81 FR 22275 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22275-22276]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08715]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Phase II Evaluation Activities for Implementing a Next 
Generation Evaluation Agenda for the Chafee Foster Care Independence 
Program.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Office of Planning Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is proposing an 
information collection activity as part of the Phase II Evaluation 
Activities for Implementing a Next Generation Evaluation Agenda for the 
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. The proposed information 
collection consists of site visits by staff from the Urban Institute 
and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago to conduct formative 
evaluations of programs serving transition-age foster youth. The 
evaluations will include preliminary visits to discuss the evaluation 
process with program administrators. Then, the research team will 
conduct site visits to each program to speak with program leaders, 
partners and key stakeholders, front-line staff, and participants. 
These formative evaluations will determine programs' readiness for more 
rigorous evaluation in the future. The activities and products from 
this project will help ACF to fulfill their ongoing legislative mandate 
for program evaluation specified in the Foster Care Independence Act of 
1999.
    Respondents: Program leaders, partners and stakeholders, and front-
line staff as well as young adults being served by the programs.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Discussion Guide for program                  48              24               4               1              96
 leaders........................
Discussion Guide for program                  80              40               2               1              80
 partners and stakeholders......
Discussion Guide for program                 128              64               1               1              64
 front-line staff...............
Focus Group Guide for program                200             100               1               2             200
 participants...................
Compilation and Submission of                 24              12               2              12             288
 Administrative Data Files......
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 728.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C St SW., Washington, DC 20201, 
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by 
the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the 
proposed

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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.

Robert Sargis,
ACF Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-08715 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P