[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27082-27083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13526]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of Family Support Programs.
    OMB Number: New collection.
    Description: This study, conducted under a contract to Abt 
Associates, Inc., responds to the requirement of Subpart 2, Section 435 
of OBRA 1993, which directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to evaluate the effectiveness of family support programs. The 
information collected will provide descriptive information about family 
support programs, including detailed information about program 
operations and variation among programs, and will address the question 
of the effectiveness of such programs in achieving their goals. The 
data collected will complement a previous review of existing 
evaluations of family support programs, and will provide prospective 
information on eight programs, including information about the 
operation of such programs and outcomes for families and children who 
participate. Information will be collected beginning in Fall, 1996, 
through interviews with parents, children, and teachers of children who 
are participants in family support programs. Domains of interest 
include adult and child strengths, home environment, child development, 
children's school success, development of children's social 
responsibility, family resources, family social support networks, 
adoption of healthy lifestyles, community environment, community 
resources, and community networks.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, not-for-profit 
institutions.

                                              Annual Burden Estimate                                            
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                                                                            Number of     Average               
                                                               Number of    responses      burden       Total   
                         Instrument                           respondents      per       hours per      burden  
                                                                            respondent    response      hours   
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Family Interview............................................        1,085          3.1            1        3,340
Child Interview.............................................          845          3.4           25          715
Student Interview...........................................          245            2          .25          125
Teacher Questionnaire.......................................          825          2.8          .17          395
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,575.
    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 
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC. 20447, Attn: ACF 
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by title.
    In addition, requests for copies may be made and comments forwarded 
to the Reports Clearance Office over the Internet by sending message to 
[email protected]. Internet message must be submitted as an ASCII 
file without special characters or encryption.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the function 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) ways to enhance 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 of other forms of information 
technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions 
submitted within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: May 23, 1996.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-13526 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]
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