81 FR 78160 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 215 (November 7, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78160-78161]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26806]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No.: 0970-0445]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Implementation Grants to Develop a Model Intervention for 
Youth/Young Adults with Child Welfare Involvement at Risk of 
Homelessness: Phase II.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Familes (ACF) at 
the U.S.

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to collect data 
for an evaluation of the initiative, Implementation Grants to Develop a 
Model Intervention for Youth/Young Adults with Child Welfare 
Involvement at Risk of Homelessness: Phase II. This builds on the 
previously approved ``Planning Grants to Develop a Model Intervention 
for Youth/Young Adults with Child Welfare Involvement at Risk of 
Homelessness'' (Phase I). Phase II is an initiative, funded by the 
Children's Bureau (CB) within ACF, that will support implementation 
grants for interventions designed to intervene with youth who have 
experienced time in foster care and are most likely to have a 
challenging transition into adulthood, including homelessness and 
unstable housing experiences. CB awarded six implementation grants 
(Phase II) in September 2015. During the implementation phase, 
organizations will conduct a range of activities to fine-tune their 
comprehensive service model, determine whether their model is being 
implemented as intended, and develop plans to evaluate the model under 
a potential future funding opportunity (Phase III). During Phase II, 
ACF will engage a contractor to: Conduct a cross-site process 
evaluation. Data collected for the process evaluation will be used to 
assess grantees' organizational capacity to implement and evaluate the 
model interventions and to monitor each grantee's progress toward 
achieving the goals of the implementation period.
    Data for the process evaluation will be collected through: 
Interviews during site visits.
    Respondents: Grantee agency directors and staff; partner agency 
directors and staff. Partner agencies may vary by site, but are 
expected to include child welfare, mental health, and youth housing/
homelessness agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total/annual      Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        number of     responses per   burden hours    Total/annual
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response    burden hours
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Call to coordinate site visit...................               6               1               1               6
Grantee Site Visit-Semi-Structured Interview                  60               1             1.5              90
 Topic Guide....................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............              96
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    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 Street 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 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.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-26806 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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