[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-6978] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: March 24, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Agency Information Collection Under OMB Review Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of an information collection instrument to conduct A Descriptive Study of Head Start Bilingual and Multicultural Program Services. This study is sponsored by the Head Start Bureau in the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). ADDRESSES: Copies of the Information Collection Request may be obtained from Edward Saunders, Office of Information Systems Management, by calling (202) 205-7921. Written comments and questions regarding the required approval for information collection should be sent by April 15, 1994 directly to: Laura Oliven, OMB Desk Officer for ACF, OMB Reports Management Branch, New Executive Office Building, room 3002, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316. Information on Document Title: A Descriptive Study of Head Start Bilingual and Multicultural Program Services. OMB No. 0980-New OMB Request. Description: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) will conduct A Descriptive Study of Head Start Bilingual and Multicultural Program Services. The study will include a national survey of Head Start programs and site visits to 16 Head Start innovative programs. During Phase I of the study, approximately 2,006 Head Start programs will be surveys, of which approximately 1,806 will receive Survey One and 200 will receive Survey Two. Survey One will collect the following data: The range of languages represented in the Head Start population and the number of children in each linguistic group; the range and number of staff that speak languages other than English and the ethnicities represented by staff; information on materials available in other languages; and brief descriptions of innovative strategies. Survey Two will gather more in-depth information of the needs of the cultural and linguistically diverse Head Start population and the Strategies employed to provide those services. In addition to the questions in Survey One, respondents are asked to describe recruiting strategies they employ to reach minority families, staff training, curricula, and transition services. Specific information on each Head Start component area (education, social services, health and nutrition, and parent involvement) is also requested for each cultural/linguistic group. Annual Number of Respondents: 2,006. Annual Frequency: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: 2-4. Total Burden Hours: 4,412. Dated: March 18, 1994. Larry Guerrero, Deputy Director, Office of Information Systems Management. [FR Doc. 94-6978 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-M