[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14114-14115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05861]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Multi-Site Evaluation of Project LAUNCH
OMB No.: 0970-0373.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is planning to collect
data for the multi-site evaluation (MSE) of Project LAUNCH (Linking
Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health). Project LAUNCH is
intended to promote healthy development and wellness in children from
birth to eight years of age. Project LAUNCH grantees are funded by the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to
improve coordination among child-serving systems, enhance systems
coordination, integrate child behavioral health services with other
health services, and implement evidence-based programs to address
children's healthy development.
The Project LAUNCH MSE seeks to determine the impact of the
combined LAUNCH services and strategies on child, family, and systems
level outcomes. Data for the MSE will be collected through several
mechanisms. First, all LAUNCH grantees will submit semi-annual reports
through a web-based data entry system. Second, Project LAUNCH grantees
will be systematically sampled to include 10 LAUNCH non-tribal sites
and 10 matched comparison communities will be recruited to participate
in data collection efforts. Within each site, 2 elementary schools and
4 early childhood education (ECE) centers will be selected as data
collection sites. Data collected from this sample of LAUNCH and
comparison communities will include:
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Surveys of parents of a sample of young children (birth
through age eight). Topics include child health, social emotional
health, school readiness, parent-child relationships, parent
depression, home environment, and parental social support.
Surveys of a sample of kindergarten teachers. The survey
will assess kindergarten students' school readiness in the areas of
physical health and wellbeing; social competence; emotional maturity;
language and cognitive development; and communication skills.
Surveys of elementary school and ECE administrators. The
survey will assess child suspension and expulsion. In addition, key
informant interviews will be conducted with local and state early
childhood leaders to gather contextual information about systems level
activities and change.
Respondents: All Project LAUNCH grantees for the web-based data
collection; a systematic sample of parents, teachers, elementary school
and ECE administrators in both LAUNCH and comparison communities; and
key informants at the local and state levels in both LAUNCH and
comparison communities.
Annual Burden Estimates
[3 Year information collection request]
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Annual number
Number of of responses Average Total burden Annual burden
Instrument respondents per burden hours hours hours
respondent per response
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Direct Services Survey.......... 31 2 8.5 1,317.5 439
Systems Activities and Outcomes 31 1 8 744 248
Survey.........................
Recruitment of School Districts, 340 1 1.912 433 433
Schools, ECEs, and Participants
Parent Survey................... 1800 1 0.5 600 600
Teacher Survey (EDI)............ 160 1 10 533 533
Collection of Student 20 1 2 13 13
Demographics for Teacher Survey
School Survey................... 120 1 1 80 80
Key Informant Interviews on 70 1 1 47 47
Systems Change.................
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Note, since original Federal Register Notice announcing this study (80 FR 15016), an additional instrument was
added: Collection of Student Demographics for Teacher Survey. This was based on feedback related to the
Teacher Survey. We also added burden time for recruitment efforts.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,393.
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, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: [email protected].
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, Email:
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
ACF Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05861 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am]
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