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OMB Control No:
0970-0527
ICR Reference No:
202302-0970-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202202-0970-006
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
ACYF-CB
Title:
CB Evaluation: Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance [Implementation/descriptive study and Outcomes/Impact analyses]
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
03/01/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/10/2023
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Responses
351,911
0
175,836
Time Burden (Hours)
31,523
0
15,625
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Children’s Bureau (CB) within the HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF) seeks approval to continue to collect information for the Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-being of and to Improve Permanency Outcomes for Children Affected by Substance Abuse (known as the Regional Partnership Grants Program or “RPG”) Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation-Related Technical Assistance project. The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (Pub. L. 109-288) includes a targeted grants program (section 437(f) of the Social Security Act) that directs the Secretary of HHS to reserve a specified portion of the appropriation for these RPGs, to be used to improve the well-being of children affected by substance abuse. Under four prior rounds of RPG, CB has issued 91 grants to organizations such as child welfare or substance abuse treatment providers or family court systems to develop interagency collaborations and integration of programs, activities, and services designed to increase well-being, improve permanency, and enhance the safety of children who are in an out-of-home placement or at risk of being placed in out-of-home care as a result of a parent’s or caretaker’s substance abuse. In 2018 CB awarded 10 grants to a fifth cohort and in 2019 CB awarded 8 grants to a sixth cohort. The current information collection request (ICR) is for continued data collection activities associated with these 18 grantees. The first three cohorts were included in previous ICRs (OMB Control Numbers 0970-0353 and 0970-0444) and data collection for the fourth cohort were covered in the previous three-year clearance under this OMB number (0970-0527). The ongoing RPG cross-site evaluation will extend our understanding of the types of programs and services grantees provided to participants, how grantees leveraged their partnerships to coordinate services for children and families, and the outcomes for children and families enrolled in RPG programs. First, the cross-site evaluation will assess the coordination of partners’ service systems to better understand how partners’ collaborative effort affected the services offered to families. The cross-site evaluation will also focus on the partnership between the child welfare and SUD treatment agencies, to add to the research base about how these agencies can collaborate to address the needs of children and families affected by SUD. Second, the evaluation will describe the characteristics of participants served by RPG programs, the types of services provided to families, the dosage of each type of service received by families, and the level of participant engagement with the services provided. Finally, the evaluation will assess the outcomes of children and adults served through the RPG program, such as child behavioral problems, adult depressive symptoms, or adult substance use issues. This ICR is to continue the previously approved data collection activities that are currently ongoing and add a sustainability survey as a new data collection activity. Approval of this request will allow CB to complete data collection, as needed, through the sixth cohort of RPG grantees. These data collection activities include the following: (1) site visits with grantees, (2) a web-based survey about grantee partnerships, (3) a web-based survey about sustainability planning, (4) semiannual progress reports, (5) enrollment and services data provided by grantees, and (6) outcomes and impacts data provided by grantees.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 112 - 34 436(b)
Name of Law: The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (Pub. L. 112-34)
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 70844
12/13/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 9363
02/18/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
16
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Outcomes and impacts data - Standardized instruments: Data entry for comparison study sites (16 grantees) (Appendix G)
Enrollment and services data: Case closure (Appendix F)
Enrollment and services data: Case closure – prenatal (Appendix F)
Enrollment and services data: Case enrollment data (Appendix F)
Enrollment and services data: Semiannual progress reports (Appendix E)
Enrollment and services data: Service log entries (Appendix F)
Outcomes and impacts data - Administrative data: Obtain access to administrative data (Appendix H)
Outcomes and impacts data - Administrative data: Report administrative data (Appendix H)
Outcomes and impacts data - Standardized instruments: Enter data into local database (Appendix G)
Outcomes and impacts data - Standardized instruments: Review records and submit (Appendix G)
Site visit and key informant data collection: Frontline staff interviews (Appendix B)
Site visit and key informant data collection: Partner representative interviews (Appendix B)
Site visit and key informant data collection: Partner survey (Appendix C)
Site visit and key informant data collection: Program director individual interview (Appendix B)
Site visit and key informant data collection: Program manager/supervisor individual interviews (Appendix B)
Site visit and key informant data collection: Sustainability survey (Appendix D)
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
351,911
175,836
0
0
176,075
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
31,523
15,625
0
0
15,898
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
This NonSub request is to expand the amount of collection to account for 18 additional grantees with no change in material collected.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$132,360
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Andrew McDowell 919 888-2655 andrew.mcdowell@acf.hhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
02/10/2023
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