[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71131-71132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29293]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Projects of National Significance--Family Support 360.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities 
(ADD), part of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), funds the Projects 
National Significance Family Support 360 (FS 360) Initiative. As with 
any program of Federal assistance to the States, it is in the public's 
interest to determine the extent to which it has the desired impacts. 
To complete this task with scientific rigor, it will be necessary to 
collect high quality survey data from the participants in the 17 funded 
programs across the nation.
    ADD has already designed the instruments, methodologies, 
procedures, and analytical techniques for this task. Moreover, they 
have been pilot tested in 11 States. The tools and techniques were 
submitted for review, and were approved, by Institutional Review Boards 
for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB) in those States in which IRB 
approval was necessary. The tools and techniques were repeatedly 
revised and improved, then applied successfully.
    These instruments and methods are all aimed to answer the 
elementary scientific outcome questions: Are the participants in the FS 
360 programs ``better off'' because of their participation? If so, how 
much, in what way(s), and at what public cost?
    This information will inform public policy regarding the best 
methods to deliver important supports to families of individuals with 
developmental disabilities.
    Respondents: The respondents are the families of and individuals 
with developmental disabilities who participate in the ADD Family 
Supports 360 grant programs at 17 sites across the nation. Ten of the 
sites are focused on military families, and the other seven are focused 
on civilian families. Each year will consist of a pre and post 
assessment. On an annual basis, it is expected that 680 participating 
families will be encouraged to participate. Of this number, it is 
estimated that interviews will be completed with 510 or 75 percent 
(some families may not give informed consent or may miss the 
appointment for interviews).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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The survey instrument is called the Impact                   680               1            0.52          353.60
 Assessment for Family Support 360 Participants.
 It does not have a common acronym or ACF report
 number. It is a very brief two page protocol
 derived from twenty years of quality of life
 research in the developmental disabilities
 field..........................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 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-
395-7285, E-mail: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for 
the Administration for Children and Families.


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    Dated: November 16, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29293 Filed 11-19-10; 8:45 am]
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