[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 77 (Friday, April 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20917-20918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8051]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Supporting Healthy Marriage Project Focus Group.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is conducting a 
demonstration and evaluation called the Supporting Health Marriage 
(SHM) Project. The project is a large-scale, multi-site, multi-year, 
rigorous test of marriage education programs for interested low-income 
married couples and is based on a substantial body of research that has 
shown a relationship between healthy marriages and a variety of 
positive child and family outcomes. The SHM Project is designed to 
inform program operators and policymakers of the most effective ways to 
help couples who voluntarily choose to participate in demonstrations 
designed to strengthen and maintain healthy marriages. The focus groups 
will provide key information about the perspectives of low-to-moderate-
income couples regarding marriage, relationships, and marriage 
education programs; assist ACF and program managers in designing 
responsive healthy marriage programs; and will help to ensure that the 
project is testing the strongest possible program models for its target 
populations.
    Respondents: The respondents will be selected to represent low-to-
moderate income couples in each of the following categories, whose 
views can help us to design effective SHM programs: Married couples and 
those planning to marry, couples with and without children, and couples 
who have had experience with marriage education programs as well as 
those who have not. There will also be an effort to include African 
American and Hispanic couples. Focus groups may be divided into 
separate discussions for those who are married and for those who are 
planning to marry. They may also be further separated into discussions 
for couples, for men only, and for women only.
    Each focus group will have approximately 10 respondents for a total 
of 180 respondents over 2 years.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                          Number of
                                                            Number of     responses      Average    Total burden
                       Instrument                          respondents       per      burden hours      hours
                                                                         respondent   per response
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Mixed Gender Focus Group Protocol.......................            30             1             3            90
Men's Focus Group Protocol..............................            30             1             3            90
Women's Focus Group Protocol............................            30             1             3            90
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.....................            90             1             3           270
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    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 
Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    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

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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, Attn: Desk 
Officer in ACF, E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: April 15, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-8051 Filed 4-21-05; 8:45 am]
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