[Federal Register: December 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 232)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Third Grade Follow-up to the Heat Start Impact Study.
OMB No.: 0970-0229.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting
comments on plans to implement a third grade follow-up to the Head
Start Impact Study. This study will collect information for
determining, on a national basis, how Head Start affects outcomes in
the third grade for children who participated in the program as
compared to children not enrolled in Head Start and to determine under
which conditions Head Start Works best and for which children.
The Head Start Impact Study was longitudinal study that involved
approximately 5,000 first-time-enrolled, three- and four-year-old
preschool children across 84 nationally representative grantee/delegate
agencies (in communities where there were more eligible children and
families than can be served by the program). The participating children
were randomly assigned to either a Head Start group (that could enroll
in Head Start services) or a control group (that could not enroll in
Head Start services but could enroll in other available services
selected by their parents). Data collection for the study began in the
fall of 2002 and extended through spring 2006.
It is the intention of the Administration for Children and Families
to examine outcomes for this sample of children and families during the
spring of the children's third grade year. Data will be collected in
the spring of 2007 (for the four-year-old cohort) and the spring of
2008 (for the three-year-old cohort). The domains of development to be
assessed include demographic characteristics of the children and
families, as well as children's cognitive development, school
achievement and adjustment, socio-emotional functioning, heath and
access to health care, and relationships with peers. Information will
also be collected on parents' involvement in educational activities,
mental health and well-being, and monitoring and other parenting
practices, and information related to the characteristics and quality
of the schools and classrooms that children attend.
Respondents: Individuals or households and school districts
(principals and teachers).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Year 1 (spring 2007):
Parent Tracking Interview................... 2,559 1 0.166 426
Parent Interview............................ 1,720 1 1.00 1,720
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Child Assessment............................ 1,720 1 1.00 1,720
Teacher Survey/TCR.......................... 2,580 1 0.50 1,290
Principal Survey............................ 1,462 1 0.33 487
Year 2 (fall 2007):
Parent Tracking Interview................... 4,667 1 0.166 778
Year 2 (spring 2008):
Parent Tracking Interview................... 2,108 1 0.166 351
Parent Interview............................ 2,042 1 1.00 2,042
Child Assessment............................ 2,042 1 1.00 2,042
Teacher Survey/TCR.......................... 3,063 1 0.50 1,532
Principal................................... 1,736 1 0.33 579
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,484
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@ach.hhs.gov.
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, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, E-mail address:
Karen_T._Matsuoka@omb.eop.gov, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.
Dated: November 28, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-9504 Filed 12-1-06; 8:45 am]
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