[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 15735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7501]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and Evaluation 
Impact Study Second Follow-up.
    OMB No.: 0970-0304.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), anticipates 
continuing data collection for the 15-month follow-up surveys of the 
Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and Evaluation. Data 
collection will continue for an additional 6 months beyond the current 
date of expiration (July 31, 2009).
    This data collection is a part of the BSF evaluation, which is an 
important opportunity to learn if well-designed interventions can help 
low-income couples develop the knowledge and relationship skills that 
research has shown are associated with healthy marriages. The BSF 
evaluation uses an experimental design that randomly assigns couples 
who volunteer to participate in BSF programs to a program or control 
group.
    Materials for the original 15-month data collection effort, 
previously submitted to OMB, covered impact and implementation data 
collections. Data collection for the impact study is complete. ACF 
anticipates collecting data for an additional 6 months in order to 
complete data collection for the entire sample of participants.
    Respondents: Couples enrolled in the BSF evaluation, including 
program and control groups.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                  Annual  number     Number of        Average        Estimated
                   Instrument                           of         responses per   burden hours    annual burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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15-month telephone survey (female partner)......           1,434               1             .91           1,305
15-month telephone survey (male partner)........           1,434               1             .83           1,190
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    Total Burden Hours: 2,495.
    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: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    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: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: March 30, 2009.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-7501 Filed 4-6-09; 8:45 am]
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