[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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