In April 2020, OMB approved the new
information collection request (ICR) for the Survey of Youth
Transitioning from Foster Care (SYTFC). The SYTFC is a descriptive
study designed to help OPRE and Children’s Bureau identify the
prevalence of human trafficking among youth transitioning from
foster care; the risk and protective factors associated with
increased or decreased risk of trafficking victimization,
respectively; and the context surrounding victimization among youth
in foster care. Data from this survey of youth aged 18 and 19 years
who were in foster care during their 17th year (i.e., when they
were 17 years old) will be combined with child welfare
administrative data to gain a better understanding of the
intersections among youth characteristics, child welfare placements
and services, and human trafficking victimization. The ICR that OMB
approved in April included a survey instrument and materials
designed to be administered to youth in-person, with both
interviewer-administered and Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview
(ACASI) sections. Data collection has not been initiated due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and safety concerns for both interviewers and
participants. To allow the study to move forward, the survey
instrument and materials have been modified to allow for remote
administration via telephone and web. Interviewers will administer
consent and a subset of the survey items to youth by telephone,
before transitioning youth to a web survey to allow for efficient
completion of lower priority and simpler items on their own. We
anticipate offering the survey remotely throughout the data
collection, in additional to an in-person option if or when it
becomes safe to do so. This request includes the following
nonsubstantive changes: • Modifications to data collection
materials to allow for telephone and web-based survey
administration; • Modifications to data collection materials to
reflect language update requests by the Institutional Review Board
with oversight of the study; and • Modifications to data collection
materials to reflect a change in the study contact.
US Code:
42
USC 676 Name of Law: Social Security Act Part E-Federal
Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance
Burden estimates have been
modified from those provided in the original ICR as a result of the
deletion of lower-priority items to facilitate remote data
collection.
$817,379
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Molly Buck 202 205-4724
mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.