[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19071-19072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7137]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project:

    Title: Evaluation of the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative 
Implementation Study.
    OMB No.: 0970-0283.
    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 Community Healthy Marriage 
Initiative (CHMI). Demonstration programs have been funded through 
Child Support Enforcement waivers authorized under section 1115 of the 
Social Security Act to support healthy marriage, improve child well-
being and increase the financial security of children. The objectives 
of the evaluation are to (1) assess the implementation of community 
interventions designed to provide marriage education by examining the 
way the projects operate and by examining child support outcomes among 
low-income families in the community, and (2) evaluate the community 
impacts of these interventions on marital stability and satisfaction, 
child well-being and child support outcomes among low-income families.
    The purpose of this information collection is to continue 
collecting implementation data under the protocols previously approved 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (i.e., Control No. 0970-
0283). Primary data for the implementation evaluation will come from 
observations, interviews, focus groups and records. One-on-one and 
small group interviews

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with project staff and marriage education service providers in the 
community will provide a detailed understanding of the administration 
and operation of the demonstrations. Focus group discussions will 
provide insights into participants' perspectives on marriage education 
and their experiences with the CHMI interventions.
    In addition to the implementation information collected under this 
request, an impact evaluation will be integrated with the 
implementation study and will assess the effects of healthy marriage 
initiatives by comparing family and child well-being outcomes in the 
CHMI communities with similar outcomes in comparison communities that 
are well-matched to the project sites. Data from the implementation 
studies will provide the basis for the instrumental variable models of 
CHMI impacts to help determine direct or indirect exposure to marriage-
related services. Baseline data collected under the impact evaluation 
has been approved by OMB (i.e., Control No. 0970-0322).
    Respondents: Lead Project Staff; Service Provider Organization 
Staff; Key Community, Civic Stakeholders; and Program Participants.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                 Average number   Average burden
                   Instrument                       Number of     of responses      hours per      Total burden
                                                   respondents   per respondent      response          hours
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Administrative Interviews......................             200               2              1               400
Small Group Interviews.........................              25               1              1.6              40
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours........  ..............  ..............  ...............             440
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    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions 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) 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 or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: March 31, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-7137 Filed 4-7-08; 8:45 am]
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