[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Proposed Project:
Title: Compassion Capital Fund Impact Evaluation.
OMB No.: 0970-0293.
Description: This proposed information collection activity is an
extension of the follow-up survey of faith-based and community
organizations participating in the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Impact
Evaluation. The currently approved information collection will expire
on December 31, 2008. This information collection request will include
the agency's request for an extension of the initial survey instruments
for an additional three years.
The CCF evaluation is an important opportunity to examine the
effectiveness of the Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration program in
meeting its objective of improving the capacity of faith-based and
community organizations. The evaluation includes selected CCF-funded
intermediary organizations that provide capacity-building services and
the faith-based and community organizations that sought those services.
The follow-up survey will be used to collect information from the
faith-based and community-based organizations on various areas of
organizational capacity.
The study design includes the random assignment of faith-based and
community organizations to either a treatment group that receives
capacity-building services from a CCF intermediary grantee or to a
control group that does not. The impact of the services provided by
intermediaries, primarily through sub-awards and/or technical
assistance (TA), will be determined by comparing the changes reported
through the survey in organizational and service capacity of the
recipient organizations with those of the control group.
Respondents: Faith-based and community organizations included in
the CCF impact evaluation.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total annual
respondents respondent per response burden hours
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Follow-up Survey................................ 455 1 .42 191
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 191.
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: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection. E-mail address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
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 the Administration for Children and Families.
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Dated: October 9, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-24616 Filed 10-16-08; 8:45 am]
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