[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47329-47330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20260]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Head Start Family and Child Experience Survey (FACES) and 
Quality Research Centers.
    OMB No.: Revision of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 0970-
0151).
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (AFC) of 
the Department of Health and Human Services is requesting comments on 
plans to collect data on a new cohort for the Head Start Family and 
Child Experience Survey (FACES). This study is being conducted under 
contract with Westat, Inc. (with Xtria, LCC and The CDM Group as their 
subcontractors) (contract GS23F8144H; order 
03Y00318101D) to collect information on Head Start performance 
measures.
    FACES will involve four waves of data collection. The first wave 
will occur in Fall 2003. Data will be collected on a sample of 
approximately 2,721 children and families from about 378 classrooms 
across 66 programs. Data collection will include assessments of Head 
Start children, interviews with their parents, and ratings by their 
Head Start teachers. Further, site visitors will interview Head Start 
teachers and make observations of the types and quality of classroom 
activities.
    The second wave, which will be a repeat of the Fall 2003 data 
collection, will occur in Spring 2004 when the sample children are at 
the end of their first year of Head Start.
    The third wave will occur in Spring 2005, and will involve follow-
up with children who at this time are either completing a second year 
in Head Start, or completing kindergarten. For those children who are 
still attending Head Start, data collection will follow the same 
procedures as in Spring 2004. For those children attending 
kindergarten, data collection will include assessments of Head Start 
children, an ``update'' survey of the information collected from the 
parent interview, and ratings of the children's academic progress and 
school adjustment by kindergarten teachers.
    The fourth wave of data collection will occur in Spring 2006. 
Children who attended kindergarten the previous year will not be 
included in this wave. The procedures for this effort will be the same 
as for kindergartners in Spring 2005.
    For the Head Start Quality Centers, 100 children in eight sites 
will be followed during each of two program years, 2003-2004 and 2004-
2005. FACES procedures will be carried out, including child 
assessments, parent and teacher interviews, and observations of types 
and quality of classroom activities.
    This schedule of data collection is necessitated by the mandates of 
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-
62), which requires that the Head Start Bureau move expeditiously 
toward development and testing of Head Start Performance Measures, and 
by the 1994 reauthorization of Head Start (Head Start Act, as amended, 
May 18, 1994, Section 649(d)), which requires periodic assessments of 
Head Start's quality and effectiveness.
    Respondents: Federal Government, Individuals or Households, and 
Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

  Estimated Response Burden for Respondents to the Head Start Family and Child Experience Survey (FACES 2003)--
                                Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Year 1 (2003):
    Head Start Parent Interview.................           2,721               1            1.00           2,721
    Head Start Child Assessment.................           2,721               1            0.66           1,796
    Teacher Child Rating........................             378               7            0.25             662
    Program Director Interview..................              66               1            1.00              66
    Center Director Interview...................             171               1            1.00             171

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    Education Coordinator Interview.............             171               1            0.75             128
    Teacher Interview...........................             378               1            1.00             378
Year 2 (2004):
    Head Start Parent Interview.................           2,313               1            0.75           1,735
    Head Start Child Assessment.................           2,313               1            0.66           1,527
    Teacher Child Rating........................             378               6            0.25             567
    Family Service Coordinator Interview........             171               1            0.75             128
Year 3 (2005):
    Head Start Parent Interview.................             818               1            0.75             614
    Head Start Child Assessment.................             818               1            0.66             540
    Teacher Child Rating........................             121               7            0.25             212
    Kindergarten Parent Interview...............           1,082               1            0.75             812
    Kindergarten Child Assessment...............           1,082               1            0.75             812
    Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire..........           1,082               1            0.50             541
Year 4 (2006):
    Kindergarten Parent Interview...............             695               1            0.75             521
    Kindergarten Child Assessment...............             695               1            0.75             521
    Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire..........             695               1            0.50             348
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    Estimated Total Burden Hours (FACES): 14,800.

   Estimated Response Burden for Respondents to the Head Start Quality Research Centers (FACES QRC 2003)--Fall
                                    2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Year 1 (2003):
    Head Start Parent Interview.................             800               1            1.00             800
    Head Start Child Assessment.................             800               1            0.66             528
    Teacher Child Rating........................              80              10            0.25             200
    Teacher Interview...........................              80               1            1.00              80
Year 2 (2004):
    Head Start Parent Interview.................           1,480               1            1.00           1,480
    Head Start Child Assessment.................           1,480               1            0.66             977
    Teacher Child Rating........................             160               8            0.25             320
Year 3 (2005):
    Head Start Parent Interview.................             680               1            1.00             680
    Head Start Child Assessment.................             680               1            0.66             449
    Teacher Child Rating........................             180               6            0.25             270
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    Estimated Total Burden Hours (QRC): 5,784.
    Estimated Annualized Burden for both FACES and Quality Research 
Centers is 6861 hours. This annual burden was calculated by dividing 
total burden hours by three years.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, 
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 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, Washington, DC, 
Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: August 4, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-20260 Filed 8-7-03; 8:45 am]
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