[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 202 (Friday, October 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61875-61876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24615]


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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--
Impact Evaluation Wave 2.
    OMB No.: 0970-0322.
    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 
Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grants authorized under 
section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act to support healthy 
marriage directly and to encourage community changes that increase 
support for healthy marriages and improve child and family well-being. 
The objective of the evaluation is 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 conduct a follow-
up survey of respondents from Wave 1 who live in the communities where 
CHMI demonstrations are operating, and a survey of CHMI program 
participants. The impact evaluation will assess the effects of 
community healthy marriage initiatives by comparing family and child 
well-being outcomes in the CHMI

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communities with similar outcomes in comparison communities that are 
well matched to the demonstration project sites.
    Respondents: Community members and program participants in CHMI 
treatment and comparison communities.

Annual Burden Estimates



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                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       number of        Average      Total burden
                   Instrument                       respondents    responses per   burden hours        hours
                                                                    respondent     per response
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Wave 2 Survey...................................           4,120               1             .75           3,090
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,090.
    Additional Information:
    In compliance with the requirements of section 506(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: September 30, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-24615 Filed 10-16-08; 8:45 am]
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