[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 107 (Monday, June 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32782-32783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11194]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is assisting states and
local partners in improving child and family well-being by launching
Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives (CHMIs) in several communities.
Currently, several states are implementing CHMI demonstrations with
support under section 1115 child support demonstration waivers. These
projects are designed to promote child support enforcement objectives,
including increasing parental responsibility and the financial well-
being of children. Our project objective is to assess the effectiveness
of community interventions designed to support healthy marriages by
examining the way the projects operate and by evaluating the community
impacts of these interventions on marital, child well-being and child
support outcomes among low-income families. A unique feature of our
study is the focus on evaluation of community-level approaches to
encourage community changes in norms that increase support for healthy
marriages.
All CHMI sites will receive an implementation evaluation that
describes the nature of the community activities and their evolution
over time. Primary data for the implementation evaluation will come
from observations, interviews and records. This request is for semi-
structured interviews and focus groups for the implementation
evaluation.
In addition, an impact evaluation will take place in selected sites
and will be integrated with the implementation evaluation. At a later
date, comments will be sought on information collection for the impact
evaluation. This evaluation will use detailed data collection through
surveys to focus on the changes in marital, child well-being, and child
support outcomes among low-income families in the community that result
from CHMI activities. We will assess the impact of healthy marriage
initiatives by comparing outcomes in the CHMI communities with similar
outcomes in comparison communities that are well-matched to the project
sites.
Respondents: Lead Project Staff, Service Provider Organization
Staff, Key Community and Civic Stakeholders.
Annual Burden Estimates:
[[Page 32783]]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average number of Average burden
Interview/respondent Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHMI Administrative Interviews... 160--25 one-on-one 2 visits, on average 1 320
interviews plus 3
group interviews
with 5 individuals
per group (25 + 15)
= 40 respondents
per site.
40 respondents x 20
sites = 800
respondents/5 years
= 160 respondents
per year.
CHMI Focus Groups................ 80--20 focus group 1................... 1.5 120
participants x 20
sites = 400
participants.
400 participants/5
years = 80
participants per
year.
Total Respondent Burden...... .................... .................... ................ 440
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional Information:
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail
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, Attn: Desk Officer
for ACF, e-mail address: [email protected].
Dated: May 27, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11194 Filed 6-3-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-M