77250 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 247 / Monday, December 27, 2004 / Notices 

document identifier, to 

naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports 

Clearance Office at (202) 690–8356. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

within 30 days of this notice directly to 

the Desk Officer at the address below: 

OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB 

Human Resources and Housing Branch, 

Attention: (OMB #0990–New), New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington DC 20201.

Dated: December 15, 2004. 

Robert E. Polson, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Notice of Meetings 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act as 

amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), the 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality (AHRQ) announces meetings of 

scientific peer review groups. The 

subcommittees listed below are part of 

the Agency’s Health Services Research 

Initial Review Group Committee. 

The subcommittee meetings will be 

closed to the public in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 

and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant 

applications are to be reviewed and 

discussed at these meetings. These 

discussions are likely to involve 

information concerning individuals 

associated with the applications, 

including assessments of their personal 

qualifications to conduct their proposed 

projects. This information is exempt 

from mandatory disclosure under the 

above-cited statutes. 

1. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Care Research Training. 

Date: January 27–28, 2005 (Open from 

8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on January 27 and 

closed for remainder of the meeting). 

2. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Care Technology and Decision Sciences. 

Date: February 17–18, 2005 (Open 

from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on February 17 

and closed for remainder of the 

meeting). 

3. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Research Dissemination and 

Implemention. 

Date: February 24–25, 2005 (Open 

from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on February 24 

and closed for remainder of the 

meeting). 

4. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Systems Research. 

Date: February 24–25, 2005 (Open 

from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on February 24 

and closed for remainder of the 

meeting). 

5. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Care Quality and Effectiveness 

Research. 

Date: February 24–25, 2005 (Open 

from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on February 24 

and closed for remainder of the 

meeting). 

All the meetings above will take place 

at: Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality, John Eisenberg Conference 

Center, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850. 

Contact Person: Anyone wishing to 

obtain a roster of members, agenda or 

minutes of the nonconfidential portions 

of the meetings should contact Mrs. 

Bonnie Campbell, Committee 

Management Officer, Office of 

Extramural Research, Education and 

Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850, Telephone (301) 427–

1554. Agenda items for these meetings 

are subject to change as priorities 

dictate.

Dated: December 20, 2004. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Building Strong Families 

Demonstration and Evaluation—

Baseline. 

OMB No.: New collection. 

Description: The proposed 

information collection activity is for 

baseline information during eligibility 

screening and enrollment in local 

programs participating in the Building 

Strong Families (BSF) evaluation. The 

BSF evaluation is an important 

opportunity to learn if well-designed 

interventions can help low-income 

couples develop the knowledge and 

relationship skills that research has 

shown are associated with healthy 

marriages. BSF programs will provide 

instruction and support to improve 

marriage and relationship skills and 

enhance couples’ understanding of 

marriage. In addition, BSF programs 

will provide links to a variety of other 

services that could help couples sustain 

a healthy relationship (e.g., employment 

assistance). The evaluation’s goal is to 

include a maximum of six programs that 

will add a BSF component to existing 

services and enroll into the evaluation 

up to 2,000 couples into each program, 

e.g., 1,000 couples randomly assigned to 

participate in BSF services and 1,000 

couples in the control group, for a 

maximum total of 12,000 couples 

(24,000 individuals). The evaluation 

will assess the net impact of the BSF 

interventions on these two groups. 

Respondents: The respondents for the 

baseline data collection will be lowincome, unmarried, expectant or recent 

parents who volunteer to participate in 

the evaluation. (Some couples may have 

been recently married since the 

conception of their child.) There will be 

four forms used in the baseline data 

collection: (1) The Mother/Father 

Eligibility Checklist; (2) the Consent to 

Participate in the BSF Study Form; (3) 

the Baseline Information Form; and (4) 

the Contact Information Form. The 

Mother/Father Eligibility Checklist will 

be used by program staff to determine if 

respondents meet the minimum 

requirements for participating in the 

BSF program. We estimate that about 25 

percent of couples interviewed will 

meet the eligibility criteria for the 

program. The Consent to Participate in 

the BSF Study Form explains in detail 

the design of the evaluation, the process 

for selection, and the results of agreeing 

to participate in the study (e.g., being 

contacted for follow-up information). 

The Baseline Information Form collects 

basic demographic information about 

respondents, as well as brief 

information concerning pregnancies and 

births, family structure, employment 

and income, and emotional well-being, 

all of which is relevant for the study. 

The Contact Information Form gathers 

information on friends and relatives 

who can assist in locating respondents 

based on respondents’ agreements to 

participate in follow-up surveys that 

will be conducted many months later. 

All forms will be administered to both 

members of the couples by BSF program 

staff members. The forms will be 

administered in a number of different 

settings, but we anticipate the two most 

common will be in hospitals, following 

the birth of children, and in the 

mother’s/father’s home shortly after 

births.