[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13680-13681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04307]


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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--Discussion Guide.
    OMB No.: 0970-0403.
    Description: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation 
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing data collection 
activity as part of the Parents and Children Together (PACT) 
Evaluation.
    The PACT project is a formative evaluation whose overall objective 
is to document and provide initial assessment of selected Responsible 
Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage grant programs that were authorized 
under the 2010 Claims Resolution Act. This information will be critical 
to informing decisions related to future investments in this kind of 
programming as well as the design and operation of such services.
    To meet the objective of the study, PACT is utilizing three major, 
interrelated evaluation strategies:
    (a) Impact evaluation;
    (b) Implementation evaluation; and
    (c) Qualitative evaluation.
    To collect data for these strategies, four instruments have been 
approved to-date, and 14 new instruments are proposed through this ICR:
(1) Selecting Study Grantees (discussions with program and partner 
organization staff)--APPROVED April 20, 2012
(2) Introductory Script (for RE program staff to discuss with program 
applicants)--APPROVED October 31, 2012
(3) Baseline Survey (for RF study participants)--APPROVED October 31, 
2012
(4) Introductory Script (for HM program staff to discuss with program 
applicants)
(5) Baseline Survey (for HM study participants)
(6) RF study Management Information System (MIS)--APPROVED October 31, 
2012
(7) HM study Management Information System (MIS)
(8) Semi-structured interview topic guide (for program staff)
(9) On-line survey (for program staff)
(10) Telephone interview guide (for program staff at referral 
organizations)
(11) On-line Working Alliance Inventory (for program staff and 
participants)
(12) Focus group discussion guide (for program participants)
(13) Telephone interview guide (for program dropouts)
(14) In-person, in-depth interview guide (for program participants)
(15) Telephone check-in guide (for program participants)
(16) Semi-structured interview topic guide (for program staff)
(17) Focus group discussion guide (for program participants)
(18) Questionnaire (for program participants in focus groups)
    Respondents: Program applicants, program participants, program 
staff, and staff at referral agencies. Specific respondents per 
instrument are noted in the burden tables below.

Annual Burden Estimates

    New instruments submitted for approval are included in the table 
below.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                  Annual  number     Number of      burden per     Total annual
              Instrument respondent                     of         responses per     response      burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)
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                                                     IMPACT
                                   Healthy Marriage Grantee Impact Evaluation
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(4) Introductory script Program staff...........              30            70.2           0.167             351
Program applicants..............................           4,210               1           0.167             702
(5) Baseline survey Study participants..........           4,000               1             0.5           2,000
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                             Healthy Marriage Grantee Implementation Evaluation--MIS
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(7) HM Study MIS Program staff..................              30           3,400           0.033           3,400
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  Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage Grantee Implementation Evaluation--Additional Implementation Data
                                             Collection Instruments
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(8) Semi-structured interview topic guide                    250               2            1.03             517
 Program staff..................................
(9) On-line survey Program staff................             250               2             0.5             250
(10) Telephone interviews (with staff at
 referral organizations):
    Program staff at referral organizations.....              50               1             0.5              25
(11) On-line Working Alliance Inventory:
    (1) Program staff...........................              50              20           0.167             167
    (2) Program Participants....................           1,000               1           0.167             167
(12) Focus group guide Program participants.....             600               1             1.5             900
(13) Telephone interviews Program participants               150               1            0.25              38
 (program dropouts).............................
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                              Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Qualitative Evaluation
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(14) Guide for in-person, in-depth interviews                 32               3               2             192
 Study participants.............................
(15) Check-in call guide Study participants.....              32               4           0.167              21
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                                         IMPLEMENTATION/QUALITATIVE ONLY
     Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Implementation Evaluation--Grantees With a Focus on Hispanic Populations
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(16) Semi-structured interview topic guide                    42               1             1.5              63
 Program staff..................................
(17) Focus group guide Program participants.....              20               1             1.5              30
(18) Questionnaires Program participants in                   20               1           0.333               7
 focus groups...................................
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        Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,830
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    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].
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families 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 Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.
    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-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-04307 Filed 2-27-13; 8:45 am]
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