[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69861-69863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28321]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Parents and Children Together (PACT) Evaluation.
OMB No.: 0970-0403.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing data collection
activity as part of the Parents and Children Together (PACT)
Evaluation.
The PACT project is a formative evaluation whose overall objective
is to document and provide initial assessment of selected Responsible
Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage grant programs that were authorized
under the 2010 Claims Resolution Act. This information will be critical
to informing decisions related to future investments in this kind of
programming as well as the design and operation of such services.
To meet the objective of the study, PACT is utilizing three major,
interrelated evaluation strategies:
(a) Impact evaluation;
(b) Implementation evaluation; and
(c) Qualitative evaluation.
Each of these strategies will be employed separately with (1)
Responsible Fatherhood and (2) Healthy Marriage grantees. Specifically,
we anticipate the following studies:
(a) Impact evaluation:
(1) Responsible Fatherhood grantee evaluation; and (2) Healthy
Marriage grantee evaluation.
(b) Implementation evaluation:
(1) Responsible Fatherhood grantee evaluation;
(1--additional substudy) Responsible Fatherhood grantee evaluation
with a focus on Hispanic populations; and
(2) Healthy Marriage grantee evaluation.
(c) Qualitative evaluation:
(1) Responsible Fatherhood grantee evaluation.
The following instruments have been approved for this study: Site
selection: a discussion guide to assist in selecting sites was approved
by OMB on April 20, 2012.
(a) Impact evaluation:
(1) Responsible Fatherhood grantee evaluation:
Introductory script, approved October 31, 2012.
Baseline survey, approved October 31, 2012.
(b) Implementation evaluation:
(1) Responsible Fatherhood grantee evaluation:
Responsible Fatherhood Study MIS, approved October 31,
2012.
This 60-Day Federal Register Notice requests clearance of new
instruments:
(a) Impact evaluation:
(1) Healthy Marriage grantee evaluation:
Introductory script, which program staff will use to
introduce the study to participants.
Baseline survey, to capture participant characteristics
and experiences prior to randomization.
(b) Implementation evaluation:
(1) and (2) Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage grantee
evaluation:
Semi-structured interview topic guide, to gather
information on program implementation from program staff.
On-line survey, to capture program staff experiences.
Telephone interviews (with staff at referral
organizations), to document linkages between the program and referral
agencies.
Working Alliance Inventory, to assess the strength of the
participant-program staff working relationship.
Focus group guide, to elicit participant experiences.
Telephone interviews (with program dropouts), to determine
reasons why those eligible for the program choose not to participate.
(1--additional substudy) Responsible Fatherhood grantee evaluation
with a focus on Hispanic populations:
Semi-structured interview topic guide, to examine how
agencies adapt programs to address the needs of Hispanic populations.
Focus group guide, to elicit participant experiences.
Participant questionnaire, to capture participant
characteristics and experiences.
(2) Healthy Marriage grantee evaluation:
Study MIS (for use in HM programs), to track participation
in the program.
(c) Qualitative evaluation:
(1) Responsible Fatherhood grantee evaluation:
Guide for in-person, in-depth interviews, to understand
the experiences, both in and out of the program, of a subset of men.
Check-in call guide, to follow-up from the in-person, in-
depth interviews, to ascertain new experiences by these men since last
discussion.
This 60-Day Federal Register Notice also serves as a request for
OMB to waive subsequent 60-day Federal Register notices pertaining to
the PACT Evaluation.
Respondents:
Respondents include program applicants, program participants,
program staff, and staff at referral agencies. Specific respondents per
instrument are noted in the burden tables below.
Annual Burden Estimates
Some burden has already been approved for this study, and the
following instruments are still in use. Approved burden is provided
below:
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Average
Annual number Number of burden per Total annual
Instrument respondent of responses per response burden hours
respondents respondent (minutes)
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Site Selection
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Selecting Study Grantees:
Discussions/grantee and partner organization 50 1 60 50
staff......................................
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Impact
Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Evaluation
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Introductory Script:
Grantee staff............................... 30 70.2 10 351
Program applicants.......................... 2,105 1 10 351
Baseline Survey:
Study participants.......................... 2,000 1 30 1,000
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Implementation
Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Evaluation
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RF Study MIS:
Grantee staff............................... 30 2,533 2 2,533
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Total................................... .............. .............. .............. 4,285
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This current 60-Day Federal Register Notice covers many new
instruments:
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Average
Annual number Number of burden per Total annual
Instrument respondent of responses per response burden hours
respondents respondent (minutes)
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Impact
Healthy Marriage Grantee Evaluation
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Introductory script:
Program staff............................... 20 246 10 820
Program applicants.......................... 4,211 1 10 702
Baseline survey:
Study participants.......................... 4,000 1 30 2,000
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Implementation
Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage Grantee Evaluation
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Semi-structured interview topic guide:
Program staff............................... 250 2 62 517
On-line survey:
Program staff............................... 250 2 30 250
Telephone interviews (with staff at referral
organizations):
Program staff at referral organizations..... 50 1 30 25
Working Alliance Inventory:
(1) Program staff........................... 50 20 10 167
(2) Participants............................ 1,000 1 10 167
Focus group guide:
Study participants.......................... 600 1 90 900
Telephone interviews (with program dropouts):
Study participants (program dropouts)....... 150 1 15 38
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Additional Substudy: Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Evaluation With a Focus on Hispanic Populations
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Semi-structured interview topic guide:
Program staff............................... 42 1 65 45
Focus group guide:
Study participants.......................... 25 1 90 38
Participant questionnaire:
Study Participants.......................... 25 1 30 13
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Healthy Marriage Grantee Evaluation
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HM Study MIS (for use in HM programs):
Program staff............................... 30 3,400 2 3,400
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Qualitative
Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Evaluation
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Guide for in-person, in-depth interviews:
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Study participants.......................... 95 3 120 570
Check-in call guide:
Study participants.......................... 63 4 10 42
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Total................................... .............. .............. .............. 9,694
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (for instruments previously
approved and currently in use, as well as those associated with this
60-Day Notice): 13,969.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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. Email
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.
Robert Sargis,
Administration for Children and Families, Reports Clearance Officer.
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