[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 19069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7252]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-Day Notice]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 30 days of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk 
Officer all comments must be faxed to OMB at 202-395-6974.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of the ACF Marriage and Family 
Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and their 
Partners--OMB No. 0990-NEW-Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE).
    Abstract: The Office of Family Assistance within the Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF) is conducting a demonstration program 
called Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and 
Re-entering Fathers and their Partners (MFS-IP). These demonstration 
programs are funded to support activities in the areas of marriage 
strengthening and responsible fatherhood among incarcerated and 
recently released fathers, their partners, and children. The Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is 
conducting an evaluation of these demonstration projects. The objective 
of the evaluation is to help to determine what types of marriage and 
family strengthening programs work best, what does not work, and what 
effects these programs may have on fostering healthy marriages, 
families and children for those involved in the criminal justice 
system. Information from the evaluation will assist federal, state, and 
community policymakers and patrons in deciding whether to replicate or 
redesign identified marriage and family strengthening program models.
    The MFS-IP evaluation will assess the effects of marriage and 
family strengthening activities with incarcerated populations by 
comparing relationship quality and stability, positive family 
interactions, family financial well-being, recidivism, and community 
connectedness between intervention and control groups. Primary data for 
the evaluation will come from three waves of in-person data collection, 
including a baseline survey and follow-up surveys at approximately 6 
and 12 months post-baseline. Data collection is expected to last 4 
years, from the time the first participant is enrolled until the last 
12-month follow-up survey is administered.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                     Number of       Number of    Average burden       Total
                   Instrument                       respondents    responses per     hours per      annualized
                                                   (annualized)     respondent       response      burden hours
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Baseline survey for incarcerated men............             444               1             1.5             666
Baseline survey for partners of incarcerated men             444               1             1.5             666
Follow-up survey for incarcerated or formerly                444               2             1.5            1332
 incarcerated men...............................
Follow-up survey for partners of incarcerated or             444               2             1.5            1332
 formerly incarcerated men......................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            3996
 
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Debbie Kramer,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer. 1
[FR Doc. E8-7252 Filed 4-7-08; 8:45 am]
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