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OMB Control No:
0970-0527
ICR Reference No:
202506-0970-007
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202302-0970-003
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
ACYF-CB
Title:
Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance
Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
07/22/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/13/2025
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2028
36 Months From Approved
Responses
175,604
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
11,783
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Children’s Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting revisions to the approved information collection: Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance (OMB #0970-0527). The proposed information collection will be used in a national cross-site evaluation of the seventh cohort of Children’s Bureau’s Regional Partnership Grants (RPG7). Specifically, this request is to extend approval of the majority of the currently approved instruments, remove two information collections, and add two information collections. This will allow CB to continue to conduct site visits, administer a web-based sustainability survey, and collect data on participants’ enrollment, service use, and outcomes. The addition of individual interviews and focus groups with adult participants enrolled in RPG services will allow for the first time the cross-site evaluation to include participants’ own voices to describe their experiences receiving RPG services. CB is removing the partnership survey, which will no longer be administered to grantees and the semiannual progress reports (SAPRs) which are now approved under a separate OMB number (0970-0490).
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:
89 FR 107144
12/31/2024
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
90 FR 25049
06/13/2025
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: Focus groups with participants enrolled in RPG services (Appendix D)
Site visit and key informant data collection: Frontline staff interviews (Appendix B)
Site visit and key informant data collection: Individual interviews with participants enrolled in RPG services (Appendix C)
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 E)
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
175,604
0
0
-176,307
0
351,911
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
11,783
0
0
-19,740
0
31,523
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
This request is to continue data collection under OMB #0970-0527 using the previously approved instruments and to add two new data collection activities: individual interviews and focus groups with participants enrolled in RPG services. This new data collection allows us to add participants’ descriptions of their experiences receiving services to the cross-site evaluation findings. We have also edited one item in Appendix F related to participant engagement with services to attempt to improve the response variability and data quality for these questions as compared to prior cohorts. We have also made minor wording changes to Appendix F to comply with the recent Executive Order 14168 (Defending Women), such as updating all relevant data collection fields to include the term “sex.” We plan to drop the previously approved partnership survey as we have learned from prior rounds that the grantees and partner interviews during the site visits can sufficiently answer the partnership analyses research questions about cross-sector collaboration and the make-up of RPG partnerships.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$254,079
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:
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@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:
06/13/2025
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