[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15253-15254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0476]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic Clearance for 
Disaster Information Collection Forms

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 Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the Generic Clearance for Disaster 
Information Collection Forms (OMB #0970-0476) and the five forms 
currently approved for ACF programs. There are no changes requested to 
the umbrella generic and no substantial changes to the currently 
approved forms.

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

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The information collected through the forms approved 
under the Generic Clearance for Disaster Information Collection Forms 
is used to provide real-time updates during the response and recovery 
phases of a disaster. The same generic form has been tailored for each 
of the five following ACF offices or programs: the Children's Bureau, 
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, the Office of 
Child Care, the Office of Head Start, and the Runaway and Homeless 
Youth (RHY) Program. It is possible that more program offices may 
request approval of a tailored version in the future.
    The requested information is submitted by ACF grantees, which 
includes states and tribes.

Currently Approved Forms

    Family and Youth Services Bureau, Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Program. This form collects information on post-disaster 
impacts and disaster recovery, including requests for assistance from 
state administrators, tribes/tribal organizations, state coalitions, or 
resource centers comprising the Domestic Violence Resource Network; 
shelters that have been evacuated due to damage; shelter residents 
being served in alternate locations; reports of an increase in requests 
for assistance; capacity shortfalls; and reported increase in domestic 
violence post-disaster.
    Office of Child Care. The baseline information includes the number 
of licensed, regulated, and license-exempt child care providers in the 
state; the number of children who are served by the ACF Office of Child 
Care's Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF); emergency contact 
information for the CCDF administrator, the licensing contacts, and 
resource and referral agencies; interruptions in systems that 
facilitate contacting the child care providers; contact person for 
state record-keeping systems; number of children served; and damage 
assessment plans of the licensing agency. The disaster impact 
information includes the number and type of child care providers 
closed, the number of closed providers that serve children who benefit 
from ACF CCDF, the number of children with CCDF subsidies affected by 
the closures, total child care capacity lost, whether the providers 
whose facilities have closed will be able to reopen, whether damaged 
facilities have been able to remain open, degree of disruption in 
services; state decision to implement temporary operating standards for 
child care providers; and requests for behavioral and mental health 
services for children, families, and staff. Post-disaster recovery 
questions include ability of child care providers to reopen, number of 
service slots lost due to closures, total number of child care 
providers that are open in the disaster impact zone; and staff 
shortages.
    Family and Youth Services Bureau, Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Program. This form collects information on post-disaster impacts and 
disaster recovery, including requests from grantees for technical 
assistance; a safety and accountability report for children and youth 
in RHY programs; reports of damage to RHY facilities; and a report of 
any children or youth that have been relocated due to damages to 
facilities.
    Children's Bureau. This form requests information on any disaster-
caused disruptions of the child abuse/neglect reporting and 
investigation system; reports of unaccompanied children needing 
protection, identification, and reunification with legal caregivers; 
actions taken by the Child Welfare Agency; impacts to Chafee Foster 
Care Independence Program providers; accountability and safety report 
for youth receiving services; reports on any increase in the number of 
child abuse or neglect reports in the affected areas; impacts to Safe 
and Stable Families or Community Based Child Abuse Prevention 
providers; whether families receiving in-home services are being 
supported; displaced or temporarily relocated foster families; 
coordination of needed services and supervision by the Child Welfare 
Agency; new or increased interstate challenges; and compromised program 
records.
    Office of Head Start. Number of Head Start (HS) centers and service 
slots located in the disaster impact zone; number of centers and 
available service slots open and number closed post-disaster; number of 
HS centers with undetermined status; general access to services for 
children and families in the impacted areas; disruptions in 
transportation; ability of families to receive care elsewhere; number 
of HS centers closed post-disaster and number of service slots lost; 
and other program service interruptions.
    Respondents: ACF Grantees and State Administrators.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Children's Bureau Disaster Information                        10               1               1              10
 Collection Form................................
Family Violence Prevention and Services Program               10               1               1              10
 Disaster Information Collection Form...........
Office of Child Care Disaster Information                      7               1               2              14
 Collection Form................................
Office of Head Start Disaster Information                     10               1               2              20
 Collection Form................................
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Disaster                   10               1               1              10
 Information Collection Form....................
Future Program Office Disaster Information                    40               1             1.5              60
 Collection Forms...............................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 124.
    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: 42 U.S.C. 68 Disaster Relief; 42 U.S.C. Section 5121; 
Pub. L. 113-5.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-05671 Filed 3-16-22; 8:45 am]
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