[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 83 (Friday, May 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20318-20319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9900]


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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.

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    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 CR141 program 
participants. The impact evaluation will assess the effects of 
community healthy marriage initiatives by comparing family and child 
well-being outcomes in the CR141 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  Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      of  responses      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents    per respondents      response          hours
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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: April 23, 2009.
Seth Chamberlain,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9900 Filed 4-29-09; 8:45 am]
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