[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 70931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29071]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of Head Start Early Learning Mentor Coach
Initiative.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Billing Accounting Code (BAC): 418422 (CAN G994426).
Description: The Administration for Children and Families is
requesting comments on plans to collect information as part of an
implementation evaluation of the Head Start Early Learning Mentor-Coach
Initiative. The study will collect information necessary for
understanding the methods and approaches being used by Head Start
grantees who were awarded funds under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009--Early Learning Mentor Coach funding
announcement (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-201-ACF-OHS-ST-0120)
The study will describe the range of approaches being used by the
grantees, including descriptions of the role of the mentor coach within
the grantee agency; the types of teachers and caregivers with whom the
mentor coaches are working; the quality, frequency and content of
interactions between the mentor coaches and teachers and caregivers;
and the types of approaches and resources used by the mentor coaches.
The study will also examine the characteristics of the settings and the
systems in which the mentor coaching is embedded. Finally the study
will examine the degree to which the approach used by grantees and
mentor coaches and the fit between the two--relate to factors likely to
affect the success of the mentor coach's efforts, such as the quality
of relationships with teachers and caregivers or changes in teacher or
caregiver approaches and attitudes about caring for young children over
time.
The data collection will include a survey of the grantees,
telephone interviews with mentor coaches and teachers, and the
collection of monthly tracking data indicating the frequency and
content of mentors' contact with each teacher.
Respondents: Individuals or Households, Grantees.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument of responses per burden hours Total annual
respondents respondent per response burden hours
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Grantee Survey.................................. 131 1 .5 66
Mentor Coach Interview.......................... 131 2 .5 131
Teacher Interview............................... 262 2 .5 262
Mentor Coach Contact Tracking sheet............. 131 12 .2 314
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 773.
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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: [email protected]. 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 12, 2010.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29071 Filed 11-18-10; 8:45 am]
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