[Federal Register: December 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 231)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information collection request for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the Marriage and Family
Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and their
Partners--OMB No. 0990-NEW-Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of Family Assistance within the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF) is conducting a demonstration program
called Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and
Re-entering Fathers and their Partners (MFS-IP). These demonstration
programs are funded to support activities in the areas of marriage
strengthening and responsible fatherhood among incarcerated and
recently released fathers, their partners, and children. The Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is
conducting an evaluation of these demonstration projects. The objective
of the evaluation is to help to determine what types of marriage and
family strengthening programs work best, what does not work, and what
effects these programs may have on fostering healthy marriages,
families and children for those involved in the criminal justice
system. Information from the evaluation will assist federal, state, and
community policymakers and patrons in deciding whether to replicate or
redesign identified marriage and family strengthening program models.
The MFS-IP evaluation will assess the effects of marriage and
family strengthening activities with incarcerated populations by
comparing relationship quality and stability, positive family
interactions, family financial well-being, recidivism, and community
connectedness between intervention and control groups. Primary data for
the evaluation will come from three waves of in-person data collection,
including a baseline survey and follow-up surveys at approximately 6
and 12 months post-baseline. Data collection is expected to last 4
years, from the time the first participant is enrolled until the last
12-month follow-up survey is administered.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Instruments Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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MFS-IP Baseline Survey--Fathers................. 500 1 1.5 750
MFS-IP Baseline Survey--Partners................ 500 1 1.5 750
MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--Fathers................ 500 2 1.5 1,500
MFS-IP Follow-up Survey--Partners............... 500 2 1.5 1,500
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 4,500
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Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-23322 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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