Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 164 / Friday, August 27, 2021 / Notices 48153 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total/annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Survey of Employment and Training Programs .............................................. 80 1 .33 27 

Phone Interviews ............................................................................................. 15 1 1.5 23 

Virtual Site Visit Interviews .............................................................................. 32 1 1.5 48 

Participant Interviews ....................................................................................... 16 1 1.5 24 

Employer Interviews ........................................................................................ 10 1 1 10 

Program Administrator Focus Groups ............................................................. 10 1 1.5 15 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 147. 

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. 613. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18520 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Evaluation of the Family Unification 

Program—Extension (OMB #0970– 

0514) 

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 (HHS) requests an extension to 

continue data collection for the 

Evaluation of the Family Unification 

Program (FUP) (OMB #0970–0514). 

Information collection activities 

requested include interviews, focus 

group discussions, program data, and 

administrative data collection. 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The ACF, Office of 

Planning, Research, and Evaluation 

(OPRE) requests public comment on a 

proposed extension to a currently 

approved information collection for the 

Evaluation of FUP. The approved 

instruments, supporting statements, and 

attachments are available at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202009-0970-004. 

No changes are proposed. 

Activities include site visits to each 

program to speak with program leaders, 

partners and key stakeholders, front-line 

staff, and participants as well as 

program and administrative data 

collection. The evaluation will 

contribute to understanding the effects 

of FUP on project participants’ child 

welfare involvement. This evaluation is 

part of a larger project to help ACF build 

the evidence base in child welfare 

through rigorous evaluation of 

programs, practices, and policies. The 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) funds and 

administers FUP. The study will also 

contribute to HUD’s understanding of 

how housing can serve as a platform for 

improving quality of life. 

Respondents: Public housing 

authority staff, public child welfare 

agency staff, other services provider 

staff, and child welfare-involved 

families. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Guide for Implementation Study for PCWA Management .......... 2 1 1.00 2.00 1 

Guide for Implementation Study for PHA Management .............. 2 1 1.00 2.00 1 

Guide for Implementation Study for CoC Management .............. 2 1 1.00 2.00 1 


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48154 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 164 / Friday, August 27, 2021 / Notices 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued 

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Guide for Implementation Study for Referral Provider Administrators ....................................................................................... 2 1 1.00 2.00 1 

Guide for Implementation Study with PCWA FUP Management 

(Second) ................................................................................... 2 1 1.00 2.00 1 

Guide for Implementation Study for PHA FUP Management ..... 2 1 1.00 2.00 1 

Guide for Implementation Study Focus Groups with PHA Frontline Workers ............................................................................. 6 1 1.50 9.00 3 

Guide for Implementation Study for Parents (Second, Third) ..... 72 1 1.50 108 36 

Guide for Implementation Study Focus Groups with Frontline 

Workers .................................................................................... 180 1 1.50 270 90 

Guide for Implementation Study for PCWA FUP Management 

(Third) ....................................................................................... 6 1 1.00 6.00 2 

Guide for Implementation Study for Service Provider Management .......................................................................................... 5 1 1.00 5.00 2 

Housing Status Form ................................................................... 185 31 0.04 230 77 

Referral Form ............................................................................... 60 10 0.17 102 34 

Randomization Tool ..................................................................... 3 200 0.02 12 4 

Housing Assistance Questionnaire .............................................. 120 3 0.09 33 11 

Ongoing Services Questionnaire ................................................. 120 3 0.09 33 

Dashboard .................................................................................... 12 27 0.17 56 19 

Administrative Data List ............................................................... 18 2 5.00 180 60 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 355. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 676. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18438 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[CMS–3402–N] 

Secretarial Review and Publication of 

the 2020 Annual Report to Congress 

and the Secretary Submitted by the 

Consensus-Based Entity Regarding 

Performance Measurement 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Health 

and Human Services, (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice acknowledges the 

Secretary of the Department of Health 

and Human Services (the Secretary) 

receipt and review of the National 

Quality Forum 2020 Annual Activities 

Report to Congress and the Secretary 

submitted by the consensus-based entity 

(CBE) under a contract with the 

Secretary as mandated by the Social 

Security Act (the Act). The Secretary 

has reviewed and determined that the 

National Quality Forum’s 2020 Annual 

Report satisfied all requirements 

mandated in statute, and is publishing 

the report in the Federal Register 

together with the Secretary’s comments 

on the report not later than 6 months 

after receiving the report in accordance 

with section 1890(b)(5)(B) of the Act. 

This notice fulfills the statutory 

requirements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LaWanda Burwell, (410) 294–2056. 

I. Background 

The United States Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) has 

long recognized that a high functioning 

health care system that provides higher 

quality care requires accurate, valid, and 

reliable measurement of quality and 

efficiency. The Medicare Improvements 

for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 

(MIPPA) (Pub. L. 110–275) added 

section 1890 of the Social Security Act 

(the Act), which requires the Secretary 

of HHS (the Secretary) to contract with 

a consensus based entity (CBE) to 

perform multiple duties to help improve 

performance measurement. Section 

3014 of the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care 

Act) (Pub. L. 111–148) expanded the 

duties of the CBE to help in the 

identification of gaps in available 

measures and to improve the selection 

of measures used in health care 

programs. The Secretary extends his 

appreciation to the CBE in their 

partnership for the fulfillment of these 

statutory requirements. 

In January 2009, a competitive 

contract was awarded by HHS to the 

National Quality Forum (NQF) to fulfill 

requirements of section 1890 of the Act. 

A second, multi-year contract was 

awarded again to NQF after an open 

competition in 2012. A third, multicontract was awarded again to NQF after 

an open competition in 2017. Section 

1890(b) of the Act requires the 

following: 

Priority Setting Process: Formulation 

of a National Strategy and Priorities for 

Health Care Performance Measurement. 

The CBE must synthesize evidence and 

convene key stakeholders to make 

recommendations on an integrated 

national strategy and priorities for 

health care performance measurement 

in all applicable settings. In doing so, 

the CBE must give priority to measures 

that: (1) Address the health care 

provided to patients with prevalent, 

high-cost chronic diseases; (2) have the 

greatest potential for improving quality, 

efficiency, and patient-centered health 

care; and (3) may be implemented 

rapidly due to existing evidence, 

standards of care, or other reasons. In 

addition, the CBE must take into 

account measures that: (1) May assist 

consumers and patients in making 

informed health care decisions; (2) 

address health disparities across groups 

and areas; and (3) address the 

continuum of care furnished by 

multiple providers or practitioners 

across multiple settings. 

Endorsement of Measures: The CBE 

must provide for the endorsement of 

standardized health care performance 

measures. This process must consider 

whether measures are evidence-based, 


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