[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52132-52133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26349]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Adminstration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Early Head Start Evaluation Father Study.
    OMB No.: New Request.
    Description: The Head Start Reauthorization Act of 1994 established 
a special initiative creating funding for services for families with 
infants and toddlers. In response the Administration on Children, Youth 
and Families (ACYF) designed the Early Head Start (EHS) program. In 
September 1995, ACYF awarded grants to 68 local programs to serve 
families with infants and toddlers. ACYF awarded grants to an 
additional 75 local programs in September 1996.
    EHS programs are designed to produce outcomes in four domains: (1) 
child development, (2) family development, (3) staff development, and 
(4) community development. The Reauthorization required that this new 
initiative be evaluated. To study the effect of the initiative, ACYF 
awarded a contract through a competitive procurement to Mathematics 
Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) with a subcontract to Columbia University's 
Center for Young Children and Families. The evaluation will be carried 
out from October 1, 1995 through September 30, 2000. Data collection 
activities that are

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the subject of this Federal Register notice are intended for the second 
phase of the EHS evaluation.
    The sample for the assessments will be approximately 1,360 fathers 
from the 3,400 EHS sample families, whose mothers and infants/toddlers 
are participating in the study (see OMB #0970-0143) in 17 EHS study 
sites. Each family will be randomly assigned to a treatment group or a 
control group. The assessments will be conducted through personal 
interviewing, structured observations and videotaping. All data 
collection instruments have been designed to minimize the burden on 
respondents by minimizing interviewing and assessment time. 
Participation in the study is voluntary and confidential.
    The information will be used by government managers, Congress and 
others to better understand the roles of fathers and father-figures 
with their children and in the EHS program.
    Respondents: Fathers or father-figures of children whose families 
are in the EHS national evaluation sample (both program and control 
group families).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates                                            
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                                                                            Number of     average               
                                                               Number of    responses      burden       Total   
                         Instrument                           respondents      per       hours per      burden  
                                                                            respondent    response      hours   
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24-Month Father Interview...................................          635            1           10          635
Father-Child Videotaping Protocol...........................          168            1          0.3           50
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Estimated Total Annual Burden...............................  ...........  ...........  ...........          685
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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 Information Services, Division of Information Resource 
Management Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 to 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having it 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, 725 17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children Families.

    Dated: September 29, 1997.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-26349 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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