[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31942-31943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12588]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Parents and Children Together (PACT) Evaluation.
    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 objective of the PACT evaluation 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 programming as well as the 
design and operation of such services.
    PACT is utilizing three major, interrelated evaluation strategies: 
Impact evaluation; implementation evaluation; and qualitative 
evaluation. To collect data for these strategies, four instruments have 
been approved to-date, and 14 new instruments are under review as of 
the publish date of this notice.
    Instruments approved to-date:
    (1) Selecting Study Grantees (discussions with program and partner 
organization staff)--APPROVED April 20, 2012.
    (2) Introductory Script (for RF program staff to discuss with 
program applicants)--APPROVED October 31, 2012.
    (3) Baseline Survey (for RF study participants)--APPROVED October 
31, 2012.
    (4) RF study Management Information System (MIS)--APPROVED October 
31, 2012.
    Instruments under review at publish date of this notice:
    (5) Introductory Script (for HM program staff to discuss with 
program applicants).
    (6) Baseline Survey (for HM study participants).
    (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).
    This 60-Day Federal Register Notice covers two new instruments:
    (19) Follow-up Survey (for RF study participants).
    (20) Follow-up Survey (for HM study participants).
    Respondents: Program applicants, program participants, program 
staff, and staff at referral agencies.

Annual Burden Estimates

    Some burden has already been approved for this study, and the 
instruments are still in use.

                     Annual Burden--Already Approved
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                                                           Total annual
                  Evaluation component                     burden hours
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Site Selection..........................................              50
Impact Study............................................            4235
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    Total...............................................            4285
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    Some burden is currently under review, as of the date of this 
publication.

                  Annual Burden--Currently Under Review
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                                                           Total annual
                  Evaluation component                     burden hours
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Impact Study............................................            8731
Implementation/Qualitative Study........................            1000
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    Total...............................................            8831
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    This current 60-Day Federal Register Notice covers two new 
instruments:

                                         Annual Burden: Current Request
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                                                                                      Average
                                                  Annual  number     Number of      burden per     Total annual
               Activity/respondent                      of         responses per     response      burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)
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                                                     IMPACT
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                                Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Impact Evaluation
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(19) Follow-up survey:
    Study participants..........................           1,600               1            0.75           1,200
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                                   Healthy Marriage Grantee Impact Evaluation
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(20) RF study MIS:
    Study participants..........................           1,600               1            0.75           1,200
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        Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,400
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (for instruments previously 
approved and currently in use, instruments currently under review, and 
those associated with this 60-Day Notice): 15,516.
    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.
    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.

Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-12588 Filed 5-24-13; 8:45 am]
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