[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48153-48154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18438]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Evaluation of the Family Unification 
Program--Extension (OMB #0970-0514)

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 Evaluation of the Family Unification 
Program (FUP) (OMB #0970-0514). Information collection activities 
requested include interviews, focus group discussions, program data, 
and administrative data collection.

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 ACF, Office of Planning, 
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) requests public comment on a proposed 
extension to a currently approved information collection for the 
Evaluation of FUP. The approved instruments, supporting statements, and 
attachments are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202009-0970-004. No changes are proposed.
    Activities include site visits to each program to speak with 
program leaders, partners and key stakeholders, front-line staff, and 
participants as well as program and administrative data collection. The 
evaluation will contribute to understanding the effects of FUP on 
project participants' child welfare involvement. 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 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds 
and administers FUP. The study will also contribute to HUD's 
understanding of how housing can serve as a platform for improving 
quality of life.
    Respondents: Public housing authority staff, public child welfare 
agency staff, other services provider staff, and child welfare-involved 
families.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                           Number of
                                           Number of     responses per
                                          respondents     respondent    Average burden     Total        Annual
              Instrument                  (total over     (total over    per response    burden (in   burden (in
                                            request         request       (in hours)       hours)       hours)
                                            period)         period)
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Guide for Implementation Study for                   2               1            1.00         2.00            1
 PCWA Management......................
Guide for Implementation Study for PHA               2               1            1.00         2.00            1
 Management...........................
Guide for Implementation Study for CoC               2               1            1.00         2.00            1
 Management...........................

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Guide for Implementation Study for                   2               1            1.00         2.00            1
 Referral Provider Administrators.....
Guide for Implementation Study with                  2               1            1.00         2.00            1
 PCWA FUP Management (Second).........
Guide for Implementation Study for PHA               2               1            1.00         2.00            1
 FUP Management.......................
Guide for Implementation Study Focus                 6               1            1.50         9.00            3
 Groups with PHA Frontline Workers....
Guide for Implementation Study for                  72               1            1.50          108           36
 Parents (Second, Third)..............
Guide for Implementation Study Focus               180               1            1.50          270           90
 Groups with Frontline Workers........
Guide for Implementation Study for                   6               1            1.00         6.00            2
 PCWA FUP Management (Third)..........
Guide for Implementation Study for                   5               1            1.00         5.00            2
 Service Provider Management..........
Housing Status Form...................             185              31            0.04          230           77
Referral Form.........................              60              10            0.17          102           34
Randomization Tool....................               3             200            0.02           12            4
Housing Assistance Questionnaire......             120               3            0.09           33           11
Ongoing Services Questionnaire........             120               3            0.09           33
Dashboard.............................              12              27            0.17           56           19
Administrative Data List..............              18               2            5.00          180           60
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 355.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 676.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-18438 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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