[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10252-10253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4926]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2009).
    OMB No.: 0970-0151.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is planning to collect 
data on a new cohort for the Head Start Family and Child Experiences 
Survey (FACES). FACES is a longitudinal study of a nationally 
representative sample of Head Start programs and children that will 
collect information for Head Start performance measures. Data for FACES 
will be collected annually through interviews with Head Start parents, 
teachers, program directors and other Head Start staff, as well as 
direct child assessments and observations of Head Start classrooms.
    Data will be collected on a sample of approximately 3,400 children 
and families from 60 Head Start programs. Data collection will include 
assessments of Head Start children, interviews with their parents, and 
ratings by their Head Start teachers. Site visitors will interview Head 
Start teachers in approximately 405 classrooms and make observations of 
the types and quality of classroom activities. Interviews will also be 
conducted with Head Start program directors and other staff. A follow-
up for children in Kindergarten will include child assessments, parent 
interviews, and teacher questionnaires and child ratings.
    The purpose of this data collection is to fulfill the requirements 
of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 
103-62), and by the 1994 reauthorization of the Head Start program 
(Head Start Act, as amended, May 18, 1994, Section 649 (d)), which call 
for periodic assessments of Head Start's quality and effectiveness.
    Respondents: Parents of Head Start Children, Head Start Children, 
Head Start Teachers, Head Start Program Directors and Staff, and 
Kindergarten Teachers of former Head Start enrollees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden     Estimated
                   Instrument                      Annual number   responses per     hours per     annual burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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 Parent Interview Head Start Enrollees..........           2,357             1.0            1              2,357
 Parent Interview Head Start Leavers............             828             1.0            0.25             207
 Child Assessment...............................           3,245             1.0            0.75           2,434
 Head Start Teacher Interview...................             405             1.0            0.50             203
 Head Start Teacher Child Rating................             405             9.0            0.17             620
 Program Director Interview.....................              20             1.0            0.50              10
 Center Director Interview......................              40             1.0            0.50              20
 Education Coordinator Interview................              20             1.0           10.50              10
 Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire.............           1,128             1.3            0.50             733
 Kindergarten Teacher Child Rating..............           1,128             1.3            0.17             249
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     Total Annual Burden Hours..................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,843
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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 Planning, Research 
and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, 
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection. 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

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Management and Budget Paperwork Reduction Project. Fax: 202-395-6974. 
Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

    Dated: March 4, 2009.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-4926 Filed 3-9-09; 8:45 am]
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