[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59385-59386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25548]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 of a currently approved information collection (OMB no. 1970-
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 the 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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                                                  Annual  number     Number of        Average
           Instrument              Total number         of         responses per   burden hours    Annual burden
                                  of respondents    respondents     respondent     per 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.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25548 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am]
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