[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20166-20167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07752]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; OPRE Data Collection for Supporting 
Youth To Be Successful in Life (SYSIL) (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) is 
requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
a new data collection. The Supporting Youth to be Successful in Life 
study (SYSIL) will build evidence on how to end homelessness among 
youth and young adults with experience in the child welfare system by 
continuing work with an organization who conducted foundational work as 
part of the Youth At-Risk of Homelessness project (OMB Control Number: 
0970-0445). SYSIL will provide important information to the field by 
designing and conducting a federally led evaluation of a comprehensive 
service model for youth at risk of homelessness.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The SYSIL evaluation includes an implementation study 
and an impact study, which will use a rigorous quasi-experimental 
design that includes a comparison group. This new information 
collection request includes the baseline and follow-up survey 
instruments for the impact study (a single instrument administered four 
times), and discussion guides for interviews and focus groups for the 
implementation study. The data collected from the baseline and follow-
up surveys will be used to describe the characteristics of the study 
sample of youth, develop models for estimating program impacts, and 
determine program effectiveness by comparing outcomes between youth in 
the treatment (youth receiving the Pathways program) and control 
groups. Data from the interviews and focus groups will provide a 
detailed understanding of program implementation. We will also conduct 
brief check-ins with program directors using a subset of questions from 
the interview guides to collect information on services provided at two 
additional points in time. The study will also use administrative data 
from the child welfare system, homelessness management information 
system, and program providers. Administrative data will be used in its 
existing format and does not impose any new information collection or 
recordkeeping requirements on respondents.

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    Respondents: The baseline and follow-up surveys will be 
administered to youth in the treatment group (youth receiving the 
Pathways program) and youth in the control group who consent to 
participate in the study. Interviews will be conducted with program 
leadership and staff. Focus groups will be conducted with a subset of 
youth who are participating in the study. Check-ins will be conducted 
with program directors.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                    Number of
                                   Number of      responses per       Average
          Instrument              respondents       respondent      burden per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  (total over      (total over     response  (in    (in hours)      (in hours)
                                request period)  request period)      hours)
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SYSIL Youth Survey--Baseline                700                1              .5             350             117
 survey.......................
SYSIL Youth Survey--Follow-up               630                1              .5             315             105
 survey 1 (6 months)..........
SYSIL Youth Survey--Follow-up               595                1              .5             298              99
 survey 2 (12 months).........
SYSIL Youth Survey--Follow-up               490                1              .5             245              82
 survey 3 (24 months).........
Interview guide for Pathways                 30                1             1.5              45              15
 sites (treatment sites)......
Program Director Check-ins for                6                2              .5               6               2
 Pathways sites (treatment
 sites).......................
Interview guide for comparison               30                1             1.5              45              15
 sites........................
Program Director Check-ins for                6                2              .5               6               2
 comparison sites.............
Focus group discussion guide                 50                1             1.5              75              25
 for Pathways youth (treatment
 youth).......................
Focus group discussion guide                 50                1             1.5              75              25
 for comparison youth.........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 487.

    Authority: Section 105(b)(5) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)(5)), as amended by 
the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-320).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-07752 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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