Proposed Information Collection Activity; Coparenting and Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education for Dads (New Collection)
| Published date | 20 September 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 49524 |
| Record Number | 2019-20384 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Children And Families Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 183 (Friday, September 20, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 49524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20384]
[[Page 49524]]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Coparenting and Healthy
Relationship and Marriage Education for Dads (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) proposes to collect
information as part of the Coparenting and Healthy Relationship and
Marriage Education for Dads (CHaRMED) study. The purpose of the CHaRMED
study is to better understand the services that fatherhood programs
provide in the areas of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education
(HMRE) and coparenting to learn what strategies hold promise for
promoting active engagement in these services.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: 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, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports
Clearance Officer. Email address: [email protected]. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The proposed information collection will examine how
fatherhood programs include HMRE and coparenting content, the types of
activities programs use to promote fathers' healthy romantic
relationships and coparenting relationships, barriers to addressing
healthy romantic relationships and coparenting in fatherhood programs,
the relevance and success of addressing healthy romantic relationships
and coparenting with fathers alone versus with couples or both parents,
fathers' and coparents' reactions to this programming, curriculum
developers' perspectives on the curricula used, and what types of
partnerships fatherhood programs have with other agencies to promote
fathers' healthy romantic relationships and coparenting. This
information will be collected through semi-structured interviews with
fatherhood program staff, community partners, fathers who are no longer
participating in the programs, and curriculum developers; and through
focus groups with current program participants (fathers) and coparents.
This information will inform future efforts to promote healthy romantic
relationships and coparenting through fatherhood programming.
Respondents: Federal and non-federal fatherhood program staff
(e.g., program directors and facilitators), community partners,
fathers, coparents, and curriculum developers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total/annual Number of Average
Instrument number of responses per burden hours Annual burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Screener for selecting fatherhood programs for 28 1 6 168
visits.........................................
Semi-structured interviews with program staff... 48 1 2 96
Semi-structured interviews with partner 14 1 2 28
organization staff.............................
Semi-structured interviews with non- 20 1 1.5 30
participating fathers..........................
Focus groups with participating fathers......... 104 1 2 208
Focus groups with coparents..................... 48 1 2 96
Discussions with curriculum developers.......... 7 1 1 7
Demographic questionnaire--fathers.............. 124 1 .25 31
Demographic questionnaire--coparents............ 48 1 .25 12
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 676.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Title IV, Part A, Section 403(a)(2) of the Social
Security Act [42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-20384 Filed 9-19-19; 8:45 am]
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