[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 119 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13430]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: DHHS/ACF/OPRE Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and 
Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project: Site 
Recruitment Materials.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: The Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and 
Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project will 
evaluate program enhancements within Head Start settings serving three- 
and four-year-old children. This project focuses on identifying the 
central features of effective programs to provide the information 
federal policy makers and Head Start providers will need if they are to 
increase Head Start's capacity to improve the social and emotional 
skills and school readiness of preschool age children. The project is 
sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) of 
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
    The Head Start CARES project will use a group-based randomized 
design to test the effects of several different evidence-based 
strategies designed to improve the social and emotional development of 
children in Head Start classrooms.
    The purpose of the proposed information collection is to recruit 
Head Start grantees to participate in the project, through informing 
grantee staff about the project, soliciting their interest in 
participating, and collecting information to assess their programs' 
eligibility to participate in the project.
    Respondents: Respondents will include staff in Head Start grantees 
and delegate agencies.

                                             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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Project Description............................              40               1               .5              20
Phone Discussion Points & Screener.............              40               1              1                40
Discussion Guide for Site Visits...............             130               1              2               260
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 320.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.
    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, FAX: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: June 9, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-13430 Filed 6-18-08; 8:45 am]
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