[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48033-48034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16791]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0577]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Evaluation of LifeSet

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration 
for Children and Families; Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services is proposing additional 
information collection activities to assess the implementation of 
LifeSet, a program that provides services and supports to young adults 
ages 17 to 21 with previous child welfare involvement. Current data 
collection activities were approved under this same Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0577.

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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing 
[email protected]. Identify all requests by the title of 
the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The proposed information collection activities are 
part of the second phase of a 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

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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 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.
    The implementation study will collect information through video 
conferences and site visits to the participating program and child 
welfare agency. Data collection activities for the implementation study 
began, as previously approved by OMB. Additional protocols are proposed 
as part of the implementation study. Proposed information collection 
activities include interviews and focus groups with administrators and 
staff from the program developer, child welfare agency, and program 
providers; online survey of program staff; interviews with youth who 
participated in the program; and focus groups with youth who 
participated in the program and who received services as usual.
    Respondents: Program participants, young adults receiving services 
as usual, agency and program administrators and staff, other program 
stakeholders.

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                             Number of
                                                                             Number of     responses per      Average
                                                                            respondents     respondent      burden per     Total burden    Annual burden
                Instrument                           Respondents            (total over     (total over    response  (in    (in hours)      (in hours)
                                                                              request         request         hours)
                                                                              period)         period)
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                                                 Burden for previously approved, ongoing data collection
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Site Visit 2 Focus Group Guide for Staff..  LifeSet Specialists.........              12               1             1.5              18               9
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                                                                LifeSet Team Supervisors
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Baseline Youth Survey.....................  Youth Formerly in Foster                 470               1             0.6             282             141
                                             Care.
Administrative data file..................  Agency and Program Staff....              12               1               5              60              30
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                                                    Burden for newly requested information collection
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Site Visit 3 Interview Guide for            Child Welfare Agency                      22               1               1              22              11
 Administrators.                             Administrators.
                                            Licensed LifeSet Experts
                                            Provider Agency
                                             Administrators
                                            LifeSet Developer
                                             Administrators
                                            Provider Agency
                                             Administrators
Site Visit 3 Focus Group Guide for Staff..  LifeSet Specialists.........              28               1             1.5              42              21
                                            LifeSet Team Supervisors....
                                            Child Welfare Agency
                                             Caseworkers
LifeSet Specialist Survey.................  LifeSet Specialists.........              16               1              .3               5               3
Interview Guide for Youth.................  LifeSet Program Youth.......              12               1               1              12               6
Focus Group Guide for Youth...............  LifeSet Program Youth.......              64               1             1.5              96              48
                                            Services As Usual Youth.....
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 269.
    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. 2022-16791 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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