[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 44272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17353]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Generic Clearance To Conduct Qualitative Data Collections.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), intends to request approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a generic clearance that
will allow OPRE to conduct a variety of qualitative data collections.
Over the next three years, OPRE anticipates undertaking a variety of
new research projects in the fields of cash welfare, employment and
self-sufficiency, Head Start, child care, healthy marriage and
responsible fatherhood, and child welfare. In order to inform the
development of OPRE research, to maintain a research agenda that is
rigorous and relevant, and to ensure that research products are as
current as possible, OPRE will engage in a variety of qualitative data
collections in concert with researchers and practitioners throughout
the field. OPRE envisions using a variety of techniques including semi-
structured discussions, focus groups, telephone interviews, and in
person observations and site visits, in order to integrate the
perspectives of program operators, policy officials and members of the
research community.
Following standard Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
requirements, OPRE will submit a change request to OMB individually for
every group of data collection activities undertaken under this generic
clearance. OPRE will provide OMB with a copy of the individual
instruments or questionnaires (if one is used), as well as other
materials describing the project.
Respondents: Administrators or staff of State and local agencies or
programs in the relevant fields; academic researchers; and policymakers
at various levels of government.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total annual
respondents respondent response burden hours
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Semi-Structured Discussion and Information- 600 1 .5 300
Gathering Protocol.........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.
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: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
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 ACF.
Dated: July 16, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-17353 Filed 7-29-08; 8:45 am]
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