[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51980-51981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21241]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0331; 60-Day Notice]


Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60-days.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of the Marriage and Family 
Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and their 
Partners--OMB No. 0990-0331 Extension-Assistant Secretary for Planning 
and Evaluation (ASPE).
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE) is conducting an evaluation of a demonstration 
program called Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for 
Incarcerated and Re-entering Fathers and their Partners (MFS-IP). This 
demonstration program, funded in 2006 by the Office of Family 
Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
supports marriage strengthening and responsible fatherhood activities 
among incarcerated and recently released

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fathers, their partners, and children. The MFS-IP evaluation will 
assess the effects of these activities by comparing relationship 
quality and stability, positive family interactions, family financial 
well-being, recidivism, and community connectedness between 
intervention and control groups. Information from the evaluation will 
assist Federal, state, and community policymakers and patrons in 
deciding whether to replicate or redesign identified marriage and 
family strengthening program models.
    Primary data for the evaluation will come from three waves of in-
person data collection collected from incarcerated and released fathers 
and their partners. Data will be collected through a baseline survey 
and follow-up surveys at approximately 9 and 18 months post-baseline in 
five sites. A fourth wave of data collection at approximately 34 
months, will be collected in two of the five sites. Data collection for 
the entire evaluation is expected to last 6 years, from the time the 
first participant is enrolled until the last 34-month follow-up survey 
is administered. This three year renewal request covers data collection 
to complete the 9 month and 18 month follow-up surveys and for all of 
the 34 month follow-up surveys.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                          Number of      Average burden
                      Forms                               Type of respondent             Number of      responses per    (in hours) per   Annual burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent        response
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MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--Fathers (9 & 18 month).  Individuals.......................              321                1              1.5            481.5
MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--Partners (9 & 18 month)  individuals.......................              489                1              1.5            733.5
MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--Fathers (34 month).....  Individuals.......................              463                1              1.5            694.5
MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--Partners (34 month)....  Individuals.......................              463                1              1.5            694.5
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    Totals......................................  ..................................  ...............  ...............  ...............             2604
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Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21241 Filed 8-18-11; 8:45 am]
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