Title: Application Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Model Plan.

OMB No.: 09700075.

Description: States, including the District of Columbia, Tribes, tribal organizations and territories applying for LIHEAP block grant funds must submit an annual application (Model Plan) that meets the LIHEAP statutory and regulatory requirements prior to receiving Federal funds. A detailed application must be submitted every 3 years. Abbreviated applications may be submitted in alternate years. There have been no changes in the Model Plan.

Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments, Insular Areas, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14219 Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14220

Title: Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative Grantee Implementation Evaluation.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in partnership with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is proposing an information collection activity as part of the Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative (HHMI) Grantee Implementation Evaluation study. The proposed information collection consists of two components: (1) semistructured interviews with key respondents involved with selected marriage education programs serving Hispanic couples and individuals; and (2) focus groups with Hispanic individuals and couples participating in selected marriage education programs or declining to participate in such programs. Through this information collection and other study activities, ACF and ASPE seek to identify the unique cultural needs of Hispanic couples and families tha ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14220 Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14221

Title: Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention ApproachesPhase 1.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data collection activity as part of the Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches study. This study will assess the effectiveness of a range of programs designed to prevent or reduce sexual risk behavior and pregnancy among older adolescents. Knowing what types of programs are effective will enhance programmatic decisions by policymakers and practitioners.

The proposed activity involves the collection of information from observations of program activities and interviews with a range of experts about various aspects of existing prevention programs and topics the experts view as important to address through evaluation. These data will be used to help enhance decisions about the types of programs to be evaluated in the study.

Respondents: Resear ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14221 Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14222

Title: Evaluation of the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative Implementation Study.

OMB No.: 09700283.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is conducting a demonstration and evaluation called the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI).

Demonstration programs have been funded through Child Support Enforcement waivers authorized under section 1115 of the Social Security Act to support healthy marriage, improve child wellbeing and increase the financial security of children. The objective of the evaluation is to: (1) Assess the implementation of community interventions designed to provide marriage education by examining the way the projects operate and by examining child support outcomes among lowincome families in the community; and (2) evaluate the community impacts of these interventions on marital stability and satisfaction, child wellbeing and child support outcomes among lo ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14222 Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT