[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 71 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19892-19893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07688]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Evaluation of LifeSet 
(New Collection)

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) is proposing a new 
information collection activity to assess the impact and implementation 
of LifeSet, a program that provides services and supports to young 
adults ages 17 to 21 with previous child welfare involvement. Data 
collection efforts will include accessing administrative data from the 
child welfare agency, program, and other private and governmental 
databases; surveys of young adults (participants and those receiving 
services as usual); interviews and focus groups with program and child 
welfare agency administrators and staff; interviews and focus groups 
with young adult program participants; and interviews with other 
program stakeholders.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements 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 proposed information collection activity is the 
first phase of a larger study that intends to assess the impact and 
implementation of LifeSet, a program that provides services and 
supports to young adults ages 17 to 21 with previous child welfare 
involvement. The program aims to support young adults in their 
transition from foster care to independent living in the areas of 
education, employment and earnings, housing and economic well-being, 
social support, well-being, health and safety, and criminal 
involvement. It focuses on helping young adults identify and achieve 
their goals while developing the skills necessary for independent 
living.
    The impact study will assess the effects of young adults' 
participation in LifeSet on outcomes in the primary (i.e. confirmatory) 
domains of education and employment, housing stability, social support, 
and well-being. These outcomes have been identified by the implementing 
agency as the main areas they expect to target for positive program 
impacts. In addition, the impact study will explore the effects of 
participation in the secondary (i.e. exploratory) domains of mental 
health, criminal justice system contact, intimate partner violence, and 
economic well-being. The study will utilize a randomized controlled 
design. Information collection activities will take place over three 
years and will include collection of administrative data from the state 
child welfare agency, the program developer, the local program provider 
agencies, the National Student Clearinghouse, unemployment insurance 
and employer wage records, the National Directory of New Hires, the 
state homelessness management information system, the state department 
of corrections, the state juvenile justice commission, the state court 
probation services division, and the state department of human services 
division of family development, as well as survey interviews with 
program participants and young adults receiving services as usual.
    The implementation study will collect information through phone 
calls and site visits to the participating program and child welfare 
agency. Information collection activities include interviews and focus 
groups with administrators and staff from the program developer, child 
welfare agency, and program providers.
    This evaluation is part of a larger project to help ACF build the 
evidence base in child welfare through rigorous evaluation of programs, 
practices, and policies. The activities and products from this project 
will contribute to evidence building in child welfare and help to 
determine the effectiveness of a program for youth formerly in foster 
care on young adult outcomes.
    Respondents: Program participants, young adults receiving services 
as usual, agency and program administrators and staff, other program 
stakeholders.

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                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                             Number of
                                                                             Number of     responses per
                                                                            respondents     respondent      Avg. burden    Total burden    Annual burden
                Instrument                           Respondents            (total over     (total over    per response     (in hours)      (in hours)
                                                                              request         request       (in hours)
                                                                              period)         period)
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Site Visit 1 Interview Guide for            Child Welfare Agency                      22               1               1              22               7
 Administrators.                             Administrators.
                                            Licensed LifeSet Experts....
                                            Provider Agency
                                             Administrators..
                                            LifeSet Developer
                                             Administrators..
Site Visit 2 Interview Guide for            Child Welfare Agency                      22               1               1              22               7
 Administrators.                             Administrators.
                                            Licensed LifeSet Experts....
                                            Provider Agency
                                             Administrators..
                                            LifeSet Developer
                                             Administrators..
Site Visit 2 Focus Group Guide for Staff..  LifeSet Specialists.........              12               1             1.5              18               6
                                            LifeSet Team Supervisors....
Baseline Youth Survey.....................  Youth Formerly in Foster                 600               1             0.6             360             120
                                             Care.
Administrative data file..................  Agency and Program Staff....              12               1               5              60              20
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
    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: 42 U.S.C. 677.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-07688 Filed 4-14-21; 8:45 am]
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