Parents and Children Together (PACT) Evaluation

OMB Control No: 0970-0403	ICR Reference No: 201310-0970-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201307-0970-009
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: 20678
Title: Parents and Children Together (PACT) Evaluation
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/09/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/30/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2016
Responses	203,467	0	198,667
Time Burden (Hours)	16,716	0	13,116
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) is for clearance to collect information for the Parents and Children Together (PACT) evaluation of a subset of Responsible Fatherhood (RF) and Healthy Marriage (HM) grants authorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (public law 111-291). Work under PACT will be carried out in stages with different types of information collection in each stage. Thus, requests for clearance will be submitted in stages as work progresses. This ICR includes: continued use of previously approved instruments and two new follow-up surveys. One follow-up survey is for use with RF programs selected for the evaluation and the other follow-up survey is for use with HM programs selected for the evaluation. Both surveys will collect data for the impact evaluations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 291 403 Name of Law: Claims Resolution Act of 2010

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 31942	05/28/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 63987	10/25/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 23

IC Title Form No. Form Name Instrument 11b: On-line Working Alliance Inventory - Participants Instrument #12: Focus Group Guide Instrument #13: Telephone interviews - Program participants (program dropouts) Instrument #14: Guide for in-person, in-depth interviews with study participants Instrument #1: PACT - Discussion Guide Instrument #2a: Introductory Script - Grantee Staff Instrument #2b: Introductory Script - Program Applicants Instrument #3 - Baseline Survey Instrument #6 - RF Study MIS Instrument 4a: Introductory script - Program Staff Burden Instrument 4b: Introductory script - HM Program Applicants Instrument 5: Baseline survey - HM Study Participants Instrument #7: HM Study MIS Instrument #8: Semi-structured interview topic guide Instrument #9: On-line Survey for Program Staff Instrument #10: Telephone interviews (with staff at referral organizations) Instrument #15: Check in Call Guide Instrument #16: Semi-structured interview topic guide - Hispanic Population Focus Instrument #17: Focus Group Guide - Hispanic Population Focused Instrument #18: Questionnaires for Participants in Focus Group with Hispanic Population Focus Instrument 11a: On-line Working Alliance Inventory - Program Staff NEW - Instrument #19: RF Follow-up survey - Study Participants NEW - Instrument #20: HM Follow-up survey - Study Participants

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	203,467	198,667	0	4,800	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,716	13,116	0	3,600	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This submission is for additional data collection under the Parents and Children Together evaluation and therefore increases total burden under OMB Control number 0970-0403.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,415,157

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Steve Hanmer 202 401-5651 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 10/30/2013

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