81 FR 48808 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 48808]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17618]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 
frontline 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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Outreach email for discussion                 16               8               1               1               8
 with program admin and staff...
Outreach email for Focus Group                16               8               1               8              64
 Recruiters.....................
Informed Consent and Discussion               48              24               4               1              96
 Guide for program leaders......
Informed Consent and Discussion               80              40               2               1              80
 Guide for program partners and
 stakeholders...................
Informed Consent and Discussion              128              64               1               1              64
 Guide for program front-line
 staff..........................
Informed Consent and Focus Group             200             100               1               2             200
 Guide for program participants.
Compilation and Submission of                 24              12               2              12             288
 Administrative Data............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 800.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
ACF Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-17618 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P