44372 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Notices 

Estimated Total Annual 

Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 2,000. 

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: Pub. L. 113–183. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[0970–0557] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Cost Study of TraumaSpecific Evidence-Based Programs 

Used in the Regional Partnership 

Grants Program 

AGENCY: Children’s Bureau, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Children’s Bureau (CB), 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), is 

requesting an extension with minor 

changes to the approved information 

collection: The Cost Study of TraumaSpecific Evidence-Based Programs used 

in the Regional Partnership Grants 

(RPG) Program. This data collection 

request was previously approved and 

scheduled for spring 2021 but was 

delayed due to the COVID–19 

pandemic. Data collection is now 

feasible but will extend beyond the 

current expiration date of November 30, 

2021, so an extension is needed. 

Additionally, since approval, minor 

changes were made to the instruments 

to include a question in the time log to 

ask about virtual service delivery since 

the COVID–19 pandemic resulted in 

grantees offering virtual services. 

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: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained and comments may be 

forwarded by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Since 2006, CB has 

awarded multiple rounds of competitive 

grants to state and local agencies and 

service providers under the RPG 

Program. Grants are awarded to 

organizations such as child welfare 

agencies, substance abuse treatment 

providers, or family court systems to 

develop interagency collaborations and 

provide services designed to increase 

well-being, improve permanency, and 

enhance the safety of children who are 

in or are at risk of being placed in outof-home care as a result of a parent’s or 

caretaker’s substance abuse. Thirty-five 

grantees are participating in the ongoing 

RPG national cross-site evaluation, 

which examines implementation, 

partnerships, outcomes, and impacts. 

All grantees collect data on a uniform 

set of performance measures and report 

them to CB on a semi-annual basis 

through a web-based system. These 

ongoing data collection activities are 

approved under OMB #0970–0527. All 

grantees are also required to use a 

portion of their funding to conduct their 

own ‘‘local’’ program impact evaluation. 

This proposed cost study adds a new 

and unique contribution to CB’s 

portfolio of evaluation activities. 

Although the RPG cross-site evaluation 

will provide evidence for the 

effectiveness of some interventions to 

address the emotional effects of trauma, 

more information is needed about the 

cost of implementing these EvidenceBased Programs (EBPs). 

The cost study has the key objective 

to determine the cost of implementing 

the following three select TraumaSpecific EBPs: Parent-Child Interaction 

Therapy, Seeking Safety, and TraumaFocused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. 

To carry out this objective, the study 

team will collect detailed cost 

information from nine RPG round four 

and five grantees who are implementing 

these selected EBPs. For each grantee, 

the study team will administer the 

following two data collection 

instruments: (1) A Cost Workbook used 

to collect comprehensive information on 

the cost of implementing each select 

program (Instrument #1), and (2) a Staff 

Survey and Time Log used to collect 

information on how program staff 

allocate their time (Instrument #2). 

Respondents: Grantee staff. 

Annual Burden Estimates 

Data collection will take place within 

a 1-year period. 

Instrument Total number of 

respondents 

Total number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total/annual 

burden hours 

Cost Workbook ............................................................................................ 9 1 8 72 

Staff Survey and Time Log .......................................................................... 90 1 3.6 330 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 402. 

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: The Child and Family 

Services Improvement and Innovation 

Act (Pub. L. 112–34). 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17256 Filed 8–11–21; 8:45 am] 

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