[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5199-5200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01086]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Phase II Evaluation 
Activities for Implementing a Next Generation Evaluation Agenda for the 
Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood--
Extension (OMB #0970-0489)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requests an extension to 
continue data collection for the Phase II Evaluation Activities for 
Implementing a Next Generation Evaluation Agenda for the Chafee Foster 
Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (OMB #0970-0489; 
Previously titled: Phase II Evaluation Activities for Implementing a 
Next Generation Evaluation Agenda for the Chafee Foster Care 
Independence Program). Information collection activities requested 
include interviews, focus group discussions and administrative data 
collection. There are no changes proposed to the currently approved 
materials.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects 
of the information collection described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also 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, emailed or written should be identified by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The ACF, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation 
(OPRE) requests public comment on a proposed extension to a currently 
approved information collection for the Chafee Foster Care Program for 
Successful Transition to Adulthood (previously known as the Chafee 
Foster Care Independence Program). Activities 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

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in the future. The activities and products from this project will help 
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
                                     Number of     responses per
                                    respondents     respondent      Avg. burden    Total burden    Annual burden
           Instrument               (total over     (total over    per response     (in hours)      (in hours)
                                      request         request       (in hours)
                                      period)         period)
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Outreach email for discussion                 38               1               8             304             152
 with program administrators....
and staff.......................
Outreach email for Focus Group                96               1               8             768             384
 Recruiters.....................
Discussion Guide for program                  23               1               1              23              12
 leaders........................
Discussion Guide for program                  14               1               1              14               7
 partners and stakeholders......
Discussion Guide for program                  66               1               1              66              33
 front-line staff...............
Focus Group Guide for program                240               1               2             480             240
 participants...................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 828.
    Comments: 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.

    Authority: Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, IV-E Sec.  
477(g) (1-2), as amended by the Foster Care Independence Act of 
1999.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-01086 Filed 1-15-21; 8:45 am]
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