[Federal Register: November 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 227)]
[Notices]
[Page 66179-66180]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project
Title: Descriptive Study of Early Head Start (DSEHS).
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requests clearance
to recruit Early Head Start (EHS) programs for participation in the
Descriptive Study of Early Head Start (DSEHS) and to conduct a pilot
test of potential measures.
DSEHS is a longitudinal study of a representative sample of
programs and children in three age cohorts, which will collect
information about programs, families, and services. When completed,
data will be collected on a sample of approximately 2,100 children and
families from 60 EHS programs. Data will be collected in four waves:
Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, and Fall 2011. Children and families
will be followed until children are three years old and exit EHS
programs.
Data collected under DSEHS will complement information gathered
under the Survey of Early Head Start Programs (SEHSP), OMB Control No.
0992-0008. SEHSP gathered information on the management systems,
services, and characteristics of children and families served by EHS
programs. To complement this information, DSEHS will gather information
on the needs and characteristics of children and families enrolled in
EHS programs, including an assessment of children's and families'
needs, how programs meet
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the needs of children and families in EHS programs, and how children
and families in EHS programs progress over time.
The activity proposed under this notice includes only the data
collected during the selection and recruitment of programs to
participate in DSEHS and a pilot study on the feasibility of proposed
measures.
To select and recruit programs, ACF intends to send letters to
program directors of selected EHS programs. Directors will receive a
summary of the study goals that will include an overview of the design
and data collection, a brochure describing the study, and examples of
the consent materials for enrolling study participants. Programs will
not be asked to enroll participants during the initial selection and
recruitment phase.
Selected programs may also receive a follow-up phone call to answer
questions from EHS directors or staff. Program directors will be asked
to provide information on the numbers of families enrolled with
children who will be within two months of the target ages at the time
of each of the four fall data collections.
ACF intends to conduct a feasibility pilot study at two EHS
programs in June 2008. In the pilot study, ACF will test the
feasibility of administering various direct child assessment measures
and parent interviews.
Respondents: EHS Program Directors, Parents, and Children.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden Estimated
Instrument Annual number responses per hours per annual burden
of respondents respondent response hours
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Recruitment materials sent to program sites..... 60 1 .25 15
Program roster of children in target ages....... 60 1 .50 30
Pilot Test--Child Assessment.................... 40 1 1.0 40
Pilot Test--Parent Interview.................... 40 1 1.0 40
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
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. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: November 20, 2007.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5842 Filed 11-26-07; 8:45 am]
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