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PPS-exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Program (CMS-10431)

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Section 3005 of the Affordable Care Act authorizes the establishment of a quality reporting program for PPS-exempt cancer hospitals (PCHs). This is an update to the previously approved PCHQR Program PRA submission. In the FY 2025 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule, we are proposing to adopt the Patient Safety Structural measure into the PCHQR Program measure set beginning with the CY 2025 reporting period/FY 2027 program year. For this measure, PCHs will be required to submit measure data via CDC’s NHSN. We are also proposing to modify the HCAHPS Survey beginning with the CY 2025 reporting period/FY 2027 program year.

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Pub.L. 111 - 48 3005	View Law

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Automobile Parts Tariff Offset

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On March 26, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10908 (90 FR 14705), “Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States,” (Proclamation 10908) finding that imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts continue to threaten to impair the national security of the United States and imposing specified tariffs to adjust imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts so that such imports will not threaten to impair national security pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232”). Section 232 authorizes the President to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States so that such imports will not threaten to impair national security. Proclamation 10908 imposed a 25 percent tariff on certain imports of automobiles, effective April 3, 2025, and certain imports of automobile parts, effective May 3, 2025. On April 29, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10925 (90 FR 18899), which allowed for automobile manufactures assembling automobiles in the United States to apply for an import adjustment offset amount, which would offset certain tariff liability under Proclamation 10908 on imports of automobile parts. Proclamation 10925 required that within 30 days of the date of the order the Secretary of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) shall establish a process by which automobile manufacturers could submit documentation supporting eligibility and a claim for an import adjustment offset amount. A prepared notice announces procedures for administration of the import adjustment offset amount program, including application, documentation, and certification requirements, eligibility conditions, and coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This notice establishes procedures for submission and review of such documentation by the Department of Commerce (Department), and the establishment of this notice has resulted in this new IC request.Emergency Justfication:The collection of information is needed to meet requirements described in Proclamation 10925 (90 FR 18899), issued by the President on April 29, 2025, which allowed for automobile manufactures assembling automobiles in the United States to apply for an import adjustment offset amount, which would offset certain tariff liability under Proclamation 10908 on imports of automobile parts. Proclamation 10925 required that within 30 days of the date of the order the Secretary of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) shall establish a process by which automobile manufacturers could submit documentation supporting eligibility for an import adjustment offset amount. A prepared notice announces procedures for administration of the import adjustment offset amount program, including application, documentation, and certification requirements, eligibility conditions, and coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The establishment of this notice has resulted in this new IC request.

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SAMHSA Unified Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT)

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In an effort to continue to meet Government Performance and Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010 reporting requirements and to align performance reporting requirements with other parts of the Federal Statistical System, SAMHSA will combine and align the existing client-level performance instrument for the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and National Outcomes Measures (NOMs) instrument for the SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), and (2) create a two-component tool that will allow for a client (or caregiver) self-administered questionnaire (called SAMHSA Unified Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT) – C: Client or Caregiver Form or ‘SUPRT-C’) and a grantee completion of administrative data (called SAMHSA Unified Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT) – A: Administrative Report or ‘SUPRT-A’).

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5 USC 1105(a)(29)	View Law

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List of Responsible Persons

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All holders of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) explosives licensees or permits must report identifying information for each responsible person (RP) and possessor of explosives to ATF. Subsequent changes to their list of RPs must be reported to ATF within 30 days.

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18 USC 843	View Law

Pub.L. 107 - 296 Title XI, Subtitle C	View Law

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Explosives Employee Possessor Questionnaire

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The Explosives Employee Possessor Questionnaire - ATF Form 5400.28 will be used to determine if an individual is qualified to serve as an employee possessor, who can ship, transport, receive, and/or possess materials for an explosives business or operation.

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18 USC 842	View Law

18 USC 843	View Law

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Application for Federal Firearms License

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Section 922 of Chapter 44 of Title 18 requires persons wishing to be licensed to complete ATF Form 7 (5310.12A)/ 7CR (5310.16) and for persons wishing to be added as a responsible person to complete Part B of ATF Form 7 (5310.12A)/ 7CR (5310.16) to certify compliance with the provisions of the law for the FFL business.

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18 USC 923	View Law

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Application/Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition by Nonimmigrant Aliens

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The Application/ Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition By Nonimmigrant Aliens - ATF Form 6NIA (5330.3D) is used by nonimmigrant aliens to temporarily import firearms and ammunition into the United States for hunting or other sporting purposes.

