[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 232 (Monday, December 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70408-70409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9504]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Third Grade Follow-up to the Heat Start Impact Study.
    OMB No.: 0970-0229.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting 
comments on plans to implement a third grade follow-up to the Head 
Start Impact Study. This study will collect information for 
determining, on a national basis, how Head Start affects outcomes in 
the third grade for children who participated in the program as 
compared to children not enrolled in Head Start and to determine under 
which conditions Head Start Works best and for which children.
    The Head Start Impact Study was 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 the 
fall of 2002 and extended through spring 2006.
    It is the intention of the Administration for Children and Families 
to examine outcomes for this sample of children and families during the 
spring of the children's third grade year. Data will be collected in 
the spring of 2007 (for the four-year-old cohort) and the spring of 
2008 (for the three-year-old cohort). The domains of development to be 
assessed include demographic characteristics of the children and 
families, as well as children's cognitive development, school 
achievement and adjustment, socio-emotional functioning, heath and 
access to health care, and relationships with peers. Information will 
also be collected on parents' involvement in educational activities, 
mental health and well-being, and monitoring and other parenting 
practices, and information related to the characteristics and quality 
of the schools and classrooms that children attend.
    Respondents: Individuals or households and school districts 
(principals and teachers).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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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 (spring 2007):
    Parent Tracking Interview...................           2,559               1           0.166             426
    Parent Interview............................           1,720               1           1.00            1,720

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    Child Assessment............................           1,720               1           1.00            1,720
    Teacher Survey/TCR..........................           2,580               1           0.50            1,290
    Principal Survey............................           1,462               1           0.33              487
Year 2 (fall 2007):
    Parent Tracking Interview...................           4,667               1           0.166             778
Year 2 (spring 2008):
    Parent Tracking Interview...................           2,108               1           0.166             351
    Parent Interview............................           2,042               1           1.00            2,042
    Child Assessment............................           2,042               1           1.00            2,042
    Teacher Survey/TCR..........................           3,063               1           0.50            1,532
    Principal...................................           1,736               1           0.33              579
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,484
    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, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, E-mail address: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: November 28, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-9504 Filed 12-1-06; 8:45 am]
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