[Federal Register: April 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 77)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Supporting Healthy Marriage Project Focus Group.
OMB No.: New Collection.
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 Supporting Health Marriage
(SHM) Project. The project is a large-scale, multi-site, multi-year,
rigorous test of marriage education programs for interested low-income
married couples and is based on a substantial body of research that has
shown a relationship between healthy marriages and a variety of
positive child and family outcomes. The SHM Project is designed to
inform program operators and policymakers of the most effective ways to
help couples who voluntarily choose to participate in demonstrations
designed to strengthen and maintain healthy marriages. The focus groups
will provide key information about the perspectives of low-to-moderate-
income couples regarding marriage, relationships, and marriage
education programs; assist ACF and program managers in designing
responsive healthy marriage programs; and will help to ensure that the
project is testing the strongest possible program models for its target
populations.
Respondents: The respondents will be selected to represent low-to-
moderate income couples in each of the following categories, whose
views can help us to design effective SHM programs: Married couples and
those planning to marry, couples with and without children, and couples
who have had experience with marriage education programs as well as
those who have not. There will also be an effort to include African
American and Hispanic couples. Focus groups may be divided into
separate discussions for those who are married and for those who are
planning to marry. They may also be further separated into discussions
for couples, for men only, and for women only.
Each focus group will have approximately 10 respondents for a total
of 180 respondents over 2 years.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses Average Total burden
Instrument respondents per burden hours hours
respondent per response
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Mixed Gender Focus Group Protocol....................... 30 1 3 90
Men's Focus Group Protocol.............................. 30 1 3 90
Women's Focus Group Protocol............................ 30 1 3 90
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours..................... 90 1 3 270
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Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the
information collection. E-mail address: grjohnson@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
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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, Attn: Desk
Officer in ACF, E-mail address: Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: April 15, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-8051 Filed 4-21-05; 8:45 am]
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