[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 26303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11100]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Continued Tracking of Families in the Head Start Impact
Study.
OMB No.: 0970-0229.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting
comments on plans to collect information from children and families in
the Head Start Impact Study. In anticipation of the possibility of
conducting a follow-up for this study in early adulthood, this effort
will collect information necessary to identify respondents' current
location, as well as other basic information about the parents'
whereabouts and future contacts, should the follow-up study be
continued. A limited set of items will also be collected to gather
information from parents about their children's well-being, including
whether they have been retained in grade, are receiving special
education services, how well they are faring in school, and how they
behave. This information will be collected annually, with the goal of
ensuring continued high response rates in future follow-up data
collections.
The Head Start Impact Study was a 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 fall
of 2002 and extended through spring 2008, through the children's 3rd
grade year. Tracking of these children and families has continued
through spring 2011.
It is the intention of the Administration for Children and Families
to continue to examine outcomes for this sample of children and
families when the children reach early adulthood. In order to ensure
that participants can be located for that future study, location and
contact information will be collected from parents or guardians in the
spring of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. The tracking updates will
primarily be conducted over the telephone with in-person follow-up as
necessary. Tracking updates will take about 20 minutes to complete.
Respondents:
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Annual number responses per hours per Total annual
of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Tracking Interview.......................... 4,667 1 2/3 1,556
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,556.
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: May 2, 2011.
Seth F. Chamberlain
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-11100 Filed 5-5-11; 8:45 am]
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