[Federal Register: May 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 83)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project
Title: Evaluation of the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative--
Impact Evaluation Wave 2.
OMB No.: 0970-0322.
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Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is conducting a
demonstration and evaluation called the Community Healthy Marriage
Initiative (CHMI). Demonstration programs have been funded through
Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grants authorized under
section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act to support healthy
marriage directly and to encourage community changes that increase
support for healthy marriages and improve child and family well-being.
The objective of the evaluation is to: (1) Assess the implementation of
community interventions designed to provide marriage education by
examining the way the projects operate and by examining child support
outcomes among low-income families in the community; and (2) evaluate
the community impacts of these interventions on marital stability and
satisfaction, child well-being and child support outcomes among low-
income families.
The purpose of this information collection is to conduct a follow-
up survey of respondents from Wave 1 who live in the communities where
CHMI demonstrations are operating, and a survey of CR141 program
participants. The impact evaluation will assess the effects of
community healthy marriage initiatives by comparing family and child
well-being outcomes in the CR141 communities with similar outcomes in
comparison communities that are well matched to the demonstration
project sites.
Respondents: Community members and program participants in CHMI
treatment and comparison communities.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Average number Average burden
Instrument Number of of responses hours per Total burden
respondents per respondents response hours
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Wave 2 Survey............................... 4,120 1 .75 3,090
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,090.
Additional Information: In compliance with the requirements of
Section 506(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. E-mail address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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.
Dated: April 23, 2009.
Seth Chamberlain,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9900 Filed 4-29-09; 8:45 am]
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