[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19337]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Home Visiting: Approaches to Father Engagement and Father's 
Experiences.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation 
(OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
proposing an information collection activity for the Home Visiting: 
Approaches to Father Engagement and Father's Experiences Study.
    This study will document strategies used by home visiting programs 
to engage and serve fathers and the perceptions of the fathers 
regarding the programs. The findings will be of broad interest to many 
home visiting programs that desire to increase the active engagement of 
fathers.
    Data collection will involve semi-structured discussions and 
interviews with administrators and managers of select home visiting 
programs as well as staff about the objectives, experiences, and 
specific methods and approaches used by program operators that have 
successfully engaged fathers.
    Data collection will also include semi-structured discussions and 
interviews with invited and/or participating fathers about their 
expectations, perceptions, and opinions of the home visiting program 
and experiences with the program.
    Respondents: Administrators and managers of select home visiting 
programs, home visiting staff, and participating and invited fathers.

                                             ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Discussion Guide for use with                250              83               1               2             166
 Fathers........................
Discussion Guide for use with                 50              17               1               2              34
 Home Visiting Program
 Administrators, Managers, and
 Staff..........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2013-19337 Filed 8-8-13; 8:45 am]
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