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45 CFR 303.7 - Provision of Services in Intergovernmental IV-D; Federally Approved Forms

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The federally-approved intergovernmental forms are used to facilitate interstate child support case processing when more than one state child support agency is involved, estimated to be in about 15-25% of child support cases. Use of these federal forms is required by 45 CFR 303.7(a)(4) and Section 311(b) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (state law that states must adopt as a condition of receiving federal funding for child support). This information collection was first approved in 1988 and has evolved over time. The current set of forms will expire in February 2026. Currently, there are 13 intergovernmental forms each addressing different case processing actions that may be needed in a case. Some of the forms are for agency use only, while some may be completed by private individuals or entities involved in the case. For a list of the forms, see the OCSS website: Intergovernmental Child Support Enforcement Forms | The Administration for Children and Families (hhs.gov). Many families receiving child support services may be English-language learners for whom forms in English are a barrier to receiving effective services. Over the years, states have asked OCSS for translated versions of the forms, especially to serve the large numbers of Spanish-speaking families in many states. According to 2019 Census data, as many as 41 million people speak Spanish in their homes in the U.S. Better serving these families with translated forms aligns with Secretary Becerra’s commitment to improve and provide language access services to English-language learners (i.e., individuals with Limited English Proficiency) under Executive Orders 13166, 13985, and 14031. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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42 USC 666(f)	View Law

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Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Quality Reporting Program (CMS-10409)

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting approval of revisions to the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Data Set (LCDS) Version 5.2 that will be effective October 1, 2026.

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Pub.L. 111 - 148 3004	View Law

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Generic Performance Progress Reports

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This information collection request (ICR) is to extend data collection under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This overarching generic has allowed ACF program offices to collect performance and progress data from recipients who receive funding from ACF under a discretionary award. This information is required under 45 CFR 75.342, monitoring and reporting program performance; 45 CFR 75.301, performance measurement; and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111-352, Sec 12). This current request is for an extension for the overarching generic and ongoing generic information collections under the umbrella. The request also expands the overarching generic to include the collection of performance and progress data from recipients who receive funding from ACF under a non-discretionary award.

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Pub.L. 111 - 352 12	View Law

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National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs

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The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are designed to attract highly qualified physicians and other scientific or medical personnel to research opportunities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH, Intramural) and non-NIH sites (Extramural). Currently, there are three Intramural and six Extramural subcategories. Intramural subcategories include AIDS Research, Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, and General Research. Extramural subcategories include Clinical Research, Pediatric Research, Contraception and Infertility Research, Health Disparities Research, Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, and Research in Emerging Areas Critical to Human Health. Data collected through application forms is necessary to determine an applicant’s eligibility for the program, including the applicant’s research plans and career interests.

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42 USC 288-1	View Law

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National Medical Support Notice - Part A

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The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) developed the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) Part A as a standard, required form for child support agencies to use to ensure dependent children are enrolled in available employer-sponsored medical coverage, if required by a support order. The NMSN Part A was most recently approved on 11/22/2022 and the current expiration date is11/30/2025. Currently, child support agencies download the paper NMSN form from the OCSS website, complete the form manually, and exchange NMSNs with employer partners by U.S. mail. Some states (e.g. TX) allow employers to retrieve the NMSN from their employer portal but there are not many states that do so. Currently, states send the completed NMSN to employers via U.S. mail, the employer responds to the state child support agencies by U.S. mail, and employers send the NMSN to their plan administrators, also by U.S. mail. OCSS developed an electronic option for child support agencies to exchange NMSNs with employer partners. To exchange that information, OCSS created the e-NMSN record specifications to accompany the currently approved NMSN Part A. With the electronic e-NMSN process, states, employers, and plan administrators may exchange the documents electronically without using the U.S. mail, thereby saving time and mailing costs. Note that use of the e-NMSN electronic reporting process will not change any of the data elements collected under the currently approved NMSN Part A. Adding the newly developed e-NMSN record specifications to the NMSN Part A allows states and tribes to program their systems to send the notice electronically to employers participating in e-NMSN. The electronic process reduces the time for states and tribes to send and employers to receive and process medical support orders allowing coverage for children to begin much sooner. This e-NMSN process is voluntary for all states, tribes, and employers. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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29 USC 1169	View Law

45 USC 303.32	View Law

Pub.L. 105 - 200 401(c) Section 609	View Law

42 USC 666	View Law

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State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)

