[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 58798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20951]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Welfare Study To 
Enhance Equity With Data (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration 
for Children and Families; Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within 
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a new 
information collection for the Child Welfare Study to Enhance Equity 
with Data (CW-SEED). The project aims to understand how and to what 
extent data are used to explore equity in service delivery and child 
and family outcomes, to identify barriers or problematic data 
practices, and to explore efforts by child welfare agencies and their 
partners to use data to reduce barriers across the continuum of child 
welfare services.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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: CW-SEED will conduct qualitative case studies to 
describe the experiences of up to six state, local, and/or tribal child 
welfare agencies and their partners collecting and using data to 
advance equity in service delivery and child and family outcomes. The 
case studies will document promising data practices and the potential 
challenges to implementing them. Each case study will include two 
components (1) collection and review of site-specific documents and 
other relevant information, and (2) in-person site visits to collect 
detailed qualitative data and any additional documentation the sites 
can provide. This information collection aims to present an internally 
valid description of the experiences of the sites, not to promote 
statistical generalization to different sites.
    Respondents: Child welfare agency leaders, managers or supervisors 
of direct service workers, direct service workers, and staff who work 
with the agency's data systems and/or conduct research; partner agency 
and community organization leaders, managers or supervisors of direct 
service workers, direct service workers, and staff who work with the 
organization's data systems and/or conduct research; and, members of 
advisory groups that work with child welfare agencies, partner 
agencies, or community organizations.
    Annual Burden Estimates

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                                                     Number of
                                     Number of     responses per
                                    respondents     respondent    Average burden   Total burden    Annual burden
           Instrument               (total over     (total over    per response     (in hours)      (in hours)
                                      request         request       (in hours)
                                      period)         period)
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Instrument 1: Interview topic                180               1               2             360             180
 guide..........................
Instrument 2: Child welfare                   42               1             1.5              63              32
 agency advisory focus group
 guide..........................
Instrument 3: Partner agency and              18               1             1.5              27              14
 community organization advisory
 focus group guide..............
Instrument 4: Demonstration                   12               1               1              12               6
 guide..........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 232.
    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: Social Security Act 426 [42 U.S.C. 626].

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20951 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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