Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 193 / Friday, October 3, 2008 / Notices 57633 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request; Proposed 

Projects 

Title: Supporting Healthy Marriage 

Project Baseline Data Collection 

Extension. 

OMB No.: 0970–0299. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) is 

conducting an evaluation study titled 

Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM). 

This is a large-scale, multi-site, rigorous 

test of marriage and relationship skills 

education programs for low-income 

married couples. The baseline 

information collection for the study was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB Number 

0970–0299) and expires on May 31, 

2009. The purpose of this notice is to 

inform the public of ACF’s intent to 

request an extension of this clearance 

prior to its expiration. 

The SHM project is founded on 

research that indicates that both adults 

in healthy marriages and their children 

do better on a host of outcomes. The 

evaluation study will determine the 

interim and long-term effectiveness of 

eight local programs by comparing 

outcomes on a range of measures for 

couples and children in the program 

group to a comparable group of couples 

randomly assigned to a control group. 

Baseline information is collected from 

couples at the time they volunteer to 

participate in a SHM program. The 

baseline data collection provides 

information about the characteristics of 

the husband and wife and information 

about their attitudes and beliefs about 

their relationship at study entry. This 

information will be used to inform the 

public, program operators and 

policymakers about the characteristics 

of married couples who volunteer for 

marriage education programs, and, 

among other uses, it will be used to 

define and conduct analyses of key sub 

groups, addressing a key study question 

of who benefits most from this type of 

marriage education service. 

Respondents: Low-income married 

couples. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

hours 

Eligibility Checklist ........................................................................................... 3,126 1 5 261 

Informed Consent Form ................................................................................... 3,126 1 10 521 

Baseline Information Form .............................................................................. 3,126 1 9 469 

Self-Administered Questionnaire ..................................................................... 3,126 1 11 573 

Contact Information Sheet ............................................................................... 3,126 1 10 521 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

2,345. 

Additional Information: 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 Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 

20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

OPREinfocollection@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: September 26, 2008. 

Brendan C. Kelly, 

OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–23203 Filed 10–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Office of Child Support Enforcement 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Enforcement, ACF, DHHS. 

ACTION: Notice to award a sole-source 

discretionary grant. 

CFDA#: 93.564. 

Legislative Authority: Section 1115 of 

the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C.1315] 

provides funds and authority to award 

grants to State IV–D agencies for 

experimental, pilot, or demonstration 

projects. 

Amount of Award: $703,000.00. 

Project Period: September 30, 2008– 

February 27, 2010. 

SUMMARY: A sole-source discretionary 

grant is being awarded to the Office of 

the Attorney General, Texas, to provide 

marriage and relationship education, 

parenting skills training, case 

management and home-visiting 

activities to unwed, new or expectant 

parents in Tom Green and Harris 

counties, Texas. The project will 

examine child support outcomes of 

families in the treatment and control 

groups from this project and from a 

previous project. This grant will also 

enable collection of data on child wellbeing outcomes, such as number of 

well-baby health visits, immunizations, 

home-safety (using a standardized 

checklist completed by a home visitor), 

child development (using the Ages and 

Stages Questionnaire, a standardized 

tool), and quality of the home 

environment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Myles Schlank, Supervisory Program 

Specialist, Office of Child Support 

Enforcement, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, 

SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone: 

mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES