86656 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 239 / Thursday, December 14, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for Office of Management 

and Budget Review; Formative Data 

Collections for ACF Research and 

Evaluation (OMB #0970–0356) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) proposes 

to extend data collection under the 

existing overarching generic clearance 

for Formative Data Collections for ACF 

Research and Evaluation (Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) #0970– 

0356). There are no changes proposed to 

the terms of the overarching generic. 

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of 

publication. OMB must make a decision 

about the collection of information 

between 30 and 60 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. You can also obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Identify all requests by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: ACF programs promote 

the economic and social well-being of 

families, children, individuals, and 

communities. The Office of Planning, 

Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) 

studies ACF programs, and the 

populations they serve, through rigorous 

research and evaluation projects. These 

include evaluations of existing 

programs, evaluations of innovative 

approaches to helping low-income 

children and families, research 

syntheses, and descriptive and 

exploratory studies. OPRE’s research 

offers further understanding of current 

programs and service populations, 

explores options for program 

improvement, and assesses alternative 

policy and program designs. OPRE 

anticipates undertaking a variety of new 

research projects related to welfare, 

employment and self-sufficiency, Head 

Start, child care, healthy marriage and 

responsible fatherhood, family and 

youth services, home visiting, child 

welfare, trafficking, community 

services, and other areas of interest to 

ACF. Some ACF program offices 

conduct their own research and 

evaluation projects and may utilize this 

generic. 

Under this generic clearance, ACF 

engages in a variety of formative data 

collections with researchers, 

practitioners, technical assistance 

providers, service providers, and 

potential participants throughout the 

field to fulfill the following goals: (1) 

inform the development of ACF 

research, (2) maintain a research agenda 

that is rigorous and relevant, (3) ensure 

that research products are as current as 

possible, and (4) inform the provision of 

technical assistance and supports 

around research and evaluation. ACF 

envisions using a variety of techniques 

including semi-structured discussions, 

focus groups, surveys, and telephone or 

in-person interviews, in order to reach 

these goals. 

Information collected under this 

overarching generic is meant to inform 

ACF research activities and may be 

incorporated into documents or 

presentations that are made public. The 

following are some examples of ways in 

which we may share information 

resulting from these data collections: 

research design documents or reports; 

research or technical assistance plans; 

background materials for technical 

workgroups; concept maps, process 

maps, or conceptual frameworks; 

contextualization of research findings 

from a follow-up data collection that has 

full PRA approval; informational reports 

to TA providers; or project specific 

reports, or other documents relevant to 

the field, such as federal leadership and 

staff, grantees, local implementing 

agencies. 

Following standard OMB 

requirements, ACF has and will 

continue to submit to OMB information 

about individual information collection 

activities proposed under the generic 

clearance. ACF will provide OMB with 

a copy of the individual instruments or 

questionnaires, as well as other 

materials describing the project. ACF 

requests OMB’s review within 10 days 

of submission of individual requests 

under this generic. 

Respondents: Respondents could 

include key groups involved in ACF 

projects and programs, state or local 

government officials, service providers, 

participants in ACF programs or similar 

comparison groups, experts in fields 

pertaining to ACF research and 

programs, or others involved in 

conducting ACF research or evaluation 

projects. 

Burden Estimates 

Find currently approved information 

collections here: https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber

=0970-0356. The request to OMB will 

include an extension request for 

approved information collections that 

are planned to continue beyond 

November 2023. 

BURDEN ESTIMATES—ONGOING REQUESTS

Study Responses Burden hours 

Fatherhood Family-Focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential (Fatherhood FIRE) Grantee Local Evaluation Plan Template * Burden updated from current approval .......................................................................... 861 980 

Child Welfare Study to Enhance Equity with Data (CW–SEED) ............................................................................ 100 100 

Culture of Continuous Learning Project: Landscape Survey .................................................................................. 546 182 

Preliminary Activities to Support Future Data Collection for the National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing (NSCAW) ................................................................................................................................................... 110 110 

Soliciting Input for the Consumer Education and Parental Choice in Early Care and Education Project ............. 428 107 

Title IV–E Prevention Services Clearinghouse ....................................................................................................... 71 88 

Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Development Grants Evaluation Support: Data Collection for Final Report ....................................................................................................................................................................... 200 114 

Totals ................................................................................................................................................................ 2,316 1,681 


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BURDEN ESTIMATES—NEW REQUESTS

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Semi-Structured Discussions and Focus Groups ............................................ 3000 1 2 6000 

Interviews ......................................................................................................... 1500 1 1 1500 

Questionnaires/Surveys ................................................................................... 1125 1 .5 563 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 8,063 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27431 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–88–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; Public 

Comment Request; Prevention and 

Public Health Fund Evidence-Based 

Falls Prevention Program Information 

Collection; OMB Control Number 

0985–0039 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information listed above. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice of proposed 

extension solicits comments on the 

information collection requirements 

related to the ACL’s Prevention and 

Public Health Fund Evidence-Based 

Falls Prevention Program Information 

Collection. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or 

postmarked by February 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: Donna Bethge 

(Donna.Bethge@acl.hhs.gov). Submit 

written comments on the collection of 

information to Administration for 

Community Living, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC, 20201, Attention: 

Donna Bethge. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donna Bethge, Administration for 

Community Living, Donna.Bethge@

acl.hhs.gov, (202) 795–7659. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

as and includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. The PRA 

requires Federal agencies to provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, ACL is 

publishing a notice of the proposed 

collection of information set forth in 

this document. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, ACL invites 

comments on our burden estimates or 

any other aspect of this collection of 

information, including: 

(1) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of ACL’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of ACL’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used 

to determine burden estimates; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents; and 

The Evidence-Based Falls Prevention 

Grant Program is financed through the 

Prevention and Public Health Fund 

(PPHF). The statutory authority for 

cooperative agreements under the most 

recent program announcement (FY2023) 

is contained in the Older Americans 

Act, title IV; and the Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. 

300u–11 (Prevention and Public Health 

Fund). The Falls Prevention Grant 

Program awards competitive grants to 

implement and promote the 

sustainability of evidence-based Falls 

Prevention programs that have been 

proven to provide older adults and 

adults with disabilities with education 

and tools to help them reduce falls and/ 

or their risk of falls and fall-related 

injuries and supports a National Falls 

Prevention Resource Center that 

provides technical assistance, 

education, and resources for the 

national Falls Prevention network of 

partners. 

OMB approval of the existing set of 

Falls Prevention data collection tools 

(OMB Control Number, 0985–0039) 

expires on 04/30/2024. This data 

collection continues to be necessary for 

the monitoring of program operations 

and outcomes. 

ACL currently uses and proposes to 

continue to use the following tools to 

collect information for each program: 

(1) a Program Information Cover Sheet 

and an Attendance Log, completed by 

the program leaders, to record the 

location of agencies that sponsor 

programs and will allow mapping of the 

delivery infrastructure; and 

(2) a Participant Information Form 

and a Participant Post Program Survey 

to be completed by participants. 

ACL intends to continue using an 

online data entry system for the program 

and participant survey data. 

During the 60-day public comment 

period, ACL intends to analyze public 

comments received, conduct focus 

groups that include a sub-set of current 

Falls Prevention grantees, as well as 

consult with subject-matter experts to 

gather feedback and determine if 

changes to the data collection tools are 

warranted. 

ACL will adhere to best practices for 

collection of all demographic 

information when this information is 


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