[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 51821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20800]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Projects of National Significance--Family Support 360.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities
(ADD), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is funding a major
Project of National Significance called Family Support 360 (FS 360). As
with any program of Federal assistance to the States, it is in the
public interest to determine the extent to which it has the desired
impacts. To do this job with scientific rigor, it will be necessary to
collect high quality survey data from the participants in the 17 funded
programs across the nation.
ADD has already designed the instruments, methodologies,
procedures, and analytical techniques for this task. Moreover, they
have been pilot tested in 11 States. The tools and techniques were
submitted for review, and were approved, by Institutional Review Boards
for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB) in those States in which IRB
approval was necessary. The tools and techniques were repeatedly
revised and improved, then applied successfully, and now they are ready
to apply across the nation as soon as Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval is received.
These instruments and methods are all aimed to answer the
elementary scientific outcome questions: Are the participants in the FS
360 programs ``better off'' because of their participation? If so, how
much, in what way(s), and at what public cost?
This information will inform public policy regarding the best
methods to deliver important supports to families of people with
developmental disabilities.
Respondents: The respondents are the families of and individuals
with developmental disabilities who participate in the ADD Family
Supports 360 grant programs at 17 sites across the nation. Ten of the
sites are focused on military families, and the other seven are focused
on civilian families. Each year will consist of a pre and post
assessment. For each year we project 680 participating families. Of
them we estimate interviews will be completed with 510 or 75 percent
(some families may not give informed consent or may miss the
appointment for interviews).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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The survey instrument is called the Impact 680 1 1.50 1,020
Assessment for Family Support 360 Participants.
It does not have a common acronym or ACF report
number. It is a very brief two page protocol
derived from twenty years of quality of life
research in the developmental disabilities
field..........................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,020
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
Administration, Office of Information Services, 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.
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: August 18, 2010
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-20800 Filed 8-20-10; 8:45 am]
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