[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 138 (Monday, July 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 42823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17687]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Accomplishments of the Domestic Violence Hotline, Online 
Connections and Text (ADVHOCaT) Study.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) and the 
National Dating Abuse Helpline or Love Is Respect (NDAH/LIR), which are 
supported by the Division of Family Violence Prevention and Services 
within the Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), serve as partners in the intervention, prevention, and 
resource assistance efforts of the network of family violence, domestic 
violence, and dating violence service providers.
    In order to describe the activities and accomplishments of the NDVH 
and NDAH/LIR and develop potential new or revised performance measures, 
the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within ACF/HHS 
is proposing data collection activity as part of the Accomplishments of 
the Domestic Violence Hotline, Online Connections and Text (ADVHOCaT) 
Study.
    This study will primarily analyze data previously collected by the 
NDVH and NDAH/LIR as part of their ongoing program activities and 
monitoring. ACF proposes to collect additional information, including 
information about the preferred mode (phone, chat, text), ease of use, 
and perceived safety of each mode of contact.
    This data is to be collected through voluntary web-based surveys 
that are to be completed by those who access the NDVH and NDAH/LIR Web 
sites. This information will be critical to informing future efforts to 
monitor and improve the performance of domestic violence hotlines and 
provide hotline services.
    Respondents: Individuals who access the NDVH and NDAH/LIR Web 
sites.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                        Total/annual      Number of
             Instrument                  number of      responses per     Average burden hours    Annual burden
                                        respondents       respondent          per response            hours
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NDVH/LIR Preference of Use Survey...            5000                1   0.041 hours (150                    205
                                                                         seconds).
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 205 hours.
    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.

Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-17687 Filed 7-17-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P