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The Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) administers the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), which funds states and territories to implement personal responsibility education programs that educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. PREP projects must also implement at least three adulthood preparation subjects and replicate evidence-based effective programs or substantially incorporate elements of effective programs that have been proven on the basis of scientific research to change behavior. This means delaying sexual activity, increasing condom or contraceptive use for sexually active youth, or reducing pregnancy among youth. States and territories are required to submit plans for the implementation of personal responsibility education. The plans provide information about how the state or territory plans to use their state allotment for the development and implementation of education programs aimed to reduce the pregnancy rates and birth rates for youth populations, especially youth populations that are the most high-risk or vulnerable for pregnancies or otherwise have special circumstances, including youth in foster care, homeless youth, youth with HIV/AIDS, pregnant youth who are under 21 years of age, mothers who are under 21 years of age, and youth residing in areas with high birth rates for youth. No changes are proposed to the state plan. States and territories must also submit a performance progress report (PPR) on a semi-annual basis that informs the monitoring of their program design, program evaluation, management improvement, service quality, and compliance with agreed upon goals. The PPRs provide FYSB with information to assure effective service delivery for youth participants, report outcomes and efficiencies, and provide valuable information to policy makers and key stakeholders in the development of program and research efforts. FYSB proposes updates to the PPR to include a request for information related to equity activities and strategies to mitigate challenges. The inclusion of information on equity activities will support the FYSB Equity Action Plan objectives and identify opportunities to inform the development of T&TA resources, as needed. The inclusion of strategies to mitigate challenges will allow grant recipients to demonstrate how they overcome challenges which can inform peer to peer sharing. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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42 USC 713	View Law

Pub.L. 116 - 260 302	View Law

Pub.L. 115 - 123 50503	View Law

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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Online Reporting Tool (CORT)

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The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Online Reporting Tool (CORT) instruments will be used to monitor CSAP discretionary grant programs through administration of a suite of data collection instruments for grant compliance and programmatic performance monitoring. This request for data collection will replace OMB No. 0930-0354: Division of State Programs – Management Reporting Tool. Data collected through the CORT will provide critical information to SAMHSA’s Government Project Officers related to grant oversight, including barriers and facilitators that the grantees have experienced, and an understanding of the technical assistance needed to help grantees implement their programs. The information also provides a mechanism to ensure grantees are meeting the requirements of the grant funding announcement as outlined in their notice of grant award. In addition, the tool reflects CSAP’s desire to elicit pertinent program level data that can be used not only to guide future programs and practices, but also to respond to stakeholder, congressional and agency inquiries

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42 USC 516	View Law

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Incident Reporting for the Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau

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The ORR Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau (UACB) provides care and custody for unaccompanied alien children until they can be safely released to a sponsor, repatriated to their home country, or obtain legal status. ORR funds residential care provider facilities that provide temporary housing and other services to children in ORR custody. Generally, care provider facilities are State- licensed (with the exception of those located in states unwilling to consider them for licensure and temporary influx care facilities) and must meet ORR requirements to ensure a high-level quality of care. Services provided at care provider facilities include, but are not limited to, education, recreation, vocational training, acculturation, nutrition, medical, mental health, legal, and case management. ORR uses several forms directly related to the care of unaccompanied alien children. The forms in this information collection allow ORR to ensure that serious issues are elevated to ORR and that all incidents, and responses to such incidents, are documented and resolved in a way that protects the interests of unaccompanied alien children. ORR is in the process of reorganizing its information collections to better manage its large portfolio of forms. As part of that reorganization effort, ORR is submitting this request to transfer six existing forms (with revisions) currently approved under OMB# 0970-0547 under a new OMB control number.

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6 USC 279	View Law

8 USC 1232	View Law

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Understanding and Expanding the Reach of Home Visiting (HV-REACH) Project

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The Understanding and Expanding the Reach of Home Visiting (HV-REACH) Project is being conducted by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration. As part of this project, this request is for a onetime set of qualitative case studies to describe centralized intake systems, used by seven purposively selected sites that refer families to Early Childhood Home Visiting programs. The research team will conduct virtual or in-person site visits, with semi-structured interviews and document collection, to understand different features of these systems and family and staff experiences with outreach, screening, referrals, and enrollment processes. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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42 USC 711	View Law

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[NCHHSTP] The STD Surveillance Network (SSuN)

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The STD Surveillance Network provides critical clinical, demographic and behavioral information through enhanced and sentinel surveillance among people diagnosed with gonorrhea, syphilis and those persons seeking care at STD clinics in order to enhance STD surveillance data, to inform a more comprehensive understanding of epidemiologic trends and determinants of STDs of interest, monitor public health program impact and provide a more robust evidence base for directing public health action. This change request is to adhere to recent executive orders.

