[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45453-45454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17721]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Projects

    Title: Compassion Capital Fund Impact Evaluation.
    OMB No.: 0970-0293.
    Description: This proposed information collection activity is an 
extension of the follow-up survey of faith-based and community 
organizations participating in the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Impact 
Evaluation. The currently approved information collection will expire 
on December 31, 2008. This information collection request will include 
the agency's request for an extension of the initial survey instruments 
for an additional three years.
    The CCF evaluation is an important opportunity to examine the 
effectiveness of the Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration program in 
meeting its objective of improving the capacity of faith-based and 
community organizations. The evaluation includes selected CCF-funded 
intermediary organizations that provide capacity-building services and 
the faith-based and community organizations that sought those services. 
The follow-up survey will be used to collect information from the 
faith-based and community based organizations on various areas of 
organizational capacity.
    The study design includes the random assignment of faith based and 
community organizations to either a treatment group that receives 
capacity-building services from a CCF intermediary grantee or to a 
control group that does not. The impact of the services provided by 
intermediaries, primarily through sub-awards and/or technical 
assistance (TA), will be determined by comparing the changes reported 
through the survey in organizational and service capacity of the 
recipient organizations with those of the control group.
    Respondents: Faith-based and community organizations included in 
the CCF impact evaluation.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response    burden hours
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Follow-up Survey................................             455               1             .42             191
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:............  ..............  ..............  ..............             191
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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: OPRE 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: July 29, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-17721 Filed 8-4-08; 8:45 am]
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