6566 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 24 / Friday, February 4, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Evaluation of the Child 

Welfare Capacity Building 

Collaborative (0970–0576) 

AGENCY: Children’s Bureau, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Children’s Bureau, 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), is 

proposing to collect additional data for 

an evaluation of the services provided to 

child welfare jurisdictions and Court 

Improvement Programs (CIPs) by the 

Child Welfare Capacity Building 

Collaborative. This new data collection 

is the second part of a data collection 

effort already underway (OMB #0970– 

0576, expiration 9/30/2024). This notice 

details the second group of instruments 

that will be used for data collection as 

part of this evaluation. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF 

is soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained and comments may be 

forwarded by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Identify all requests by the 

title of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The Capacity Building 

Collaborative includes three centers 

(Center for States, Center for Tribes, 

Center for Courts) funded by the 

Children’s Bureau to provide national 

child welfare expertise and evidenceinformed training and technical 

assistance services to state, tribal and 

U.S. territorial public child welfare 

agencies, and CIPs. The Centers offer 

services including Web-based content 

and resources, product development 

and dissemination, self-directed and 

group-based training, virtual learning 

and peer networking events, and 

tailored consultation, coaching, and 

facilitation (‘‘tailored services’’). 

Centers’ services are being evaluated by 

three Center-specific evaluations and a 

cross-Center evaluation. The crossCenter evaluation examines 

collaboration among Centers and with 

federal staff, services delivered by the 

Centers, service recipient satisfaction 

with service quality, federal staff’s 

experiences of assessment and work 

planning services offered by the Centers, 

effectiveness of Center services, how 

Centers apply a common ‘‘change 

management approach’’ in their work, 

what affects engagement with Center 

services, and the costs of Center 

services. The Center for States’ 

evaluation consists of data collection 

around two research questions focusing 

on understanding usefulness, relevance, 

and satisfaction from a stakeholder 

perspective as well as outcomes of 

services. The Center for Tribes’ 

evaluation examines the extent to which 

the Center provides effective, culturally 

responsive services that meet the needs 

of tribal child welfare programs, the 

satisfaction of service recipients with 

service quality, and service outcomes 

for tribal child welfare programs and 

stakeholders. The Center for Courts’ 

evaluation assesses satisfaction with 

and effectiveness of service delivery; 

progress toward meeting Center goals 

and the needs of CIP to promote 

continuous quality improvement (CQI); 

and increased knowledge, collaboration, 

and capacity to improve court 

performance and child and family 

outcomes. 

An initial set of instruments was 

approved and are currently in use for 

these evaluations. For information about 

these instruments, see: https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202105-0970-015. 

These instruments will continue to be 

used for data collection through July 

2024. 

The second group of data sources 

proposed include (1) a guide for 

conducting focus groups with teams of 

child welfare and CIP staff 

implementing tailored service projects 

with Center support (one version for use 

with states and one version for use with 

CIP); (2) a protocol to collect interview 

data from Center tailored service 

providers (known as Liaisons or Child 

Welfare Specialists) about their service 

provision experiences, relationships and 

interactions with jurisdictions and 

federal staff, perceptions of their role, 

and their Centers’ approach to diversity, 

equity, and inclusion (DEI) services; (3) 

a protocol to collect interview data from 

jurisdiction staff implementing tailored 

service projects about how Centers’ 

technical assistance addresses diversity, 

equity, and inclusion; (4) a protocol to 

collect interview/focus group data from 

tribal child welfare program staff about 

strategies and contextual factors 

associated with achievement of program 

goals, the capacity to use data for CQI 

and evaluation, and the outcomes of 

services delivered by Center for Tribes; 

and (5) a survey to collect feedback from 

CIP directors/coordinators about the 

CIP’s experiences and satisfaction with 

capacity building services delivered by 

the Center for Courts, and the perceived 

impact on CIP capacity. 

Respondents: Respondents to the data 

collection instruments will include (1) 

child welfare and judicial professionals 

that receive Center services and (2) 

Center tailored service providers. 

Annual Burden Estimates 

The following details the burden 

associated with the new instruments. 

For burden currently approved and 

ongoing, visit https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_

nbr=202105-0970-015. 

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Total number 

of responses 

per respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Annual burden 

hours 

Cross-Center: Tailored Services Team Focus Group 

Guide (for states) ........................................................... 50 1 1 50 17 

Cross-Center: Tailored Services Team Focus Group 

Guide (for CIPs) ............................................................. 25 1 1 25 8 

Cross-Center: Liaison/Child Welfare Specialist Interview 

Protocol .......................................................................... 23 1 1 23 8 

Cross-Center: Tailored Services Jurisdiction Staff DEI 

Interview Protocol ........................................................... 30 1 .75 23 8 

Center for Tribes: Jurisdiction Staff Interviews .................. 25 2 1 50 17 

Center for Tribes: Jurisdiction Staff Focus Groups ........... 25 3 1.5 113 38 

Center for Courts: CIP Capacity Building Services Feedback Survey .................................................................... 53 2 .25 27 9 


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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 105. 

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: Sec. 5106, Pub. L. 111–320, 

the Child Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment Act Reauthorization Act of 

2010, and titles IV–B and IV–E of the 

Social Security Act. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comprehensive Child Welfare 

Information System (CCWIS) 

Automated Function Checklist and 

Data Quality Plan (OMB #0970–0463) 

AGENCY: Children’s Bureau, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) is 

requesting a 3-year extension of the 

Comprehensive Child Welfare 

Information System (CCWIS) 

information collection (OMB #0970– 

0463, expiration 8/31/2022). The CCWIS 

information collection includes the 

Automated Function List and the Data 

Quality Plan. There are no required 

instruments associated with the data 

collection and no changes to the data 

collection. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act 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 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The CCWIS information 

collection includes two components: 

• The Automated Function List 

update required pursuant to section 

1355.52(i)(2); and 

• The Data Quality Plan update 

required pursuant to section 

1355.52(d)(5). 

The CCWIS regulations require 

updates of this information to confirm 

that the project meets CCWIS 

requirements and that project costs are 

appropriately allocated to benefiting 

programs. 

Respondents: Title IV–E agencies 

under the Social Security Act. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Total 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Automated Function List section 1355.52(i)(2) ................................................ 55 1 10 550 

Data Quality Plan section 1355.52(d)(5) ......................................................... 55 1 40 2,200 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

2,750. 

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: 42 U.S.C. 620 et seq., 42 

U.S.C. 670 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 1301 and 

1302. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02363 Filed 2–3–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Head Start Connects: A Study 

of Family Support Services (OMB 

#0970–0538) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services seeks approval to collect 

information about how Head Start 

programs coordinate family support 

services. Information will be collected 

from Head Start staff members via 

surveys and focus groups. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act 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 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All 

requests should be identified by the title 

of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The purposes of the data 

collection for Head Start Connects are to 

build knowledge about how Head Start 

programs (Head Start or Early Head 

Start grantees, delegate agencies, and 


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