[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 160 (Friday, August 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20910]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of Family Support Programs.
    OMB No.: New Request.
    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                            
                                                             Number of     responses      Average       Total   
                        Instrument                          respondents       per       burden per      burden  
                                                                          respondent     response       hours   
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Family Interview..........................................        1,085           3.1          1.0         3,340
Child Interview...........................................          845           3.4         25             715
Student Interview.........................................          245           2             .25          125
Teacher Questionaire......................................          825           2.8           .17          395
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,575.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.

    Dated: August 12, 1996.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-20910 Filed 8-15-96; 8:45 am]
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