Public Law 106-169, enacted December 14, 1999, established the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) at section 477 of the Social Security Act (the Act). The law provides states with flexible funding to carry out programs that assist young people in making the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency. The law requires the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to develop a data collection system to track the independent living services states provide to youth and develop outcome measures that may be used to assess statesâ performance in operating their independent living programs. We implemented this requirement by creating a collection of information entitled the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD). The regulations for the NYTD are found at 45 CFR 1356.80. Pursuant to the regulation, states began collecting NYTD information on October 1, 2010 and submit data to ACF on a semiannual basis. There are two information collection instruments associated with this request: the Data File and the Youth Outcome Survey.
US Code:
42 USC 677
Name of Law: John H. Chafee Foster Care
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.
TA Survey Adminstration Document.pdf
supporting statement 2018_Part B NYTD.docx
Planning for the Mode of Administration for the Youth Outcome Survey-FINAL.doc
Data File