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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Mentoring Children of Prisoners
Relationship Quality Survey.
OMB No.: 0970–0308.
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 Mentoring
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 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.
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.
Respondents: Public, community- and
faith-based organizations receiving
funding to implement the MCP program.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Relationship Quality Instrument for Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program .............................................................................................................
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Instrument
215
1
116
24,940
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 24,940.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(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,
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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)
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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 5, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Relationship Quality Survey.
OMB No.: 0970-0308.
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 Mentoring
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 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.
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.
Respondents: Public, community- and faith-based organizations
receiving funding to implement the MCP program.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relationship Quality Instrument for 215 1 116 24,940
Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program....
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,940.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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 5, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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