[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 107 (Friday, June 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27042-27043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12972]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) Demonstration and 
Evaluation Project--Wave 2 Survey
    OMB No.: 0970-0339.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is conducting a 
demonstration and evaluation called the Supporting Healthy Marriage 
(SHM) Project. SHM is a test of marriage education demonstration 
programs in eight sites that will enroll about 800 couples per site, 
with half assigned to participate in the SHM program and the other half 
assigned to the control group.
    SHM is designed to inform program operators and policymakers of the 
effectiveness of programs designed to help low-income married couples 
strengthen and maintain healthy marriages and improve outcomes for 
adults and children.
    This notice of information collection is for two activities. One is 
a second adult survey and new instruments to obtain information from 
children and youth about 30 months after study entry. The other is for 
an extension of the period of approval for the first survey and 
observation instruments used to obtain information from research 
participants about 12 months after study entry.
    The proposed second wave of information collection will involve:
     An adult survey instrument to assess study participants' 
longer term marital status and stability, quality of relationships, and 
a range of other measures.
     A survey of focal children of study participants in both 
the program and control groups who are over 8 years of age (the youth 
survey).
     A direct child assessment of focal children of study 
participants in both the program and control groups who are 8 years of 
age or younger.
    Respondents: Low-income married couples and their children in the 
SHM evaluation research sample.

                                             Annual Burden Estimate
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of     burden hours      Estimated
                   Instrument                       respondents    responses per        per        annual burden
                                                                    respondent      respondent         hours
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Adult Survey Wave 1.............................           4,267               1             .83           3,542
Adult-Child Observation Study Wave 1............           2,448               1             .55           1,346
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    Total Wave 1 Burden.........................  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,888
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Adult Survey Wave 2.............................           4,267               1             .83           3,542

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Youth Survey Wave 2.............................             633               1             .50             317
Child Observation Study Wave 2..................           1,329               1             .50             665
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    Total Wave 2 Burden.........................  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,524
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,412.
    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: May 27, 2009.
Seth Chamberlain,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12972 Filed 6-4-09; 8:45 am]
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