[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2394-2395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-412]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of the Head Start Safe Families Safe Homes
Training Curriculum.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The purpose of this collection is to examine the
implementation of the Head Start Safe Families Safe Homes domestic
violence training curriculum. The Office of Head Start, within the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is partnering with the Division of
Family Violence Prevention of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of
the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, also located within
ACF, in an effort to expand the knowledge base of Head Start staff and
build stronger partnerships with domestic violence service providers in
local communities. Teams of trainers in each of five states will lead
training sessions for 50 participants. The follow-up evaluation will
examine implementation of the training curriculum; changes in
participant knowledge and changes in communication; collaboration; and
service delivery related to domestic violence. All participants in the
local trainings will be asked to complete several brief surveys, which
will be conducted online or by phone. A subsample of participants will
also be asked to complete a semi-structured phone interview.
Respondents: Head Start staff.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average burden
Instrument of responses per hours per Total annual
respondents respondent response burden hours
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Knowledge of Domestic Violence Survey........... 250 1 .25 63
Collaboration Quality Survey.................... 250 1 .25 63
Services & Referrals Survey..................... 250 1 .125 31
Domestic Violence Knowledge, Attitudes, and 20 1 .5 10
Practices: Semi-Structured Interview...........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 167.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACE 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 Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation, ACE, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: OPRE 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: January 6, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-412 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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