing the following three select Trauma-Specific EBPs: Parent-
Child Interaction Therapy, Seeking Safety, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive 
Behavioral Therapy. To carry out this objective, the study team will 
collect detailed cost information from nine RPG round four and five 
grantees who are implementing these selected EBPs. For each grantee, 
the study team will administer the following two data collection 
instruments: (1) A Cost Workbook used to collect comprehensive 
information on the cost of implementing each select program (Instrument 
#1), and (2) a Staff Survey and Time Log used to collect information on 
how program staff allocate their time (Instrument #2).
    Respondents: Grantee staff.

Annual Burden Estimates

    Data collection will take place within a 1-year period.

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                                                                   Total number
                                                   Total number    of responses       Average      Total/annual
                   Instrument                     of respondents        per        burden hours    burden hours
                                                                    respondent     per response
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Cost Workbook...................................               9               1               8              72
Staff Survey and Time Log.......................              90               1             3.6             330
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 402.
    Authority: The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation 
Act (Pub. L. 112-34).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-22677 Filed 10-18-21; 8:45 am]
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