80 FR 76499 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 236 (December 9, 2015)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 236 (December 9, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-30994 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 76499-76500] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Strengthening Relationship Education and Marriage Services (STREAMS) Evaluation OMB No.: New Collection Description: The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) within the Administration for Children and Familes (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued grants to 46 organizations to provide healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) services. The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within ACF proposes data collection activity in six HMRE grantees as part of the Strengthening Relationship Education and Marriage Services (STREAMS) evaluation. The purpose of STREAMS is to measure the effectiveness and quality of HMRE programs designed to strengthen intimate relationships. In particular, the evaluation will examine HMRE programs for youth in high school, at-risk youth, and adults. The study will fill knowledge gaps about the effectiveness of HMRE programming for youth and adults and strategies for improving program delivery and participant engagement in services. The STREAMS evaluation will include two components, an impact study and a process study. 1. Impact Study. The goal of the impact study is to provide rigorous estimates of the effectiveness of program services and interventions to improve program implementation. The impact study will use an experimental design. Eligible program applicants will be randomly assigned to either a program group that is offered program services or a control group that is not. Grantee staff will use an add- on to an existing program MIS (the nFORM system, OMB no. 0970-0460) to conduct random assignment in sites enrolling at-risk youth and adults. STREAMS will use classroom-level or school-level random assignment for programs serving youth in high school. STREAMS will collect baseline information from eligible program applicants prior to random assignment and administer a follow-up survey to all study participants 12 months after random assignment. 2. Process study. The goal of the process study is to support the interpretation of impact findings and document program operations to support future replication. STREAMS will conduct semi-structured interviews with program staff and selected community stakeholders, conduct focus groups with program participants, administer a paper-and- pencil survey to program staff, and collect data on adherence to program curricula through an add on to an existing program MIS (nForm, OMB no. 0970-0460). This 60-Day Notice includes the following data collection activities: (1) Introductory script that program staff will use to introduce the study to participants, (2) the MIS functions for conducting random assignment, (3) a baseline survey for youth, (4) a baseline survey for adults, (5) a follow-up survey for youth, (6) a follow-up survey for adults, (7) a topic guide for semi-structured interviews with program staff and community stakeholders, (8) focus group guides for program participants, (9) a staff survey, and (10) the MIS functions for collecting data on adherence to program curricula. Respondents: Program applicants, study participants, grantee staff, and local stakeholders (such as staff at referral agencies). Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Number of Average Instrument Total number of responses per burden hours Annual burden of respondents respondents respondent per response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact Study, Introductory Script and Random Assignment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Grantee staff................ 24 12 313 .08 301 2. Program applicants........... 7,500 3,750 1 .08 300 3. Study MIS for grantee to 16 8 313 .08 200 conduct random assignment...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact Study, Baseline Surveys ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Baseline Survey for Youth.... 3,100 1,550 1 .5 775 5. Baseline Survey for Adults... 4,000 2,000 1 .5 1,000 6. Follow-up Survey for Youth... 2,790 1,395 1 .5 698 7. Follow-up Survey for Adults.. 3,200 1,600 1 .75 1,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Process Study ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Topic guide for process study 150 75 1 1 75 staff and stakeholder interviews..................... 9. Focus group guide for adults. 90 45 1 1.5 68 10. Focus group guide for youth 60 30 1 1.5 45 in schools..................... 11. Focus group guide for youth 30 15 1 1.5 23 out of schools................. 12. Staff survey................ 120 60 1 .5 30 [[Page 76500]] 13. Study MIS nFORM for grantees 48 24 312 .08 599 to report session adherence to curriculum..................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,314 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, ACF Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-30994 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-73-P
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analytical approaches integrating Administration for Children and classroom-level or school-level random
multiple sources of data and in using Familes (ACF) at the U.S. Department of assignment for programs serving youth
the results for impact monitoring, Health and Human Services has issued in high school. STREAMS will collect
planning, and HIV/AIDS policy-making; grants to 46 organizations to provide baseline information from eligible
(7) supports and strengthens global and healthy marriage and relationship program applicants prior to random
country capacity to monitor and education (HMRE) services. The Office assignment and administer a follow-up
evaluate HIV/AIDS prevention, care, of Planning, Research, and Evaluation survey to all study participants 12
treatment programs, health system (OPRE) within ACF proposes data months after random assignment.
