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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of the Community
Healthy Marriage Initiative.
OMB No.: No collection.
Description: The administration for
Children and Families, United States
Department of Health and Human
Services, is conducting a demonstration
and evaluation called Community
Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI).
Demonstration programs will be funded
to support healthy marriage directly as
well as encourage community changes
in norms that increase support for
healthy marriages and improve child
and family well-being. The objective of
the impact evaluation is to evaluate the
community effects of these
interventions on marital stability and
satisfaction and child and family wellbeing outcomes among low-income
families. Primary data for the impact
evaluation will come from three waves
of in-person data collection. This
collection is a baseline survey of
community members where CHMI
demonstrations are operating, the first of
three CMI surveys. The impact
evaluation will assess the effects of
community healthy marriage initiatives
by comparing family and child wellbeing outcomes in the CHMI
communities with similar outcomes in
comparison communities that are well
matched to the demonstration project
sites.
Respondents: Community members
aged 18–49 in three study sites and
three comparison communities.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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CHMI Baseline Survey ..........................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,800
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
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be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk
Officer for ACF.
Dated: January 3, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
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Title: Evaluation of the Refugee Social
Service (RSS) and Targeted Assistant
Formula Grant (TAG) Programs: Data
Collection.
OMB No.: 0970–0296.
Description: The Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) within the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) funds the Refugee Social
Services (RSS) and Targeted Assistance
Formula Grant (TAG) programs, which
are designed to help refugees achieve
economic success quickly following
their arrival in the United States
through employment services, Englishlanguage instruction, vocational
training, and other social services. ORR
is sponsoring a project to (a) conduct a
comprehensive evaluation of the
effectiveness of ORR employability
services through RSS and TAG, and (b)
propose options for institutionalizing
ongoing evaluation and performance
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assessment into the programs. ORR is
requesting renewal of OMB clearance
for a survey of refugees that is collecting
data on refugees’ employment and
earnings outcomes. Survey interviews
began in July 2006, and are still
ongoing. The survey is being conducted
in three cities: Houston, Miami, and
Sacramento. The survey relies on a
mixed-mode data collection method that
involves both telephone and in-person
interviews. If individuals cannot be
reached by phone, an attempt is made
to contact them in person. Three
hundred refugees from a randomly
selected sample in each site will
complete the survey, for a total of 900
refugees.
While locating and interviewing this
population was expected to be difficult
due to their high mobility, achieving the
goal of 900 complete responses needed
for reliable analysis, while maintaining
reasonable response rates, has proven
more time-consuming than expected. As
of December 1, 2006, 547 refugees have
already completed the survey, and
approximately 64 more completions are
expected in 2006, meaning that about
289 interviews would occur in 2007.
Consequently, ORR is requesting
clearance to continue the survey into
2007.
Respondents: Refugees and related
populations that qualify for RSS/TAG
services who entered the United States
between October 1999 and September
2004.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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Survey of Refugees .........................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 217.
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 Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
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
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.
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Dated: January 3, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: DHHS/ACF/ASPE/DOL
Enhanced Services for the Hard-toEmploy Demonstration and Evaluation:
Rhode Island 15-Month Survey
Amendment.
OMB No. 0970–0276.
Description: The Enhanced Services
for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration
and Evaluation Project (HtE) seeks to
learn what works in this area to date
and is explicitly designed to build on
past research by rigorously testing a
wide variety of approaches to promote
employment and improve family
functioning and child well-being. The
HtE project is designed to help
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) recipients, former
TANF recipients, or low-income parents
who are hard-to-employ. The project is
sponsored by the Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) in the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), and the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL).
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responses
per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
1
0.75
Total
burden hours
217
The evaluation involves an
experimental, random assignment
design in four sites, testing a diverse set
of strategies to promote employment for
low-income parents who face serious
obstacles to employment. The four
include: (1) Intensive care management
to facilitate the use of evidence-based
treatment for major depression among
parents receiving Medicaid in Rhode
Island; (2) job readiness training,
worksite placements, job coaching, job
development and other training
opportunities for recent parolees in New
York City; (3) pre-employment services
and transitional employment for longterm TANF participants in Philadelphia;
and (4) home- and center-based care,
enhanced with self-sufficiency services,
for low-income families who have
young children or are expecting in
Kansas and Missouri.
Materials for follow-up surveys for
each of these sites were previously
submitted to OMB and were approved.
The purpose of this submission is to add
physiological measures to the follow-up
effort to the Rhode Island study.
Respondents: The respondents to this
component of the Rhode Island followup survey will be low-income parents
and their children from the Rhode
Island site currently participating in the
HtE Project. As described in the prior
OMB submission, these parents are
Medicaid recipients between the ages of
18 and 45 receiving Medicaid through
the managed care provider United
Behavioral Health (UBH) in Rhode
Island who meet study criteria with
regard to their risk for depression.
Children are the biological, adopted,
and step-children of these parents,
between the ages of 1 and 18 years of
age.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Evaluation of the Refugee Social Service (RSS) and Targeted
Assistant Formula Grant (TAG) Programs: Data Collection.
OMB No.: 0970-0296.
Description: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funds the Refugee
Social Services (RSS) and Targeted Assistance Formula Grant (TAG)
programs, which are designed to help refugees achieve economic success
quickly following their arrival in the United States through employment
services, English-language instruction, vocational training, and other
social services. ORR is sponsoring a project to (a) conduct a
comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of ORR employability
services through RSS and TAG, and (b) propose options for
institutionalizing ongoing evaluation and performance
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assessment into the programs. ORR is requesting renewal of OMB
clearance for a survey of refugees that is collecting data on refugees'
employment and earnings outcomes. Survey interviews began in July 2006,
and are still ongoing. The survey is being conducted in three cities:
Houston, Miami, and Sacramento. The survey relies on a mixed-mode data
collection method that involves both telephone and in-person
interviews. If individuals cannot be reached by phone, an attempt is
made to contact them in person. Three hundred refugees from a randomly
selected sample in each site will complete the survey, for a total of
900 refugees.
While locating and interviewing this population was expected to be
difficult due to their high mobility, achieving the goal of 900
complete responses needed for reliable analysis, while maintaining
reasonable response rates, has proven more time-consuming than
expected. As of December 1, 2006, 547 refugees have already completed
the survey, and approximately 64 more completions are expected in 2006,
meaning that about 289 interviews would occur in 2007. Consequently,
ORR is requesting clearance to continue the survey into 2007.
Respondents: Refugees and related populations that qualify for RSS/
TAG services who entered the United States between October 1999 and
September 2004.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Survey of Refugees.............................. 289 1 0.75 217
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 217.
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
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, 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 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.
Dated: January 3, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-13 Filed 1-5-07; 8:45 am]
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