[Federal Register: March 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 49)]
[Notices]
[Page 11113-11114]
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
Proposed Project
Title: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2009).
OMB No.: 0970-0151.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is planning to collect
data on a new cohort for the Head Start Family and Child Experiences
Survey (FACES). FACES is a longitudinal study of a nationally
representative sample of Head Start programs and children that will
collect information for Head Start performance measures. Data for FACES
will be collected annually through interviews with Head Start parents,
teachers, program directors and other Head Start staff, as well as
direct child assessments and observations of Head Start classrooms.
Data will be collected on a sample of approximately 3,400 children
and families from 60 Head Start programs. Data collection will include
assessments of Head Start children, interviews with their parents, and
ratings by their Head Start teachers. Site visitors will interview Head
Start teachers in approximately 405 classrooms and make observations of
the types and quality of classroom activities. Interviews will also be
conducted with Head Start program directors and other staff. A follow-
up for children in Kindergarten will include child assessments, parent
interviews, and teacher questionnaires and child ratings.
The purpose of this data collection is to fulfill the requirements
of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L.
103-62), and by the 1994 reauthorization of the Head Start program
(Head Start Act, as amended, May 18, 1994, Section 649 (d)), which call
for periodic assessments of Head Start's quality and effectiveness.
Respondents: Parents of Head Start Children, Head Start Children,
Head Start Teachers, Head Start Program Directors and Staff, and
Kindergarten Teachers of former Head Start enrollees.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden Estimated
Annual number responses per hour per annual burden
of respondents respondent response hours
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Parent Interview................................ 3,185 1.0 .81 2,564
Child Assessment................................ 3,245 1.0 0.75 2,434
Head Start Teacher Interview.................... 405 1.0 0.50 203
Head Start Teacher Child Rating................. 405 9.0 0.17 620
Program Director Interview...................... 20 1.0 0.50 10
Center Director Interview....................... 40 1.0 0.50 20
Education Coordinator Interview................. 20 1.0 0.50 10
Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire.............. 1,128 1.3 0.50 733
Kindergarten Teacher Child Rating............... 1,128 1.3 0.17 249
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Total Annual Burden Hours:.................. .............. .............. .............. 6,843
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Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. E-mail address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.qov.
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 0MB 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: March 9, 2009.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-5511 Filed 3-13-09; 8:45 am]
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