[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 5661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2638]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Grants to States for Access and Visitation--Program Data.
OMB No.: New.
Description: As required by Paragraphs 303.109(a), (b) and (c) of
the PRWROA Act, States are directed to monitor and evaluate their
access and visitation programs using a set of criteria aimed at
providing detailed descriptions of each funded program. To that end,
States will use collection techniques available to the Administration
for Children and Families and the Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Specifically, paragraph (a) requires States to monitor all access
and visitation programs to ensure that services funded under these
programs are: (1) authorized under section 469B(a) of the Act and (2)
efficiently and effectively provided while complying with reporting and
evaluation requirements, as set forth in paragraphs 303.109(b) and
303.109(c). Paragraph 303.109(b) allows State programs funded by
section 469B of the act to be evaluated using data gathered to measure
the effectiveness of program operations. States also are required to
assist in the evaluation of programs deemed significant or promising by
the Department, as directed by program memorandum. Paragraph 303-109(c)
requires that States provide a detailed description of each funded
program by including such information as: service providers and
administrators, service area, population serviced, program goals,
application or referral process, referral agencies, nature of the
program, activities provided, and length and features of a
``completed'' program. Other required information from the program also
includes: number of applicants or referrals for each program, the
number of program participants in the aggregate and by eligible
activity, and the total number of graduates in the aggregate and by
eligible activities (e.g., mediation, education, etc.).
This information is proposed in order to assess: (1) the demand for
the program and effectiveness of outreach and ability of the program to
meet demand, (2) the service population served and scope and size of
the program, and (3) whether such recipients are completing standard
program requirements. States would be required to report this
information annually, collected at a date and in a form as the
Secretary may prescribe in program instructions from time to time.
The Office of Child Support Enforcement will use information
gathered from the data collection instrument to report on the programs
to the Congress in its annual report. States may use this information
to assess demand for any utilization of their programs when considering
funding options and make appropriate program changes from year to year.
Funded agencies will use the information to assess effectiveness of
project administration and design. Public interest groups will use the
information to keep apprised of services provided to constituencies.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Access and Visitation....................... 216 1 24 5,184
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,184.
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer.
OMB Comment
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information between 30 to 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.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms. Lori Schack.
Dated: January 29, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-2638 Filed 2-3-99; 8:45 am]
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