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SUBJECT CATEGORY: Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Proposed Projects: Title: Evaluation of the Improving Child Welfare Outcome through Systems of Care Grant Program.

Description: The 1994 Amendments to the Social Security Act (SSA) authorize the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review State child and family service programs to ensure conformance with the requirements in titles IVB and IVE of SSA. Under the Final Rule, which took effect March 25, 2000, States are assessed for substantial conformity with certain Federal requirements for childwelfare services. The Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSR), administered by the Children's Bureau, are designed to ensure conformity with Federal childwelfare requirements and, ultimately, to help States improve childwelfare services and outcomes, specifically safety, permanency and wellbeing outcomes for childwelfareinvolved children and their families. States determined not to have achieved substantial conformity in any of the areas assessed are required to develop and implement Program Improvement Plans (PIP) addressing the areas of nonconformity.

The Systems of Care grant cluster, from which these data are proposed to be collected, is designed to encourage public childwelfare agencies to address the issues identified in their State's CFSR. The data collected from these demonstration sites will allow the Children's Bureau to test whether this approach can help States reach the goals stated in their PIP and explore how child welfare can benefit from being part of a system of care. Data will be collected via interviews, forms completed by project staff, surveys, focus groups and casefile reviews. Data also will be collected to determine the extent to which the Technical Assistance (TA) provided, brokered or contracted by the TA and Evaluation Center is meeting the needs of the grantees, and how.

Respondents: Systems of Care Project Directors (members of the Systems of Care collaborative may include representatives from mental health, juvenile justice, education, health, among others); child welfare agency supervisors and caseworkers; partner agency caseworkers; and families who have been involved with the childwelfare system. Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours Stakeholder Survey............................. 270 1 .5 135 ChildWelfare Agency Survey.................... 600 1 1 600 Supervisor Interviews.......................... 90 1 1 90 Stakeholder Interviews......................... 90 1 1 90 Project Director Interviews.................... 23 1 1 23 Case Study Interviews.......................... 25 1 1.5 37.5 Focus Group with Family Members................ 102 1 1.5 153 Parent Partner Interviews...................... 24 1 1 24 ChildWelfare Agency and Partner Agency Focus 280 1 1.5 420 Groups........................................
Community Description Form..................... 9 1 2.5 22.5 Organizational Structure Form for Case Study 3 1 2 6 Sites.........................................
Organizational Structure Form for NonCase 20 1 1 20 Study Sites...................................
Collaborative Membership Form.................. 23 1 1.5 34.5 Major Activities Form.......................... 23 1 1.5 34.5 Training and Technical Assistance Quality 23 1 1 23 Assurance Assessment..........................
Training and Technical Assistance Conference 10 12 .25 30 Call Feedback Forms...........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,743.

In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection.

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.

Dated: May 14, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E811188 Filed 52008; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 418401M

SUMMARY: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

Proposed Projects: Title: Evaluation of the Improving Child Welfare Outcome through Systems of Care Grant Program.

Description: The 1994 Amendments to the Social Security Act (SSA) authorize the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review State child and family service programs to ensure conformance with the requirements in titles IVB and IVE of SSA. Under the Final Rule, which took effect March 25, 2000, States are assessed for substantial conformity with certain Federal requirements for childwelfare services. The Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSR), administered by the Children's Bureau, are designed to ensure conformity with Federal childwelfare requirements and, ultimately, to help States improve childwelfare services and outcomes, specifically safety, permanency and wellbeing outcomes for childwelfareinvolved children and their families. States determined not to have achieved substantial conformity in any of the areas assessed are required to develop and implement Program Improvement Plans (PIP) addressing the areas of nonconformity.

The Systems of Care grant cluster, from which these data are proposed to be collected, is designed to encourage public childwelfare agencies to address the issues identified in their State's CFSR. The data collected from these demonstration sites will allow the Children's Bureau to test whether this approach can help States reach the goals stated in their PIP and explore how child welfare can benefit from being part of a system of care. Data will be collected via interviews, forms completed by project staff, surveys, focus groups and casefile reviews. Data also will be collected to determine the extent to which the Technical Assistance (TA) provided, brokered or contracted by the TA and Evaluation Center is meeting the needs of the grantees, and how.

Respondents: Systems of Care Project Directors (members of the Systems of Care collaborative may include representatives from mental health, juvenile justice, education, health, among others); child welfare agency supervisors and caseworkers; partner agency caseworkers; and families who have been involved with the childwelfare system. Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours Stakeholder Survey............................. 270 1 .5 135 ChildWelfare Agency Survey.................... 600 1 1 600 Supervisor Interviews.......................... 90 1 1 90 Stakeholder Interviews......................... 90 1 1 90 Project Director Interviews.................... 23 1 1 23 Case Study Interviews.......................... 25 1 1.5 37.5 Focus Group with Family Members................ 102 1 1.5 153 Parent Partner Interviews...................... 24 1 1 24 ChildWelfare Agency and Partner Agency Focus 280 1 1.5 420 Groups........................................
Community Description Form..................... 9 1 2.5 22.5 Organizational Structure Form for Case Study 3 1 2 6 Sites.........................................
Organizational Structure Form for NonCase 20 1 1 20 Study Sites...................................
Collaborative Membership Form.................. 23 1 1.5 34.5 Major Activities Form.......................... 23 1 1.5 34.5 Training and Technical Assistance Quality 23 1 1 23 Assurance Assessment..........................
Training and Technical Assistance Conference 10 12 .25 30 Call Feedback Forms...........................
[[Page 29519]]

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,743.

In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection.

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.

Dated: May 14, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E811188 Filed 52008; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 418401M