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OMB Control No: 0970-0540	ICR Reference No: 202004-0970-014
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-0970-006
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OPRE
Title: OPRE Research Study: Coparenting and Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education for Dads (CHaRMED) [Descriptive, Exploratory Study]
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/11/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/30/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2021	02/28/2021	02/28/2021
Responses	289	0	441
Time Burden (Hours)	450	0	621
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of the CHaRMED study is to better understand the services that federal and non-federal fatherhood programs provide in the areas of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) and coparenting to learn what strategies hold promise for promoting fathers’ active engagement in these services. To accomplish this, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has contracted with Child Trends to conduct semi-structured interviews with fatherhood program and community partner staff, fathers who are not currently enrolled and/or participating in healthy romantic or coparenting relationship services (“nonparticipating” fathers), and curriculum developers; focus groups with fathers who are currently enrolled in fatherhood programs and attending healthy romantic or coparenting relationship services (participating fathers) and coparents; and on-site program observations of fatherhood programs. Materials for this descriptive, exploratory study received OMB approval on February 03, 2020 (OMB #0970-0540). Data collection began in March 2020 just as many states and local jurisdictions were beginning to implement social distancing guidance to contain the spread of COVID-19. As a result, ACF seeks to modify several components of the CHaRMED study’s design so that the study can continue data collection using remote procedures and so that the study can address a few new questions related to how COVID-19 may be affecting fathers, coparents, and the programs that serve them. Additional modifications are requested to account for minor updates to the study’s target population of fathers and the data collection instruments. The following documents have been updated: Instrument 2. Interview Protocol with Fatherhood Program Staff Instrument 3. Interview Protocol with Program Partner Staff Instrument 4. Interview Protocol with Nonparticipating Fathers Instrument 5. Interview Protocol Fathers Instrument 6. Interview Protocol Coparents Appendix G. CHaRMED Consent Forms Supporting Statements A and B

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 603(a)(2) Name of Law: Title IV, Part A, Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 49524	09/20/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 71950	12/30/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	289	441	-152
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	450	621	-171
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The requested changes submitted in April 2020 have implications for study burden due to the change in study design. Individual interviews will be conducted with participating fathers and coparents in lieu of focus groups to allow for remote data collection via phone or videoconference. In the study design approved in Feb 2020, the team anticipated conducting focus groups with 6-8 fathers at up to 13 sites and 6-8 coparents at up to 6 sites. The current request proposes conducting 2-4 interviews with participating fathers at up to 13 sites and with 1-4 coparents at up to 6 sites. The smaller proposed sample size reduces the overall participant burden of this study.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $457,800

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? Yes

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov

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