[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 45 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12139-12140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4399]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOD-2008-OS-0017]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness) announces the following proposed collection of public 
information and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. 
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 5, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military 
Community and Family Policy), Department of Defense Education Activity, 
(Research & Evaluation Branch), ATTN: Dr. Joseph M. Baltrus, 4040 North 
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1635 or call at (703) 588-3163.
    Title, and OMB Control Number: Department of Defense Education 
Activity (DoDEA) Sure Start Parent Questionnaire; OMB Control Number 
0704-TBD.

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    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary to allow 
mid and end of year measurement of Sure Start's effectiveness in 
meeting the needs of DoDEA students and families. The DoDEA Sure Start 
Parent Questionnaire measures the satisfaction level of parents/
sponsors of students enrolled in DoDEA Sure Start programs.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 11.
    Number of Respondents: 33.
    Responses Per Respondent: 2.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Biannually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The DoDEA Sure Start program is an educational program for 
preschoolers who are ``at risk'' for later school failure because of 
economic circumstance or other health and/or family factors. Because 
this program is expensive to replicate, it is reserved for those 
children and families who will most benefit from participation in the 
program. As specified in the internal document, ``Sure Start Program 
Guide 2007-2008 Department of Defense Education Activity,'' DoDEA Sure 
Start staff is required to assess the quality of the program as a 
whole. One component of this program assessment is the completion of a 
parent questionnaire, which when combined with additional data 
elements, will be used to develop the annual progress plan. The Sure 
Start Parent Questionnaire measures the satisfaction level of parents/
sponsors of students enrolled in DoDEA Sure Start programs. This 
questionnaire will be handed out during mid-year parent meetings and 
again at the end of the year as part of the on-going program 
evaluation. Individual schools are charged with administering the 
questionnaire to the parents of students in the Sure Start program. If 
a student withdraws prior to the end of the school year, the family 
will be given the questionnaire. Responses will be tallied by each 
school and forwarded to the Early Childhood specialist in each area 
(DDESS, Europe, and the Pacific). Individual schools, in coordination 
with the area office and DoDEA Headquarters, will use these data to 
ensure that the Sure Start program is being implemented as required and 
to make continual program improvements. In addition to being informed 
in writing, all eligible respondents will be verbally informed that 
their participation is voluntary and no benefit/punishment is attached 
to a response or non-response.

    Dated: February 8, 2008
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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