[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38298-38299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15440]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Parents and Children Together.
    OMB No.: 0970-0403.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing an 
information collection activity as part of an evaluation of healthy 
marriage and responsible fatherhood grant programs. The evaluation 
study title is Parents and Children Together (PACT).
    A 60-Day Federal Register Notice was published for this study on 
December 20, 2011. This Notice described all components of the study 
and, therefore, we request to waive additional 60-Day Federal Register 
Notices. This 30-Day Federal Register Notice covers (a) instruments for 
the impact study baseline survey (including an introductory script and 
the baseline survey itself), and (b) site Management Information 
Systems (MIS).
    This information collection request is specific to Responsible 
Fatherhood programs that may be evaluated (requests specific to Healthy 
Marriage programs will be separate). The baseline survey will collect 
data related to such domains as father involvement, coparenting, 
parenting, marriage and romantic relationships, and employment. The 
information from the baseline survey will be used by ACF for, among 
other things, describing the populations served and determining the 
comparability of program and control groups. Information on participant 
entry, participation, and exit from the program will be entered into 
the MIS system.
    Respondents: Baseline information will be collected from all 
fathers prior to random assignment; the introductory script will be 
read by program staff to fathers applying to the program. Program staff 
will record information on the services received by study

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participants in the study Management Information System (MIS).

Annual Burden Estimates

    The following table provides the combined burden estimates for the 
previously-approved field data collection instrument, and the current 
request. Burden for all instruments is annualized over three years.

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                                                                    Number of     Average burden
              Activity/respondent                 Annual number   responses per    per response    Total annual
                                                 of respondents     respondent       (minutes)     burden hours
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                               Collection of Field Data (Approved April 20, 2012)
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Selecting Study Grantees Discussions/grantee                 50              1                60          50
 and partner organization staff................
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                          Introductory Script and Baseline Survey (Currently Requested)
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Introductory Script:
    (1) Grantee staff..........................              30             70.2              10         351
    (2) Program applicants.....................           2,105              1                10         351
Baseline Survey:
    (1) Study participants.....................           2,000              1                30           1.000
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                                         Study MIS (Currently Requested)
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Study MIS:
    (1) Grantee staff..........................              30          2,517                 2       2,517
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,269.

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. Email 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, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-15440 Filed 6-26-12; 8:45 am]
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