[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 49 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11113-11114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5511]


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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
                                                   Annual number   responses per     hour per      annual burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Parent Interview................................           3,185             1.0             .81           2,564
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            0.50              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 0MB 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 the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: March 9, 2009.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-5511 Filed 3-13-09; 8:45 am]
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