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Pub.L. 301 - 356 301.[241](a)	View Law

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[NCHHSTP] Surveillance of HIV-related service barriers among Individuals with Early or Late HIV Diagnoses (SHIELD)

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Project SHIELD (Surveillance of HIV-related service barriers among individuals with early or late HIV diagnoses) is a project to assess barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and HIV prevention strategies, including PrEP, with the goal of prioritizing interventions and efforts to prevent infections and facilitate early diagnosis and linkage to care. The enhanced surveillance will be conducted in collaboration with four US health departments who will use their HIV surveillance data to generate lists of potentially eligible participants. Eligible participants will be interviewed by a contractor funded by CDC. This change request complies with recent executive orders.

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42 USC 241	View Law

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Information Comparison with Insurance Data

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The Information Comparison with Insurance Data Match (“Insurance Match”) program is a cooperative effort between the federal Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), states, insurers, and third-party administrators or agents. The information collected for the Insurance Match is necessary to help state child support agencies (“CSAs”) collect past-due support from noncustodial parents. To facilitate the Insurance Match, OCSS uses a centralized, efficient, secure, and cost-effective automated process that compares information about individuals who may receive a payment from an insurance claim, settlement, or award (“claim”) with information in the OCSS Debtor File (OMB #0970-0161, Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial) to identify obligors who owe past-due support. State workers’ compensation agencies and the U.S. Department of Labor also provide OCSS with claim information for collecting past-due child support from noncustodial parents. State agency and insurer participation in the Insurance Match program is voluntary; however, 13 states have specific mandates for insurers to report claims. The Insurance Match program assists with meeting these state mandates. The information collection activities associated with the Insurance Match program are authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 652(a)(9) and (m), which authorizes the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), to conduct comparisons of information concerning individuals with a child support debt with information that insurers (or their agents) maintain concerning insurance claims. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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42 USC 652(a)(9) and (m)	View Law

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Isolated Personnel Report and Personnel Recovery Mission Software Web Application

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Information collected for the DD-1833 and the PRMS system is used to positively identify, authenticate, support and recover isolated or missing DoD persons of interest. In the interest of protecting the force and returning personnel who support the DoD to their units, families and country, the information collected for the ISOPREP is a force requirement for those DoD military and civilians serving overseas.

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Formative Data Collections for ACF Research

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ACF programs promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities. 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. Under this generic clearance, ACF engages in a variety of formative data collections with researchers, practitioners, TA 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. Under this request, ACF seeks continued approval to collect information from more than 9 respondents that can inform and support future and current research but that are not highly systematic or intended to be statistically representative or otherwise generalizable. This request is for a revision. Specifically, we request to extend approval of the umbrella generic with no changes to the overall terms or scope. We have updated the request to reflect burden for the next three years (no changes from estimates for the previous three years), include ongoing generic information collections (GenIC) that have been approved and are still in process, and to update one previously approved GenIC that was originally approved prior to the last extension request in 2021. The updates to the one GenIC are to ensure the information provided is still accurate.

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42 USC 1315	View Law

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Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews, Child and Family Services Reviews

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Section 1123A [42 U.S.C. 1320a-1a] of the Social Security Act (the Act) and regulations at 45 CFR 1355.33(b), 45 CFR 1355.33(c) and 45 CFR 1355.35(a) govern the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR). The CFSR looks at both the outcomes related to safety, permanency and well-being of children served by the child welfare system and the assessment of seven systemic factors. The systemic factors refer to systems within a state that, if well-functioning, will support the outcomes. This regulated monitoring process allows ACF to determine whether states are complying with federal child welfare requirements; determine what is happening to children and families; and assist states to enhance their capacity to help children and families achieve positive outcomes. Ultimately, the goal of the CFSR is to help states improve child welfare services by identifying their strengths and areas needing improvement. Three activities are associated with the CFSR collection: a statewide assessment, which is the state’s evaluation of its performance on CFSR outcomes and systemic factors and is used to guide the focus of the onsite review; an on-site review, which involves case record reviews and a joint federal-state team interviewing stakeholders in the state to inform the Children’s Bureau’s (CB) determination of the state’s functioning on the seven systemic factors; and a program improvement plan, which addresses areas in which states are found to be out of conformity with any one of the seven outcomes or seven systemic factors under review. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for the Paternity Establishment Affidavit

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This request is for an extension of an approved information collection: Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity and Required Data Elements for the Paternity Establishment Affidavit (OMB #0970-0171). The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing minor changes to the burden estimate as last updated in 2020. Section 466(a)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act requires States to enact laws ensuring a simple civil process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity via an affidavit. The State must provide that, before a mother and putative father can sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, the mother and putative father must be given notice, orally and in writing of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, and the rights (including any rights, if one parent is a minor, due to minority status) and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity. One affidavit needs to be filled out for each paternity established and the information cannot be provided any less frequently than once to each mother and putative father. The development and use of an affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity would include the minimum requirements specified by the Secretary and to give full faith and credit to such an affidavit signed in any other State according to its procedures. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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42 USC 652	View Law

