[Federal Register: February 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 26)]
[Notices]
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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
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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.
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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 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.
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: infocollection@acf.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, FAX: 202-395-6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.
January 29, 2008.
Brendan Kelly,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-529 Filed 2-6-08: 8:45 am]
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