strengthening, other related global collection activity in six HMRE grantees 2. Process study. The goal of the
health programs, and health systems as part of the Strengthening process study is to support the
through the development of standards, Relationship Education and Marriage interpretation of impact findings and
guidelines, curricula, and other tools; Services (STREAMS) evaluation. The document program operations to
(8) coordinates, oversees, or assists in purpose of STREAMS is to measure the support future replication. STREAMS
the formulation of M&E funding/budgets effectiveness and quality of HMRE will conduct semi-structured interviews
and in the execution of extramural programs designed to strengthen with program staff and selected
awards; and (9) collaborates with other intimate relationships. In particular, the community stakeholders, conduct focus
DGHT branches, other CDC and HHS evaluation will examine HMRE groups with program participants,
programs and offices, other USG programs for youth in high school, at- administer a paper-and-pencil survey to
agencies, and other national and risk youth, and adults. The study will program staff, and collect data on
international organizations. fill knowledge gaps about the adherence to program curricula through
effectiveness of HMRE programming for an add on to an existing program MIS
James Seligman,
youth and adults and strategies for (nForm, OMB no. 0970–0460).
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for improving program delivery and This 60-Day Notice includes the
Disease Control and Prevention.
participant engagement in services. The following data collection activities: (1)
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STREAMS evaluation will include two Introductory script that program staff
BILLING CODE 4160–18–P components, an impact study and a will use to introduce the study to
process study. participants, (2) the MIS functions for
1. Impact Study. The goal of the conducting random assignment, (3) a
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
impact study is to provide rigorous baseline survey for youth, (4) a baseline
HUMAN SERVICES
estimates of the effectiveness of program survey for adults, (5) a follow-up survey
Administration for Children and services and interventions to improve for youth, (6) a follow-up survey for
Families program implementation. The impact adults, (7) a topic guide for semi-
study will use an experimental design. structured interviews with program staff
Proposed Information Collection Eligible program applicants will be and community stakeholders, (8) focus
Activity; Comment Request randomly assigned to either a program group guides for program participants,
group that is offered program services or (9) a staff survey, and (10) the MIS
Title: Strengthening Relationship a control group that is not. Grantee staff functions for collecting data on
Education and Marriage Services will use an add-on to an existing adherence to program curricula.
(STREAMS) Evaluation program MIS (the nFORM system, OMB Respondents: Program applicants,
OMB No.: New Collection no. 0970–0460) to conduct random study participants, grantee staff, and
Description: The Office of Family assignment in sites enrolling at-risk local stakeholders (such as staff at
Assistance (OFA) within the youth and adults. STREAMS will use referral agencies).
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual Number of Average
Total number Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours
of respondents hours
respondents respondent per response
Impact Study, Introductory Script and Random Assignment
1. Grantee staff .................................................................... 24 12 313 .08 301
2. Program applicants .......................................................... 7,500 3,750 1 .08 300
3. Study MIS for grantee to conduct random assignment .. 16 8 313 .08 200
Impact Study, Baseline Surveys
4. Baseline Survey for Youth ............................................... 3,100 1,550 1 .5 775
5. Baseline Survey for Adults .............................................. 4,000 2,000 1 .5 1,000
6. Follow-up Survey for Youth ............................................. 2,790 1,395 1 .5 698
7. Follow-up Survey for Adults ............................................ 3,200 1,600 1 .75 1,200
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Process Study
8. Topic guide for process study staff and stakeholder
interviews .......................................................................... 150 75 1 1 75
9. Focus group guide for adults ........................................... 90 45 1 1.5 68
10. Focus group guide for youth in schools ........................ 60 30 1 1.5 45
11. Focus group guide for youth out of schools .................. 30 15 1 1.5 23
12. Staff survey .................................................................... 120 60 1 .5 30
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Annual Number of Average
Total number Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours
of respondents hours
respondents respondent per response
13. Study MIS nFORM for grantees to report session ad-
herence to curriculum ....................................................... 48 24 312 .08 599
Estimated Total Annual Burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND that if you include your name, contact
Hours: 5,314 HUMAN SERVICES information, or other information that
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