[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47922-47923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20594]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Phase II Evaluation Activities for Implementing a Next 
Generation Evaluation Agenda for the Chafee Foster Care Independence 
Program--Extension.
    OMB No.: 0970-0489.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Office of Planning Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is proposing an 
extension to a currently approved information collection (OMB no. 0970-
0489). The information collection activities are part of the Phase II 
Evaluation Activities for Implementing a Next Generation Evaluation 
Agenda for the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (now known as 
the Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood). 
The purpose of the extension is to continue the ongoing information 
collection, which consists of site visits by staff from the Urban 
Institute and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago to conduct 
formative evaluations of programs serving transition-age foster youth. 
The evaluations include preliminary visits to discuss the evaluation 
process with program administrators and site visits to each program to 
speak with program leaders, partners and key stakeholders, front-line 
staff, and participants. These formative evaluations will determine 
programs' readiness for more rigorous evaluation in the future. The 
activities and products from this project will help

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ACF to fulfill the ongoing legislative mandate for program evaluation 
specified in the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999.
    Respondents: Semi-structured interviews will be held with program 
leaders, partners and stakeholders, and front-line staff as well as 
young adults being served by the programs.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Outreach email for discussion                 16               8               1               8              64
 with program administrators and
 staff..........................
Outreach email for Focus Group                12               6               1               8              48
 Recruiters.....................
Discussion Guide for program                  48              24               4               1              96
 leaders........................
Discussion Guide for program                  60              30               2               1              60
 partners and stakeholders......
Discussion Guide for program                 104              52               1               1              52
 front-line staff...............
Focus Group Guide for program                160              80               1               2             160
 participants...................
Compilation and Submission of                 48              24               2              12             576
 Administrative Data Files......
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,056.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20201, 
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by 
the title of the information collection.
    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.

Emily B. Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20594 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am]
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