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Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Relationship Quality Instrument
for Mentoring Children of Prisoners
Program.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Promoting Safe and
Stable Families Amendments of 2001
(Pub. L. 107–133) amended Title IV–B
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
629–629e) to provide funding for
nonprofit agencies that recruit, screen,
train, and support mentors for children
with an incarcerated parent or parents.
The Family and Youth Services Bureau
(FYSB) of the Administration for
Children and Families, United States
Department of Health and Human
Services, administers the Monitoring
Children of Prisoners (MCP) program.
The MCP program creates lasting, highquality one-to-one mentoring
relationships that provide young people
with caring adult role models. The
quality of these relationships is an
important indicator of success in
mentoring programs. Previous research
has shown an association between highquality mentoring relationships and
positive changes in youth behavior
associated with positive youth benefits,
such as improved school attendance,
reductions in risk behavior, and other
benefits.
The Relationship Quality Instrument
consists of 15 rigorously field-tested
questions 1 about the relationship, plus
several questions that establish context
(age, gender, duration of relationship
and frequency of contacts, etc.). The
answers to the questions help assess
how satisfied the youth (mentee) is with
the relationship; whether the mentee is
happy in the relationship; whether the
mentee trusts the mentor; and whether
the mentor has helped the mentee to
cope with problems. Researchers in the
field of mentoring have tested and
validated the questions.
FYSB requires grantees receiving
funding to provide information that can
be used to evaluate outcomes for
participating children. FYSB will use
the information provided by the
instrument to assure effective service
delivery and program management and
to guide the development of national
monitoring and technical assistance
systems. Finally, FYSB will use data
from this collection for reporting
program outcomes to Congress in the FY
2006 Performance Report during the
budget process and as the basis for
outcome evaluation of the program over
the long term.
Respondents: Public, community- and
faith-based organizations receiving
funding to implement the MCP program.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
Total burden
hours
1
116 (average
caseload for
MCP grantee).
24,940.
Number of respondents
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Instrument
215 MCP grantees serving a total of approximately 25,000 children in the active
annual caseload.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 24,940.
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:
infocollection@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.
1 Rhodes J., Reddy, R., Roffman, J., and Grossman
J.B. (March, 2005). Promoting Successful Youth
Mentoring Relationships: A Preliminary Screening
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Dated: June 1, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Evaluation of the Head Start
Region III I am Moving, I am Learning
(IM/IL) Program.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The purpose of this
evaluation is to examine the
implementation of the Head Start
project I am Moving, I am Learning (IM/
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Standards and the Head Start Child
Outcomes Framework through
enhancements to current teaching and
family support practices by providing
more focused guidance on quality
movement, gross and fine motor
development, and child nutrition.
This data collection will be conducted
among programs implementing IM/IL in
Region III and will gain information
about each site’s program context and
service components, including level of
adoption of IM/IL enhancements,
intensity of implementation, and
sustainability of enhancements.
Outcomes and goals of the IM/IL
program that can be measured will also
be assessed.
Respondents: Head Start directors,
management teams, teachers, and staff
in Region III that received IM/IL
training; parents or guardians of
children who attend Head Start
Questionnaire. The Journal of Primary Prevention,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Relationship Quality Instrument for Mentoring Children of
Prisoners Program.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of
2001 (Pub. L. 107-133) amended Title IV-B of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 629-629e) to provide funding for nonprofit agencies that
recruit, screen, train, and support mentors for children with an
incarcerated parent or parents. The Family and Youth Services Bureau
(FYSB) of the Administration for Children and Families, United States
Department of Health and Human Services, administers the Monitoring
Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. The MCP program creates lasting,
high-quality one-to-one mentoring relationships that provide young
people with caring adult role models. The quality of these
relationships is an important indicator of success in mentoring
programs. Previous research has shown an association between high-
quality mentoring relationships and positive changes in youth behavior
associated with positive youth benefits, such as improved school
attendance, reductions in risk behavior, and other benefits.
The Relationship Quality Instrument consists of 15 rigorously
field-tested questions \1\ about the relationship, plus several
questions that establish context (age, gender, duration of relationship
and frequency of contacts, etc.). The answers to the questions help
assess how satisfied the youth (mentee) is with the relationship;
whether the mentee is happy in the relationship; whether the mentee
trusts the mentor; and whether the mentor has helped the mentee to cope
with problems. Researchers in the field of mentoring have tested and
validated the questions.
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\1\ Rhodes J., Reddy, R., Roffman, J., and Grossman J.B. (March,
2005). Promoting Successful Youth Mentoring Relationships: A
Preliminary Screening Questionnaire. The Journal of Primary
Prevention, 26:2, 147-167.
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FYSB requires grantees receiving funding to provide information
that can be used to evaluate outcomes for participating children. FYSB
will use the information provided by the instrument to assure effective
service delivery and program management and to guide the development of
national monitoring and technical assistance systems. Finally, FYSB
will use data from this collection for reporting program outcomes to
Congress in the FY 2006 Performance Report during the budget process
and as the basis for outcome evaluation of the program over the long
term.
Respondents: Public, community- and faith-based organizations
receiving funding to implement the MCP program.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Instrument Number of respondents responses per Average burden hours Total burden
respondent per response hours
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Relationship Quality 215 MCP grantees 1 116 (average caseload 24,940.
Instrument for Mentoring serving a total of for MCP grantee).
Children of Prisoners Program. approximately 25,000
children in the
active annual
caseload.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,940.
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: infocollection@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: June 1, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-5174 Filed 6-6-06; 8:45 am]
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