[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34753-34754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13428]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct Qualitative Data Collections.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation 
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), intends to request approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a generic clearance that 
will allow OPRE to conduct a variety of qualitative data collections. 
Over the next three years, OPRE anticipates undertaking a variety of 
new research projects in the fields of cash welfare, employment and 
self-sufficiency, Head Start, child care, healthy marriage and 
responsible fatherhood, and child welfare. In order to inform the 
development of OPRE research, to maintain a research agenda that is 
rigorous and relevant, and to ensure that research products are as 
current as possible, OPRE will engage in a variety of qualitative data 
collections in concert with researchers and practitioners throughout 
the field. OPRE envisions using a variety of techniques including semi-
structured discussions, focus groups, telephone interviews, and in-
person observations and site visits, in order to integrate the 
perspectives of program operators, policy officials and members of the 
research community.
    Following standard Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
requirements, OPRE will submit a change request to OMB individually for 
every group of data collection activities undertaken under this generic 
clearance. OPRE will provide OMB with a copy of the individual 
instruments or questionnaires (if one is used), as well as other 
materials describing the project.
    Respondents: Administrators or staff of State and local agencies or 
programs in the relevant fields; academic researchers; and policymakers 
at various levels of government.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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Semi-Structured Discussion and Information-                  600               1              .5             300
 Gathering Protocol.............................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............             300
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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 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.
    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:

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    Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project. FAX: 
202-395-6974. Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: June 9, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-13428 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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