Proposed Information Collection Activity; Chafee Strengthening Outcomes for Transition to Adulthood Project Overarching Generic (New Collection), 30978-30979 [2023-10240]
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Instrument
Child Follow-up ............................................................
Caregiver Follow-up .....................................................
Caseworker Follow-up .................................................
Panel Maintenance with NSCAW Cohort Members ....
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 451.
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. 628b; Continuing
Appropriations Act of 2022.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–10245 Filed 5–12–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Delegation of Authority
Administration for Children
and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Delegation of authorities are
being redelegated from the Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), to the Chief Technology
Officer, Office of the Chief Technology
Officer (CTO/ACF Tech), ACF. This
action is necessary to complete the
transition of the function of multiprogram advance planning documents
to the CTO/ACF Tech.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Duvall, Chief Technology Officer,
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Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request period)
387
409
126
4,723
1
1
3
1
Administration for Children and
Families at (202) 401–5680.
The
delegation of authorities for 45 CFR 95
subpart F are being redelegated
consistent with the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority as last
amended, 87 FR 67693, November 8,
2022. Under the authority vested in the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families by memorandum from the
Secretary, ‘‘Delegation of Authority to
Approve State System Requests for
Federal Financial Participation for the
Costs of Automatic Data Processing
Equipment and Services,’’ dated May
31, 1988, notice is hereby given that the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families has delegated to the ACF CTO
the authorities under 45 CFR
95.611(a)(4), and as amended hereafter,
to allow for the continued efficient
operation of this approval function after
it is transitioned from OPRE to the CTO/
ACF Tech consistent with the CTO’s
reorganization.
Notice is hereby given that the CTO,
and his or her successors, are granted
the following authorities vested in the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
under 45 CFR 95.611(a)(4) by the
memorandum dated November 9, 2017,
that generally pertains to approval of
Federal financial participation for the
costs of automated data processing
affecting multiple programs
administered by ACF and the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS).
This delegation of authority applies to
the following approval for multiprogram state requests for federal
financial participation for the costs of
automated data processing equipment
and services:
1. Requests related to programs under
titles IV–B, IV–D, and IV–E of the Social
Security Act (SSA), administered by
ACF; and
2. Requests related to programs under
titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security
Act, administered by CMS, when
submitted in combination with one or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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burden per
response
(in hours)
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Total burden
(in hours)
.75
.75
1.0
.08
Annual burden
(in hours)
290
307
379
378
97
102
126
126
more of the programs under titles IV–B,
IV–D, and IV–E of the SSA.
This authority may be redelegated.
These authorities shall be exercised in
accordance with established policies,
procedures, guidelines, and regulations
as prescribed by the Secretary. Notice is
hereby given that Assistant Secretary
January Contreras has affirmed and
ratified any actions taken by the CTO of
ACF, or his or her subordinates that
involved the exercise of the authorities
delegated herein prior to the effective
date of this delegation. This delegation
supersedes all existing delegations of
these authorities. This delegation is
effective immediately.
January Contreras,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Chafee Strengthening
Outcomes for Transition to Adulthood
Project Overarching Generic (New
Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, United States
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(OPRE) requests Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval for an
overarching generic clearance to collect
data on programs serving youth
transitioning out of foster care as part of
the Chafee Strengthening Outcomes for
Transition to Adulthood (Chafee SOTA)
Project. The generic mechanism will
allow ACF to conduct rapid-cycle
evaluations that would not otherwise be
feasible under the timelines associated
SUMMARY:
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with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The purpose of the data
collections submitted under the generic
will be to inform ACF programming by
building the evidence about what works
to improve outcomes for the target
population and to identify innovative
learning methods that address common
evaluation challenges.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the PRA, 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
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Under the proposed
umbrella generic, OPRE intends to
conduct evaluations of the effectiveness
of program services and components in
improving outcomes for youth and
young adults transitioning out of foster
care. To address challenges identified in
previous studies, the proposed
evaluations will use innovative methods
tailored to each participating program,
including rapid cycle learning
techniques that require an iterative
approach. Due to the rapid and iterative
nature of this work, OPRE is seeking
approval for a generic clearance to
conduct this research. Intended use of
the resulting data is to identify practices
and program components that have the
potential to improve the delivery and/or
quality of services administered by
human service programs and agencies in
the areas of child welfare and
independent living services for youth
and young adults with foster care
experience. Potential data collection
efforts include conducting interviews,
focus groups, and surveys with program
directors (e.g., from programs serving
youth with foster care experience and
from their partner agencies) and current,
past, or potential participants in
programs serving youth with foster care
experience (e.g., including potential
participants who are included in
comparison groups), as well as
extracting administrative or other
program data.
Under this generic clearance,
information is meant to inform ACF
activities and may be incorporated into
documents or presentations that are
made public such as through conference
presentations, websites, or social media.
