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Proposed Projects
Title: 45 CFR 1303—Appeal
Procedures for Head Start Grantees and
Dated: April 4, 2006.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 06–3375 Filed 4–6–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Current or Prospective Delegate
Agencies.
OMB No. 0980–0242.
Description: Section 646 of the Head
Start Act requires the Secretary to
prescribe a timeline for conducting
administrative hearings when adverse
actions are taken or proposed against
Head Start or Early Head Start grantees
or delegate agencies. The Head Start
Bureau is proposing to renew without
changes the rule that implements these
requirements and that prescribes when
a grantee must submit information and
what that information should include to
support a contention that adverse action
should not be taken.
Respondents: Head Start and Early
Head Start grantees and delegate
agencies against which the Head Start
Bureau has taken or proposes to take
adverse actions.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of respondents
Instrument
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
20
1
26
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45 CFR 1303—Appeal Procedures for Head Start Grantees and Current or
Prospective Delegate Agencies ...................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 520.
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 Information Services,
370 L’Infant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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
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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: April 3, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06–3347 Filed 4–6–06; 8:45 am]
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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
(SHM) Project Baseline Data Collection.
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 Healthy Marriage (SHM)
Project. Based on a substantial body of
research that has shown a relationship
between healthy marriages and a variety
of positive child and family outcomes,
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the project is a large-scale, multi-site,
multi-year, rigorous test of marriage
education programs for interested lowincome married couples with children.
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 baseline data collection will serve
several key functions in the SHM study.
It will help describe the population
being served, which will be useful to the
programs themselves, to other marriage
education program providers, and to
policymakers who seek to understand
the characteristics of couples that are
interested in marriage education
services. It will allow the SHM team to
define and conduct analyses of key subgroups, addressing the key study
question of who benefits most and least
from marriage education services. A
baseline data collection will also
increase the precision of estimated
impacts and allow the research team to
conduct analyses using pre- and postintervention measures. Lastly, the
baseline data collection is an
opportunity to collect participant
contact information, to check the
validity of random assignment, and to
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assess the quality of survey data and
attrition.
Respondents: The target population of
the SHM study is low-income married
couples with children or expecting a
child. Both members of the couple must
be over 18, and both must volunteer to
participate in the program. In addition,
SHM is not intended for couples who
are in dangerous relationships or who
are experiencing serious family
violence. Programs will provide
opportunities for the safe disclosure of
family violence, as well as access to
appropriate services when family
violence is disclosed.
The respondents for the Supporting
Healthy Marriage Project Baseline Data
Collection will be participants in the
SHM study. This will include both
those receiving SHM program services
and those in the SHM study control
group. The respondents will be both
spouses of 1,000 low-income married
couples (2,000 respondents) in each of
up to eight sites. The total number of
respondents could be up to 16,000. In
summary, the evaluation will include
up to 8 sites phased in over four years,
in which case the annual burden can be
represented by one quarter of the total
burden. The chart below outlines the
estimated annual burden that could
result from the SHM baseline data
collection. The estimates below are
based on pre-tests of the baseline
instrument with individuals similar to
the SHM target population.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual
number of
respondents
Instrument
Eligibility Checklist ...........................................................................................
Informed Consent Form ...................................................................................
Baseline Information Form ..............................................................................
Self-Administered Questionnaire .....................................................................
Contact Information Sheet ...............................................................................
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
3,000.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to The Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Information Services, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollections@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
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 for
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response (min)
Estimated
annual burden
hours
1
1
1
1
1
5
10
9
11
10
332
668
600
732
668
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
ACF, E-mail address:
Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: March 31, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06–3348 Filed 4–6–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB No. 0970–0174]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Native Employment Works
(NEW) Program Plan Guidance and
Program Report
Description: The Native Employment
Works (NEW) program plan is the
application for NEW program funding.
As approved by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), it
documents how the grantee will carry
out its NEW program. The NEW
program plan guidance specifies the
information needed to complete a NEW
program plan and explains the process
for plan submission every third year.
The NEW program report provides
information on the activities and
accomplishments of grantees’ NEW
programs. The NEW program report and
instructions specify the program data
that NEW grantees report annually.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations
that are NEW program grantees.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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NEW program plan guidance ..................................................
NEW program report ...............................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,474
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
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Number of
responses
per respondent
Number of
respondents
Instrument
26
48
1 every 3 years ......................
1 annually ..............................
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,
PO 00000
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Average
burden hours
per response
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29
15
Total burden
hours
754
720
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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
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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 (SHM) Project Baseline Data
Collection.
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 Healthy Marriage
(SHM) Project. 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 project is a large-scale, multi-site, multi-
year, rigorous test of marriage education programs for interested low-
income married couples with children. 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 baseline data collection will serve several key functions in
the SHM study. It will help describe the population being served, which
will be useful to the programs themselves, to other marriage education
program providers, and to policymakers who seek to understand the
characteristics of couples that are interested in marriage education
services. It will allow the SHM team to define and conduct analyses of
key sub-groups, addressing the key study question of who benefits most
and least from marriage education services. A baseline data collection
will also increase the precision of estimated impacts and allow the
research team to conduct analyses using pre- and post-intervention
measures. Lastly, the baseline data collection is an opportunity to
collect participant contact information, to check the validity of
random assignment, and to
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assess the quality of survey data and attrition.
Respondents: The target population of the SHM study is low-income
married couples with children or expecting a child. Both members of the
couple must be over 18, and both must volunteer to participate in the
program. In addition, SHM is not intended for couples who are in
dangerous relationships or who are experiencing serious family
violence. Programs will provide opportunities for the safe disclosure
of family violence, as well as access to appropriate services when
family violence is disclosed.
The respondents for the Supporting Healthy Marriage Project
Baseline Data Collection will be participants in the SHM study. This
will include both those receiving SHM program services and those in the
SHM study control group. The respondents will be both spouses of 1,000
low-income married couples (2,000 respondents) in each of up to eight
sites. The total number of respondents could be up to 16,000. In
summary, the evaluation will include up to 8 sites phased in over four
years, in which case the annual burden can be represented by one
quarter of the total burden. The chart below outlines the estimated
annual burden that could result from the SHM baseline data collection.
The estimates below are based on pre-tests of the baseline instrument
with individuals similar to the SHM target population.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual number Number of Average Estimated
Instrument of responses per burden per annual burden
respondents respondent response (min) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eligibility Checklist........................... 4,000 1 5 332
Informed Consent Form........................... 4,000 1 10 668
Baseline Information Form....................... 4,000 1 9 600
Self-Administered Questionnaire................. 4,000 1 11 732
Contact Information Sheet....................... 4,000 1 10 668
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,000.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollections@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 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 for ACF, E-mail address: Katherine--T.--Astrich@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: March 31, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-3348 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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