# Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
*Title:* Needs Assessment for Promoting Cultural Competence and Diversity in Youth Mentoring Programs Toolkit.
*OMB No.:* New Collection.
*Description:* The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program, administered under the Family Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), was authorized by the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Act of 2001 (SSFA, Pub. L. 107-133). The MCP program is designed to nurture children who have one or both parents incarcerated. The Secretary of HHS is mandated to appropriate funds for the MCP grant program, specifically for evaluation, research, training, and technical assistance. In FY 2004, grantees began submitting progress reports to HHS.
FYSB will conduct an assessment of the mentoring community to identify and assess needs for the purpose of building a toolkit of practical information and tools to assist mentoring programs in promoting cultural competence and diversity of their programs. The toolkit modules address recruiting minority mentors, assessing and matching mentors and mentees, training, educating program staff and participants, and promoting ethnic identity development.
*Respondents:* Mentoring Children of Prisoners grantees and National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) affiliated mentoring organizations.
*Annual Burden Estimates:*
| Instrument | Number of | Number of | Average burden hours per | Total burden hours |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mentoring ToolKit Web-based Needs Assessment Questionannaire | 442 | 1 | .75 | 332 |
| Mentoring ToolKit Web-based focus group | 40 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Mentoring ToolKit Web-based Feedback questionnaire | 100 | 1 | .25 | 25 |
*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 397
*Additional Information:* Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: *[email protected].*
*OMB Comment:* OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the *Federal Register* . Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.
Dated: February 15, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.