[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71036-71037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-0331; 30-day notice]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-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 collection 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, email your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 
(202) 395-5806.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of the Marriage and Family 
Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and their 
Partners--OMB No. 0990-0331 Revision-- 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 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.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                     Average
                                    Type of         Number of       Number of      burden  (in
            Forms                 respondent       respondents   responses  per    hours)  per    Annual  burden
                                                                    respondent      response
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MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--      Individuals.....             321               1             1.5            481.5
 Fathers (9 & 18 month).
MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--      individuals.....             489               1             1.5            733.5
 Partners (9 & 18 month).
MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--      Individuals.....             463               1             1.5            694.5
 Fathers (34 month).
MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--      Individuals.....             463               1             1.5            694.5
 Partners (34 month).
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    Totals...................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2604
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Keith A. Tucker,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-29563 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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