42 USC 666	View Law

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Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial

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The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) helps state child support agencies (CSA) develop, manage, and operate their programs effectively according to federal law. OCSE operates the Federal Collections Enforcement (FCE) program, which provides limited enforcement services that facilitate collecting past-due child and spousal support. This information collection ensures continued compliance with federal law that requires and governs the Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial programs. The Federal Tax Refund Offset and Administrative Offset programs are conducted by OCSE and the Department of the Treasury’s (U.S. Treasury) Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS). The Passport Denial Program is conducted by OCSE and the U.S. Department of State (DOS). The information collection activities are authorized as follows: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulation requires state CSAs to notify OCSE of any deletion of or change in the debt submitted for federal tax refund offset. U.S. Treasury regulations also require states to notify OCSE of any decrease in or elimination of an amount referred for collection by federal income tax refund offset and by administrative offset within timeframes established by OCSE. 45 CFR 303.72(d)(2); 31 CFR 285.1(g); and 31 CFR 285.3(c)(5). The Federal Tax Refund Offset Program requires state CSAs to submit past-due support case information that meets specific criteria to offset a federal tax refund of a noncustodial parent owing past-due support. 42 U.S.C. §§ 652(b) and 664; 26 U.S.C. § 6402(c); 45 CFR 302.60 and 303.72. The Administrative Offset Program requires state CSAs to submit past-due support case information that meets specific criteria to withhold federal payments, other than federal tax refunds, to a noncustodial parent who owes past-due support. State participation in the Administrative Offset Program is optional, but states opting to participate must comply with federal requirements, including submitting the information required for the proposed collection. 31 U.S.C. § 3716(h); the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134, April 26, 1996); 31 CFR 285.1 and 285.3. The Passport Denial Program requires state CSAs to submit to DOS past-due support case information that meets specific criteria for the denial, revocation, restriction, or limitation of a passport held by a noncustodial parent who owes past-due support. 42 U.S.C. §§ 654(31) and 652(k); 22 CFR 51.60. State CSAs must submit the Annual Certification Letter to certify that each case submitted to OCSE for the Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial programs meets federal requirements. 42 U.S.C. § 664; 31 CFR 285.1 and 285.3; 42 U.S.C. § 654(31). OCSE made minor formatting enhancements to the FCE Portal screens and removed the option to select gender. These program changes do not impact the burden.

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42 USC 652(b) and 664	View Law

31 USC 3716(h)	View Law

42 USC 654(31) and 652(k)	View Law

26 USC 6402(c)	View Law

Pub.L. 104 - 134 31001	View Law

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Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children

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The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Bureau provides care and custody for unaccompanied alien children until they can be safely released to a sponsor, repatriated to their home country, or obtain lawful immigration status. ORR funds residential care provider facilities that provide temporary housing and other services to children in ORR custody while also working to identify and evaluate potential sponsors to take custody of the children post-release. In order to adequately evaluate the suitability of a sponsor and the standard of care they are likely to provide in cases where a child is deemed to be particularly vulnerable due to their age, a medical diagnosis, disability status, trafficking victim status, or other safety concern, ORR will conduct a home-study with the sponsor. An ORR home study includes interviews with the potential sponsor and other household members, as well as an investigation of the living conditions in which the unaccompanied alien child would be placed and occurs prior to the child's physical release. Upon release to the sponsor, and subject to available appropriations, ORR offers post-release services to all cases that have undergone a home study. Post-release services connect sponsors and children with community-based supports to address needs related to education, employment, medical and mental health services, legal services, family stabilization, substance abuse, guardianship, and gang intervention. ORR uses several instruments to facilitate the home study and post-release services referral process, as well as to document the outcomes of these assessments as required by the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 279), the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232), Foundational Rule, 45 C.F.R. §§410.1204, .1210. Forms transferred from the Administration and Oversight (OMB# 0970-0547) collection were last approved May 18, 2022, and expire on May 31, 2025; forms transferred from Release (OMB# 0970-0552) collection were last approved, and expire April 30, 2027, and forms transferred from the Services (OMB# 0970-0553) collection were last approved by OMB on August 22, 2024 and expire on April 30, 2025. Once approved, the Assessments information collection will contain a total of six (6) unique forms with associated appendices and addendums. An overview of proposed revisions is provided in Section A.15 of Supporting Statement A.

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6 USC 279	View Law

8 USC 1232	View Law

Pub.L. 113 - 4 1101(c)	View Law

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