[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 107 (Monday, June 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32782-32783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11194]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is assisting states and 
local partners in improving child and family well-being by launching 
Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives (CHMIs) in several communities. 
Currently, several states are implementing CHMI demonstrations with 
support under section 1115 child support demonstration waivers. These 
projects are designed to promote child support enforcement objectives, 
including increasing parental responsibility and the financial well-
being of children. Our project objective is to assess the effectiveness 
of community interventions designed to support healthy marriages by 
examining the way the projects operate and by evaluating the community 
impacts of these interventions on marital, child well-being and child 
support outcomes among low-income families. A unique feature of our 
study is the focus on evaluation of community-level approaches to 
encourage community changes in norms that increase support for healthy 
marriages.
    All CHMI sites will receive an implementation evaluation that 
describes the nature of the community activities and their evolution 
over time. Primary data for the implementation evaluation will come 
from observations, interviews and records. This request is for semi-
structured interviews and focus groups for the implementation 
evaluation.
    In addition, an impact evaluation will take place in selected sites 
and will be integrated with the implementation evaluation. At a later 
date, comments will be sought on information collection for the impact 
evaluation. This evaluation will use detailed data collection through 
surveys to focus on the changes in marital, child well-being, and child 
support outcomes among low-income families in the community that result 
from CHMI activities. We will assess the impact of healthy marriage 
initiatives by comparing outcomes in the CHMI communities with similar 
outcomes in comparison communities that are well-matched to the project 
sites.
    Respondents: Lead Project Staff, Service Provider Organization 
Staff, Key Community and Civic Stakeholders.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

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                                                           Average number of    Average burden
       Interview/respondent              Number of           responses per         hours per       Total burden
                                        respondents           respondent           response           hours
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CHMI Administrative Interviews...  160--25 one-on-one    2 visits, on average               1                320
                                    interviews plus 3
                                    group interviews
                                    with 5 individuals
                                    per group (25 + 15)
                                    = 40 respondents
                                    per site.
                                   40 respondents x 20
                                    sites = 800
                                    respondents/5 years
                                    = 160 respondents
                                    per year.
CHMI Focus Groups................  80--20 focus group    1...................               1.5              120
                                    participants x 20
                                    sites = 400
                                    participants.
                                   400 participants/5
                                    years = 80
                                    participants per
                                    year.
    Total Respondent Burden......  ....................  ....................  ................              440
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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 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 
for ACF, e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: May 27, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11194 Filed 6-3-05; 8:45 am]
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