The following are some examples of
ways in which we may share
information resulting from these data
collections: technical assistance (TA)
plans, webinars, presentations,
infographics, issue briefs/reports,
project specific reports, or other
documents relevant to the field, such as
federal leadership and staff, grantees,
local implementing agencies,
researchers, and/or training/TA
providers. We may also request
information for the sole purpose of
publication in cases where we are
working to create a single source for
users (clients, programs, researchers) to
find information about resources such
as services in their area, TA materials,
different types of programs or systems
available, or research using ACF data. In
sharing findings, we will describe the
study methods and limitations regarding
generalizability and as a basis for policy.
Following standard OMB
requirements, OPRE will submit an
individual request for each specific data
collection activity under this generic
clearance. Each request will include the
individual instrument(s), a justification
specific to the individual information
collection, and any supplementary
documents.
Respondents: Staff and administrators
of programs serving youth and young
adults with foster care experience;
current, former, or potential participants
in programs serving youth; and young
adults with foster care experience.
BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request period)
40
80
160
1,800
10
10
4
4
4
3
4
4
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Administrator Interviews ..............................................................................
Staff Discussions and Focus Groups ..........................................................
Youth Discussions and Focus Groups ........................................................
Youth Surveys .............................................................................................
Administrative Data Extraction ....................................................................
Document Delivery ......................................................................................
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,500.
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
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to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Title IV–E of the Social
Security Act, IV–E 477(g)(1–2), as
amended by the Foster Care
Independence Act of 1999.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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2,700
160
40
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Building and Sustaining the
Child Care and Early Education
Workforce (New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation; Administration for
Children and Families; United States
Department of Health and Human
Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Chafee Strengthening
Outcomes for Transition to Adulthood Project Overarching Generic (New
Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) requests Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval for an overarching generic clearance to
collect data on programs serving youth transitioning out of foster care
as part of the Chafee Strengthening Outcomes for Transition to
Adulthood (Chafee SOTA) Project. The generic mechanism will allow ACF
to conduct rapid-cycle evaluations that would not otherwise be feasible
under the timelines associated
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with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of the data
collections submitted under the generic will be to inform ACF
programming by building the evidence about what works to improve
outcomes for the target population and to identify innovative learning
methods that address common evaluation challenges.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the PRA, 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: Under the proposed umbrella generic, OPRE intends to
conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of program services and
components in improving outcomes for youth and young adults
transitioning out of foster care. To address challenges identified in
previous studies, the proposed evaluations will use innovative methods
tailored to each participating program, including rapid cycle learning
techniques that require an iterative approach. Due to the rapid and
iterative nature of this work, OPRE is seeking approval for a generic
clearance to conduct this research. Intended use of the resulting data
is to identify practices and program components that have the potential
to improve the delivery and/or quality of services administered by
human service programs and agencies in the areas of child welfare and
independent living services for youth and young adults with foster care
experience. Potential data collection efforts include conducting
interviews, focus groups, and surveys with program directors (e.g.,
from programs serving youth with foster care experience and from their
partner agencies) and current, past, or potential participants in
programs serving youth with foster care experience (e.g., including
potential participants who are included in comparison groups), as well
as extracting administrative or other program data.
Under this generic clearance, information is meant to inform ACF
activities and may be incorporated into documents or presentations that
are made public such as through conference presentations, websites, or
social media. The following are some examples of ways in which we may
share information resulting from these data collections: technical
assistance (TA) plans, webinars, presentations, infographics, issue
briefs/reports, project specific reports, or other documents relevant
to the field, such as federal leadership and staff, grantees, local
implementing agencies, researchers, and/or training/TA providers. We
may also request information for the sole purpose of publication in
cases where we are working to create a single source for users
(clients, programs, researchers) to find information about resources
such as services in their area, TA materials, different types of
programs or systems available, or research using ACF data. In sharing
findings, we will describe the study methods and limitations regarding
generalizability and as a basis for policy.
Following standard OMB requirements, OPRE will submit an individual
request for each specific data collection activity under this generic
clearance. Each request will include the individual instrument(s), a
justification specific to the individual information collection, and
any supplementary documents.
Respondents: Staff and administrators of programs serving youth and
young adults with foster care experience; current, former, or potential
participants in programs serving youth; and young adults with foster
care experience.
Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per Avgerage
Instrument respondents respondent burden per Total burden
(total over (total over response (in (in hours)
request period) request period) hours)
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Administrator Interviews...................... 40 4 1.00 160
Staff Discussions and Focus Groups............ 80 4 1.50 480
Youth Discussions and Focus Groups............ 160 4 1.50 960
Youth Surveys................................. 1,800 3 0.50 2,700
Administrative Data Extraction................ 10 4 4.00 160
Document Delivery............................. 10 4 1.00 40
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Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,500.
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: Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, IV-E 477(g)(1-2),
as amended by the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-10240 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]
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