[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68701-68702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24976]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Evaluation of LifeSet 
(OMB #0970-0577)

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 are approved under this same Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0577.

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. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information 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 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.

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                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                             Number of       Number of
                                                                            respondents    responses per     Avgerage
                Instrument                           Respondents            (total over     respondent      burden per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                              request       (total over    response  (in    (in hours)      (in hours)
                                                                              period)         period)         hours)
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                                                 Burden for previously approved, ongoing data collection
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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.
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             2.5
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.....
Screening Recruitment Phone Call Script...  LifeSet Program Youth.......              90               1            0.25            22.5              11
                                            Services As Usual
                                             YouthServices As Usual
                                             Youth.
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 270.5.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 677.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-24976 Filed 11-15-22; 8:45 am]
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