[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2394-2395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of the Head Start Safe Families Safe Homes 
Training Curriculum.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The purpose of this collection is to examine the 
implementation of the Head Start Safe Families Safe Homes domestic 
violence training curriculum. The Office of Head Start, within the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), is partnering with the Division of 
Family Violence Prevention of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of 
the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, also located within 
ACF, in an effort to expand the knowledge base of Head Start staff and 
build stronger partnerships with domestic violence service providers in 
local communities. Teams of trainers in each of five states will lead 
training sessions for 50 participants. The follow-up evaluation will 
examine implementation of the training curriculum; changes in 
participant knowledge and changes in communication; collaboration; and 
service delivery related to domestic violence. All participants in the 
local trainings will be asked to complete several brief surveys, which 
will be conducted online or by phone. A subsample of participants will 
also be asked to complete a semi-structured phone interview.
    Respondents: Head Start staff.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                  Annual  number     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                           of         responses per     hours per     Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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Knowledge of Domestic Violence Survey...........             250               1            .25               63
Collaboration Quality Survey....................             250               1            .25               63
Services & Referrals Survey.....................             250               1            .125              31
Domestic Violence Knowledge, Attitudes, and                   20               1            .5                10
 Practices: Semi-Structured Interview...........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 167.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACE 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 Office of Planning, 
Research and Evaluation, ACE, 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: January 6, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-412 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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